songerein | It's time to ROCK

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It's time to ROCK

Who: Futaba and Beat
Which: Closed log
Where: Wastelands, elecrystal cave
What: Curious what was down the tunnel in the elecrystal cave from her own expedition to give Reverein electric power, she enlists Beat to accompany her down there.
Warnings: Nah probably not

[While hanging out with Beat was a normal occurrence, this was a little different: she knew that Beat could fight (and that she could provide backup via her Persona) and so, in order to also test making Al Azif bigger to allow at least one more person in comfortably but also because there was a weird tunnel leading down into the elecrystal caves... well, why not make a trip out of it? What would they find?

And so, she's already done the contacting and for the moment, she idles just on the outskirts of Reverein near the Wastelands border in their agreed meetup spot, Al Azif hovering in the sky above her, with Futaba sporting her Metaverse uniform, as per uze.

As she sees Beat getting closer, she lights up and waves excitedly.]

Hey, Bones!

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[Beat knew little about the elecrystal caves besides the general knowledge that it helped provide the power in Reverein and that Futaba had been part of the group that had originally looked into it. So when she had asked him to tag along for an adventure further in, he immediately said yes, to satiate his curiosity and to help her wherever she might need it. Not that it was likely he would say no anyway.

After gathering a few things that could help with the excursion and making arrangements for Hachiko—Rhyme knew how to tend for herself (which seemed par for the course)—he headed to the meeting place.

Unlike Futaba, he's dressed in his usual get-up with a backpack slung over his shoulders, riding on his skateboard as he closes the distance. He waves back and smiles at Futaba before getting off and kicking up his skateboard into his hands.]

Yo Shorty! You been waitin' long?

[He may not know everything she has planned, but he was excited for this unconventional trip nonetheless.]

Yeah, hours!

[While there's a frown, she can't keep it for long before she laughs a little and shakes her head.]

Nah, just kidding, only been here like, ten minutes or something. Buuut I wanna try to see if I can make my Persona bigger before we set out. Wouldn't be fair to make you hoof it while I get the scenic route, you know? Then you can say you've been abducted, heh heh.

[Sometimes it was hard being Futaba's boyfriend, gullible as he is. But the concerned frown on his face fades as quickly as it appears when she laughs.]

You know you woulda had me if you kept that up.

[He still might not know how Personas worked but he wondered if something like that was possible. Would that sort of thing tire her out, lugging two people around in that UFO of hers? He was ready for a bit of a walk if that was what it came down to.]

Think you can do somethin' like that? Like you ain't gonna be pushin' yourself if ya do that?

Heh heh, I know. But I only tease ya 'cause I like ya.

[There's a small blush on her cheeks as she says it; sure it had been almost a year(?! how had it already been nearly a year?!) but he still got her stomach all butterfly-y and her heart fluttery. She wouldn't have imagined coming out without him to do this, but it's also because he can be the muscle if they need to at least hit things.]

It... should be fine, it's a manifestation of my soul or whatever, but I should be able to hold it with dreamotion to make it bigger. I might as well try.

Well, you lucky that I like ya too. [A grin begins to form on his face and he leans forward to give her a quick peck on the lips. A light flush colors his cheeks as he pulls back.] I shoulda started with that, huh?

[Reaching out, he takes her hand in his, giving it a small squeeze.]

Aight, if you sure. Jus' lemme know if you need more dreamotion to help ya out with that.

[That should work right? He's done similarly syncing with Neku before, but never really tested it out with dreamotion.]

Heh, s'fine.

[She knew it was coming, and no matter how many times it has happened... well, it still gets her flustered and smiling like a dolt.]

Yeah, I should be good. It doesn't really feel like it's taxing to have it here, but I dunno how it'll be if I try to make it bigger, you know? But I can't know 'til I try.

[Once she's focused enough, she'll try to imagine the ship bigger; both outward and in the cockpit itself. If she can dream it, it can happen, so after a few moments of focusing, the outside resizes itself, just a bit. Whether that means the inside is also reimagined is to be seen, but seeing it in realtime stuns her for a moment.]

