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This can only end in someone being buzzed.

Who: Mitsuru Kirijo and Larry Foulke; with special guest appearance of Rise Kujikawa
What: Having a drink or two. Or however many.
When: January 27
Where: The Lux
Rating: C for Classy because Mitsuru. Also PG because Pixy.

He wasn't expecting to go out for a drink with a woman, but hey, he certainly wasn't about to complain. There were a few women around Valais so it's not like drinking with a woman was anything unusual, just in a place like this - and not at an airbase - maybe a bit unexpected.

What was especially unexpected was the one that he was heading to The Lux with. He'd met the woman just recently, and the way she dressed, spoke and her general mannerisms just screamed of 'rich' or 'general noblelady'. Certainly not the type that'd be typically going out to hang out with a mercenary. Their ways of life pretty much clashed, so one would think they wouldn't get along at all.

But, a drinking buddy is a drinking buddy, and she said she was old enough so he wasn't about to say the offer didn't extend to her. So he was on his way down the grand staircase to meet up with one Mitsuru Kirijo to head off to The Lux with. He certainly wasn't dressed fancy for the occasion (there was no reason to, it was just a casual social drink) but he still had his flight jacket just as he did last time.

Once in the lobby, he'll give a quick scan around the place, looking around for a certain familiar red-head.

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[His brow furrows slightly while he listens, sipping his own drink. That story sounded just as farfetched as everything else he's heard here so far, but after the Wonderland incident, well, he was slightly more open minded. It still wouldn't stop him from being a little skeptical though.]

I'd be havin' a hard time believing what you're saying had you told me this a couple weeks ago. But you're the second person to mention that 'Persona' thing. I wonder if this is gonna be a reoccuring thing that I'm gonna be running into.

[He smirks a little as he shrugs lightly.]

Creatures from a human's negative emotions, huh? Belka would be hell if such a thing existed.

[While she's curious about Belka, she heard Pixy mention another resident mention Persona which caught her full attention]

There is a resident in this castle who knows of Personas? I'm intrigued. Do you know where this person might be?

[Rise's exploring around the ground floor a bit when she enters the Lux and hears a woman's voice talking about Shadows and Personas. Someone from back home?!

... And she's talking to Pixy too. Ugh. Rise tries to keep her distance for a while, and sneaks up from behind. She's still a fairy, so her bright pink glow would give her away as soon as someone looked.

But then, it hit her. A strong scent in the air, and she started to lose control over her flight.]

Wh-wha...?!

[She tumbles forward in the air, towards the red-haired woman's head.

With some effort, she manages to pull up and miss, but the smell is getting stronger. Her flight loses any semblance of an actual path entirely and she spirals down towards the bar, landing in the glass in front of the woman.

Oh, great. Now she's going to reek of this stuff. Wait... it's alcohol?!

And great, she landed on her wings again, so she can't even get out! Crap...]

[Pixy was about to say something about the 'other persona user' - though he likely wouldn't have been entirely friendly about it - but just as he opens his mouth to say something he hears that little distressed cry of an out of control fairy. He quickly looks over and noticed that pink glow, and then the little 'plop' sound of her falling into Mitsuru's glass.

He then frowns, his eyebrow twitching.]

Yeah. She's right there.

[Out of nowhere, a fairy just landed on her martini, Mitsuru only had an expression of bewilderment at what just happened, and how convenient the timing was. Pixy's expression also helped in adding to Mitsuru's confusion. It's like they hate each other or something...]

Hm...? [Mitsuru seems to recognize the fairy's face, and after a second of pause she said the name that came up in her mind the moment she saw the fairy]

Kujikawa?!

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Huh?!

[Wow, the red-haired lady is really pretty! But Rise doesn't recognize her.]

Do I know you?

[Her words are slightly slurred already. It might be a good idea to help her out of the alcoholic beverage she's struggling to free herself from...]

[He's gonna let out a bit of an annoyed sigh, proceeding to get a spoon from the ghost. He'll reach over and scoop Rise up in the spoon and pull it away from Mitsuru's glass, before turning his wrist to get Rise out of the spoon. Hope you don't mind a rough landing, Rise.]

What are you doing here? This isn't an area minors should be in.

[Still a little awestruck at the turn of events, Mitsuru looked at the fairy who just asked her who she is. Its weird since she was just at Inaba before being here, and she got acquainted with everyone of the high school students in there...]

