4th Case - [Action]/[Voice]

[fortune_prince]

[Voice]

[The sound of clicking is heard, it's more than likely that Naoto has no idea her mic is on right now.  The clicking stops for a moment before a snap as if something metal just shut.

Right now, Naoto is loading bullets into her gun but unless you know what loading a revolver sounds like, you're not going to know what it is.  She starts to

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[Action]

[once_knighted]

[Yuri practically lives in the battle dome, seeing as he's there just about daily. Normally, he minds his own business while people are doing their own thing there -- even if he knows the person -- but when he notices people he doesn't expect to see in there ... that gets his attention.

So, when he happens to pass by the room Naoto is using and notices her in there, he stops, hanging by the door to watch for the moment. He's got damn near zero knowledge of firearms, but he does know enough to know that he shouldn't just stroll in when someone's using one.]

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

[Since Naoto has no idea Yuri is watching her from the door, she continues to shoot the shadows like it's nothing. Okay, her skills with her gun haven't changed so it's time to see if her persona ability has.

She lets the shadows gather around her for a moment before holding the gun up at a glowing card] Come, Yamato-Takeru!

[She shoots it and the card shatters only to have her persona appear in front of her. It jumps up and quickly comes back down to the ground, only to show it had cut all the shadow holograms in half in less than a second. Moments after her persona disappears, Naoto collapses onto her knees, panting. That attack took a lot of her energy]

[Action]

[once_knighted]

[And that right there was the second time he's seen any kind of summoning of any sort. He really can't help but stare when he sees that going on -- it's just ... different. And pretty awesome, really.

... When he sees Naoto fall to her knees, though, he makes his way into the room.]

Hey! You all right there?

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

[Once she hears Yuri, she jumps a little. She wasn't really expecting anyone to come in so in an attempt to show she's fine she tries to stand up] Y-Yes, I'm fi--

[But her legs give out on her and she falls back to her knees, giving a slight groan when she hits the ground. She really is fine, just using that attack wore her out for the time being] Damn...

[Action]

[once_knighted]

That doesn't really count as "fine", you know.

[But whatever. It might just be that she's tired out, so he's not about to make a big deal of it.

Once he's close enough, he'll hold out his hand, in case she wants some help standing. ... Not like he'll be insulted if she doesn't, but he figures he might as well offer, at least.]

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

I know. I'm sorry you have to see me in such a weak state...

[She stares at the ground, a bit embarrassed that just one attack her persona performed was able to tire her out so quickly.

But her attention turns to Yuri when she sees his hand. Since he's nice enough to offer, she grabs his hand and pulls herself up.] Thank you.

[Action]

[once_knighted]

[Once she's up, he lets go and moves his hand away, shrugging.]

It's not like I can blame you for ending up that way, after that ... thing you did. Whatever it was.

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

[Oh right, he saw that didn't he]

Normally I'm capable of fighting with my persona much longer than this. It's strange that a single attack was able to put me on my knees.

[Action]

[once_knighted]

Actually, it's not as strange as you think. Most people here have the same type of problem.

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

Really? Is this problem caused by the Malnosso?

[Action]

[once_knighted]

Yeah. It's the barrier that causes it, if I'm remembering right.

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

I had no idea the barrier was able to weaken us so drastically. [Well damn, this isn't good. At this rate it's going to take a while for her to return to how she was before]

Did the same happen to you?

[Action]

[once_knighted]

Yeah. [He glances down at the gold bracelet on his wrist for a moment before sighing a little.] It's annoying, but at the same time, it makes dealing with the local psychos a little easier.

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

[She follows his gaze for a moment, staring at the bracelet curiously then moves her eyes back up]

The local psychos?

[Action]

[once_knighted]

Yeah, your average "doesn't play nice with others" types. It's not like we're tripping over them here or anything, but there's still a few roaming around.

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

[LIKE ZAGI? pftt She sighs a bit]

It seems that no matter where you go, there are always people like that around.