Day 2 | Sunset | @everyone

[thebomb]

Good evening, everyone.

My name is Armin Arlert. Hello again, if we've already met. If not, I'm glad to meet you now.

I'll try to keep this as brief as I can.

Nao and I are working together to compile a secondary demon compendium based on our individual experiences. We'll need everyone's help to get a good idea of what we're working with. It seems that much of the information given to us by our COMPs is, indeed, accurate, but it's wise to rely on what we can observe ourselvess before anything else.

That being said, please respond to this message with the following information:

1. The type of demon you're describing
2. Have you contracted with it? If so, what were its terms?
3. Any observed skills
4. Other relevant anecdotes and observations

I'll work on compiling all of the information given into an ongoing report, which I'll post at the bulletin board Dimitri's set up at the church.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Armin

Comments

[compendiem]

Hi.

1. Pixie
2. Yes. "No! Stop it!" Something along those lines.
3. Zio. Dia.
4. Doesn't enjoy hip hop.

How have your experiences with the demons been?

[thebomb]

[Concise as ever...]

I'm happy to answer that in a moment, but if you wouldn't mind expanding on a few things first, I'd appreciate it.

Were the pixie's only terms to spare its life?
Can you describe zio and dia as you witnessed them?
What do you mean by "hip hop"?

[compendiem]

[ he appreciates the numbered list, and then Armin stops using it and he's just "oh, okay" ]

Sure.
We didn't have exact terms. She sort of forced herself into my COMP. To get away from me, I think, in the moment.
Zio: electric attack. Single target. Weak. Small chance of paralyzing the target.
Dia: healing. Single target. Weak. Better used for keeping health up, rather than keeping somebody from near death in a tough battle.
Hip hop is genre of music. I can have Ala play it for you, if you'd like.

[thebomb]

[Details provided when asked! Armin is appreciative. And curious...]

Thank you for that information. It's very helpful. I'll add it all to my report.

I am curious about that music, if you wouldn't mind.

[compendiem]

The one I played for Pixie is called Joy: [joy.mp3]
I'll also send you some of my other favorites. There's hip hop, rap, pop, all sorts of different styles.
[sun.mp3]
[massdestruction.mp3]
[burnmydreadlastbattlereincarnationremix.mp3]

[ ... Ala is just going to upload the entire Persona 3 OST onto Armin's COMP for perusal on his own time, they are all bangers ]

[thebomb]

[He's amazed, of course. It seems obvious in retrospect that a device which can relay your voice can also play music, but Armin's still never experienced anything like it. The music is so strange too...]

This really doesn't sound anything like the music I know. Thank you, Minato. I hope the others I'm staying with will like it too.

[Because they will be hearing it.

[He's sufficiently distracted, forgetting that he owes Minato an answer as well.]

[compendiem]

[ Minato, also forgetting, ]

What sort of music are you familiar with? I think Ala mentioned being able to record and play back stuff like that.

[ is he asking Armin to sing? yea ]

[panopte]

[ speaking of, bright orange text appears separate from Minato's: ]

You should ask Alice to show you what music she's got (〃´艸｀〃)

[purport]

[ She takes a while to respond, in part because the technology remains foreign to her. When her message sends, it's one directed specifically to Armin. Some details are not hers to broadcast openly. ]

Hello again, Armin.

1. Hare of Inaba
2. I did. He requested that he be carried around, after I found him in something I picked up. To keep things even, as I'm told there is no obligation to honor a contract, I also give him hard candy mixed with some blood when using his abilities.
3. He is capable of ensuring escape from enemies to a safe location and minor healing.
4. Healing does not work on fatigue caused by touching one's stone to the barrier.

🔒 ( > private )

[thebomb]

[Ah. The Princess must, at the very least, be privy to Dimitri's encounter with the gem stone. Armin notices that she's made their connection private, and ensures he's done the same. It takes a few minutes.]

Thank you. This is all extremely helpful. I've contracted with the Hare of Inaba too. It seems they have rather strange terms. The one I contracted with asked to be beautiful.