I suppose you don't remember the P-1 Grand Prix? [She must have entered this world sometime before that event... Like some time paradox]

In any case, my name is Mitsuru Kirijo.

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[Rise shrieks as she's roughly scooped out with a spoon and unceremoniously dumped on the counter.

She pulls herself up a bit and sweeps her now somewhat messy hair out of her face with one arm.]

Hey, you should be more careful with fragile little fairies!

[With a huff, she shifts position so she's sitting on the bar cross-legged. Then turns her attention to the pretty red-haired lady.]

Huh? P-... what?

[She knew her name, though, so... wait, shouldn't she be surprised she's a fairy?!]

Oh, no... don't tell me I'm a fairy back home too!

Fragile. Right.

[He'll roll his eyes and turn away from the two. The fact that brat of all people showed up was a nuisance, not to mention she's even interrupted their conversations entirely. And will probably be distracting Mitsuru with their ramblings from home.

In the meantime, he takes special notice of the dartboard in the immediate area, then signals the ghost to get him the darts. When he gets them, he'll pick one up and aim at the board carefully before throwing it. Just off the bullseye. So close. He frowns a bit again, due to missing the target and the fact that brought up a slight bit of pain in his arm. Of course such a menial activity would make that act up.]

[Mitsuru looked at Pixy as he switched his focus on the dart board. It was a little unfortunate that their conversation got interrupted, but there is the matter with Rise to take care of first...]

N-no. You are not a fairy when I saw you, there is no need to feel anxious. But seeing you here, and having seen you back in Inaba with your friends is reassuring. It means my theory that there is a way out is true...

[Mitsuru glanced at Pixy again just minding his own business, it might be best to leave him be

[Oh, that's a relief! She visibly relaxes at that, but what Mitsuru says next makes her tilt her head questioningly.]

You mean you don't know? We all get sent back home someday!

[She glances over at Pixy. She's certainly not complaining that he's not contributing to the conversation, given how he reacted whens he told him the same thing.]

So you shouldn't worry, Kirijo-san! We'll both make it back!

[Wait a minute. "Kirijo"? Why does that name sound familiar?]

[Thunk.
Thunk.
Thunk.

Three more darts were thrown and all three were in the general area of the bullseye, but none quite made it on their mark. This aim wasn't gonna do him any good, especially if he ever planned on flying again. Assuming he could, anyway.

He made a brief glance at Rise and Mitsuru as he ignored the increasing pain in his right arm. Turning away from the two again, he carefully aimed a fifth dart and threw it. This time, it hit its mark with another 'thunk'. Right on the bullseye.

He reached up and placed his hand on his hurting arm, letting out a quiet pained sigh as he turned to face the counter again. Taking a drink, he made a quick glance to Rise before closing his eyes.]

You're still soundin' awfully confident about that.

[These two seem to be at polar opposites in many things, but especially their views in a way out of this world. But more importantly, she noticed Pixy place his hand on his arm, seemingly in pain]

Pardon me. [Mitsuru said to Rise before turning her attention to Pixy]

Are you not feeling well, Pixy?

[Yep. There he goes again. Stupidly ignoring his injuries and generally being difficult about everything else.

Without even thinking, she interrupts before Pixy can answer Mitsuru.]

Oh, don't even bother. I told him to get his injuries looked at weeks ago, but he just keeps doing stupid things anyway!

[He shot an annoyed glance at Rise while taking another drink. If he were cruel, he'd consider giving Rise a ride on one of those darts.]

And I told you already that I've seen doctors about it. There's not much else I can do other than waitin' on them to heal, now is there?

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[Wow, these two don't get along do they? Ignoring that, Mitsuru sets the now empty glass of martini aside. Mitsuru stood from the bar stool and got a little bit dizzy from the sudden movement.]

Perhaps I could be of assistance.

[Despite the alcohol starting to have an effect on her, she closed her eyes to concentrate. Her hand slowly reached for the Evoker on her right thigh, but before she could even do so, her Persona - Artemisia - materialized behind her.

It's like the TV world, where she was able to summon her Persona without her Evoker or any special concentration. It must be the magic inside the castle that helped her.

Mitsuru uses Diarahan to heal Pixy, which should heal his injuries completely]

[Rise just scoffs at Pixy from the bar. Her wings are still soaked, so she's going anywhere anytime soon.]

Except you don't "wait for them to heal", you just keep making it worse!

[Honestly. And he calls her a kid!

But before she can mentally rant to herself even more about Pixy, she catches a glimpse of a familiar blue glow, and then the imposing figure of Artemisia.]