Well... it worked that way. Hold on a minute, lemme see the inside.

[It doesn't take long for something to take hold of her and pull her into the UFO itself. There's a few minutes of it being quiet, and then without saying anything, the same tendrils that grabbed Futaba to pull her into the craft come back and wrap themselves around Beat, pulling him into the craft as well.]

Heh heh, I actually did it.

[Despite having been around for some time, things about this place still catch Beat by surprise. As if the UFO wasn't weird enough, he catches it grow in size and stares in amazement, eyes widening throughout the process.

He lets go of Futaba's hand as she goes to check, only to be surprised further when the tendrils reach out to grab her.]

Wait, is it supposed to do that—

[But his question falls on deaf ears as she disappears into the UFO. It isn't much longer before the tendrils expand out once more, engulfing him in similar fashion. Instinctively, he fights against them at first, and finds himself standing in a defensive pose when they loosen its grip around him, a bewildered look on his face.]

That ain't something I gotta get used to, right?

[Don't worry Beat, it caught her offguard the first time too! Once she knows it's grabbed him, Futaba turns around in her seat to face where she's normally dropped off, ready to see if Beat pops in too...

...and laughs when he does, jumping up to throw herself at him in a hug.]

Well, maybe? It'll beat walking and getting tired when we can just fly there! Gotta save some stamina for walking in the cave, and I don't have great stamina. I mean, it's better than it was, but too much and I can sleep for literal days.

[For good measure, Futaba squishes her cheek against Beat's own, sneaking in a quick peck, too.]

Wouldn't want ya to worry about me if that happened, plus not seeing you because I'm passed out? The worst.

[Okay, the hug definitely helps, his body easing up on the tension when she wraps her arms around him. She did have a point. The caves were pretty far out after all. This is why she was the brains of this operation.]

Coulda least warned me 'bout it.

[He mockingly rolls his eyes, but even he can't pretend for long, a satisfied smirk playing at the corner of his mouth.]

You really gonna miss me that much if you was knocked out, Shorty?

Heh, sorry. I wanted to see what you'd do. It surprised me the first time too. I didn't think you'd try to fight it! [There's another laugh as she finally drops to her feet, moseying back to her seat, though one was now next to her, one of the new additions in making the ship bigger.]

And of course I would, it's boring without you! I mean, yeah, spending time apart and all is fine, but I wouldn't want to miss out on stuff with you because I was asleep. I did that enough as it was, I don't wanna do it again if I can help it.

[That had been during her unhappy days before the Phantom Thieves, a time she didn't want to relive if she didn't have to. She looks back to Beat with a grin though, and nods toward the seat near her.]

Hopefully I made you enough leg room so you don't get uncomfortable.

Course I'mma fight it, yo! Ain't gonna have it going places I don't want it.

[He's had weird encounters with vines in the past before and he didn't want a repeat of that.

Beat takes note of what she said earlier and he wonders if there's anything he could do to help he out with upping her stamina. He worked out whenever he could and it crosses his mind that he can maybe ask her to join him if she was interested in that. Maybe sometime after this expedition.]

Guess this thing's gonna be a ride then. But if you get tired later, you better tell me, aight?

[He follows right after her, getting comfortable on the seat. There's more than enough room for him.]

Nah, I'm good here. Ready to bounce when you are.

[...well that's fair. She knows what sort of weird things come out in anime in Japan. She knows.]

That's... fair. Yeah. And I will, I should be pretty good though. I got plenty of practice in before! [Being in the Index also helped prior to being here, since it was similar enough!] Oh, I should give you some of the paper I have, just in case too. I don't have any with me though. Later.

But hey, if we're ready, then full speed ahead!

[And off they go! It's much faster than walking, considering it took about a day and a half the last time on foot, so a couple hours at most instead? Much nicer.

As they approach, she'll slow down, looking for a good drop off point near the cavern itself.]

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It's time to ROCK

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