Shadow City Overdrive (Party of 2; Takuminakosa)

[Akira Nakajima]

Perhaps it was his acknowledgment that he'd grown stronger. Perhaps it was simple curiosity. Whatever the case, Akira had begun to seriously expand his area of solo operations. One could call him a coward, but he preferred the term cautious. When alone, there was only so much ground one could safely cover. This was doubly the case whenever life and death could be traded in the blink of an eye. If he were part of an organized group crafted for the sake of exploration, that was one thing. The threat was lessened that way. However, he was alone. That was the key point there. When anything could happen, discretion was indeed the better part of valor.

”And it's so lively during the day.” He sarcastically observed, riding atop Hayagriva and scanning the area as he went through Shadow City. His halberd, now a fully functional weapon in every meaning of the sense, rested in his left hand. He'd shift it if necessary. His right hand gently gripped the Persona's neck for support. He still utilized a combination of black jeans and a simple vest for clothing. Sooner or later, he'd get proper armor. Or trade in the materials he managed to keep finding after those larger skirmishes. Well, that was something to worry about later.

For the time being, he'd just scan and observe. If something nasty appeared, he'd decide how to go about it then.

[Takumi Fujioka]

Takumi was simply drifting about during the night of the Dark Hour. The good thing about being in such a big area was that he could spot enemies from a further distance. There was always the chance of a surprise, but it was less likely than a dense area with less free space. That was especially important when exploring solo. Though, it wasn't like he could kill anything by himself. Sometimes he managed to kill things, but only by utilizing a silly means to do so.

Speaking of silly things, was that a horse? More specifically, wasn't that the horse that the horse boy had? As the figure drew near, he could actually see that boy riding it. Oh, perfect timing. Do you always just show up when I need it? Honestly, some help would be appreciated. Even if it was just another healer person, someone who could kill the things was more than appreciated. Don't suppose you mind me tagging along. For some good old-fashioned hunting. Part of him said that because these solo explorations got a bit old, and the other part was the fact that he heard something creeping up nearby.

[Alice]

What smooth moves.

Shining Dancer
Resist: Slash
Weak: Wind
Skills: Lullaby, Gale Slash, Swift Strike

Lurking Snake
Resist: Pierce
Weak: Slash
Skills: Foolish Whisper, Twin Shot, Mazio

[Akira Nakajima]

”Ah, you're doing well. That's good. Hopefully it's just a coincidence, but I do try to be reliable.” The boy offered a slight smile before considering the request. ”We might need to play it safe if something really offensive comes out, but I see no issues. You're a support-type, like me, right? Well, we won't have any shortage of healing, at least. Sure, let's work together. . . and it looks like we're about to get started.” The boy noted as a snake and a pair of dancers appeared. Well, that was certainly convenient on the timing. No time to complain, though.

The boy charged at the snake for an opener. The snake, if it could be called that, tried to bite Akira, but the effect was fairly weak. In response, he swung his halberd. The effectiveness seemed to be pretty high, overall. A weakness? Likely. Seemingly stunned by the attack, the snake didn't counter. Instead, the boy swung a second time, effectively cutting the snake in two and causing it to dissolve. That was nice and simple. It felt nice to be able to fight effectively despite his limitations. The dancers had moved on to the other guy. It was a good chance to attack from behind.

”And here we go!” A full-body downward swing sliced into the two from behind, but the dancers shrugged it off with no real difficulty. It seemed that they resisted it. Karma balanced itself- one was weak to his best shot ,the other resisted it. Figured. The pair whirled with their blade extended, effectively using an area-based slash attack. The boy clicked his tongue. He had received worse. Much worse, even. The only issue was beating this enemy down. He reversed his halberd, the head and blade pointing behind him, before smashing the shaft into the pair. Seemed to be at least fully-received. Slashing and hitting followed. It seemed that every attack the pair used was weaker, but hit an area. Well, whatever. With a series of brutal smacks, the boy put the pair down.

That was still annoying, though.

[Takumi Fujioka]

You and me both. Sure, this was a weird combination to be fighting with, but Takumi honestly wasn't too worried. This guy seemed relatively useful from the fights he had been in. Honestly, his abilities seemed to surpass his own. Better healing and even some alternatives for different situations. Could he even say his abilities were simply superior? That wouldn't be too much of a long-shot considering that these personas could evolve. Given his decision to simply remain inside while the issue was around for so long, it wouldn't be too odd that he was a bit less powerful than some of the other support people. I'll cover you and heal when I can.

The first enemy seemed to go down without much of a fight. The second one, however, fought back with some resistance. Takumi quickly placed a heal on the boy as the fight continued. It took the boy a few more hits than the first one, but he managed to take them down relatively easily. Again, he just healed the boy for good measure. This was just the usual for him. Sit back and heal. Nothing to it.