K-Kirijo-san?! You have a Persona too?!

[Well, duh. That's probably why she was talking about them earlier.]

[Pixy gave Rise an annoyed look.]

Are you trying to act like my mother? And in case you didn't notice, I've been in my room ever since we got back from Wonderland.

[He looks back to Mitsuru then when she said something about assistance. What could she possibly do? There wasn't anything to be done save for him to let them heal.

He notices her hand slowly moving, specifically towards that gun at her side, which naturally makes him weary. He keeps calm, though he's ready to reach to his USP at a moment's notice-

But naturally that isn't needed when Artemisia appeared. He stared, looking rather perplexed at the persona's appearance, but then it got stranger. He noticed a weird blue glow about him, and he felt a warmth as the most noticable pain in his arm started to fade away. It wasn't just that pain. He felt far better than he'd felt for the past month, all in one instant.

Pixy was rather confused, looking at his hands before he looked at Artemisia and Mitsuru.]

What was that light?

Relax, it was my Persona's power. I used to to heal whatever injuries you have. I'm glad it worked. [Mitsuru smiled at Pixy before turning her attention to Rise. Artemesia slowly dematerialized behind Mitsuru.]

And indeed, Kujikawa. I possess the power of a Persona as well, that is how I managed to enter the world inside the TV. I could tell you the whole story some other time. In fact I would need your help in finding our way home, so we should join forces. But first, we need to dry your wings. [Not thinking straight thanks to the booze, Mitsuru flipped her long red hair to slowly remove her fur coat off. Fanservice].

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[Rise hadn't noticed, actually. She just enjoyed the vacation from dealing with Pixy and didn't think much of it at all. But it doesn't change the fact that Pixy still does stupid things ignoring his injuries every time Rise sees him.

She doesn't particularly feel like pointing it out, though, so she just watches as Mitsuru's Persona heals Pixy. Wow, that's way better than Rise's own healing ability! It reminds her of Yukiko, really...

And then Mitsuru catches her attention with the mention of the TV world and talking about finding their way home.]

You've been inside the TV too?

[Did something else happen after she was taken here? Whatever that P-1 thing was?

She hadn't caught the part about drying her wings until she saw Mitsuru taking off her fur coat.]

Er, no thanks! I'll be fine in a few minutes, really!

[She doesn't know what the woman plans to do, but the size of that fur coat is enough to make her hope she doesn't.]

[He listens to Mitsuru's explanation about the persona and its 'healing' ability. Honestly, was he the only one without one of those things? Sure felt that way. But he wasn't expecting at all to meet someone with any sort of ability to completely heal every one of his injuries, especially due to the extent those injuries were. If nothing else, he was certainly thankful. He threw a smirk at Mitsuru, though it was clear he was appreciative.]

Well, I guess I owe you thanks for that, Kirijo. I wasn't expecting to be over those injuries for another few weeks.

[Of course, then he starts hearing things about 'TV worlds' and his smirk instantly fades and he just gives the two a look that more or less says "What the actual fuck are you talking about"]

I'd say that vodka is gettin' to both of your heads.

[Mitsuru set her coat on the bar next to Rise, she's not meant to use it to dry her wings and smother her to death. She's just starting to feel a little warm. She could use new clothes. Wink wink]

You're more than welcome, Pixy. [Mitsuru smiles at him before turning to face Rise]

And yes, Kujikawa. That is where I met you and your friends. But as I said, we should talk about this some other time. We don't want Pixy here to feel left out now, wouldn't we? [She added that last one with a chuckle.]

[Nope, she's not staring at Mitsuru in that skintight outfit at all. Jealousy? Does not compute.

Anyway, she couldn't care less if Pixy feels left out, but whatever.]

We should talk again once I get back to normal, then!

[Not that they can't talk with her as a fairy, but it'd be more convenient as far as getting around the castle.

She also scoots over the counter a bit to touch Mitsuru's fur coat. She just wanted to see if it was as soft as it looked!]

[He'll still be giving the two ladies that same look, but he really doesn't want an explaination to that 'TV world' nonsense so he'll choose not to bring it up again. The magic castle thing gives him enough of a headache, he doesn't want a couple of potential drunks rambling about TVs.

After taking another drink, he'll pick up the spoon from the counter again and prod Rise in the back with it.]

So are you gonna explain why you're here? Or is the answer simply that you've just taken up to tailing me?

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