🔒

[purport]

Interesting. Harvey wasn't so direct, but I suspect he wants to be tall, or at least feel that way. I wonder if they often contract for things like that.

[ Two isn't enough to judge by, but it is a curious commonality. ]

This may or may not be related, but Merlin mentioned the demons here have some connection to folklore.

🔒

[thebomb]

Yours chose a name as well? Mine prefers to be called Walter. They almost suit each other.

I've heard a few others say that the demons here may have some connection to folklore. I'm interested in hearing more, though, these demons don't suit any of the legends or myth where I come from.

🔒

[purport]

He did, and he said it was "aspirational". It wasn't something he elaborated on. The two of them might get along.

I can't contribute much there, myself, since I don't recall what it was like outside. Merlin thought the pixies bore resemblance to what he's familiar with, though.

🔒

[thebomb]

Someone else I spoke to reported that the Yatagarasu align with some folklore from their world as well. It's disquieting. Some others have theorized that this world pulls things from our perceptions. I'm not sure how true that might be. Just one more thing to consider, I suppose.

[hauntedsnowfall]

Good evening, Armin. Your work is most appreciated.

1. Raiju
2. Contracted. He was stuck within the Power Plant and I made a deal to bring him out, as well as to let him roam during thunder storms.
3. It does seem to have attacks like the ones described.
4. It is also very fast and effective at evasion. Mine takes the form of a lion that is, indeed, made out of electricity.

1. Stonka
2. No
3. As listed as well.
4. Literally as fast as lightning, that is not metaphorical. It also has a very thick hide that is difficult to pierce.

1. Bugbear
2. Yes. I was challenged to a wrestling match and I beat it so... Not the most concrete of terms.
3. I haven't observed any as of yet.
4. No observations as of yet.

[thebomb]

You're as thorough as ever, Dimitri. Thank you. I'll add all of this to the compendium Nao and I are working on.

From all I've seen, I'm most surprised to learn how different the contracting terms can be. A wrestling match isn't something I would have expected.

[hauntedsnowfall]

You are most welcome, Armin. You're collecting important information, I am happy to give you all I know.

From what I have been hearing as well they seem to differ in preferences as much as humans do.
[ Dimitri is careful not to say 'as much as people do' as he isn't altogether certain the Demons aren't people. They clearly have thoughts of their own. ]

[thebomb]

[If Dimitri won't say it, Armin will. It's something they all need to realize and consider. Whether they all continue to slaughter the demons blindly or not, there's no denying that they are sentient life.]

You're right about that. In fact, these demons appear far more similar to humans than I think a lot of us have gone so far as to acknowledge. They have their own names, personalities, and opinions.

We aren't slaughtering animals.

a few hours later...

[nterwebz]

OK i got more than this
but ur gonna hafta wait bc i just got up

1. The type of demon you're describing; Xiezhai
2. Have you contracted with it? If so, what were its terms?; contrcted for 1 "meaninful truth" a day the greedy fu
3. Any observed skills; zio and peirce armor
4. Other relevant anecdotes and observations; he doesnt like liars and i can use him to charge n pwer stuff

[thebomb]

Thank you, Nao. It's nice to hear from you again. Could you describe what you've observed personally regarding zio and pierce armor?

By "power stuff," you mean through its electrical abilities?

[Electricity in general is kind of a new concept to this guy. Forgive him.]

1/2

[nterwebz]

hehehe u too!! 〔´∇｀〕

as 4 the q
yes an yes!!

zio is ur basic electric attak ٩꒰ ˘ ³˘꒱۶
think

2/2

[nterwebz]

wait

armin

do u know wat pikachu is?????

[thebomb]

[. . .]

Another demon? I don't see it listed in my COMP.

[nterwebz]

hahahaha oh boy
wat about the internet??

[ She's pretty sure she knows the answer, but... ]

[thebomb]

I'm afraid I'm not familiar, no.