2026-07-01: Dangerous Literature I
- Log: 2026-07-01 Dangerous Literature I
- Cast: Gozaburou Gessou, Misato Fushihara, Lisa Silverman
- Where: Seven Sisters High School - Classroom Building
- OOC Date: July 01, 2026
- IC Date: December 03, 2012
- Summary: The NWO and the mysterious Showbiz Mask show up to Seven Sisters High School and try to collect some books. Will our heroes be able to stand up to some funky fresh opponents?
(|============== Seven Sisters High School - Classroom Building ==============|)
-=============================================== Sumaru City/Rengedai Ward ====-
A prestigious school at the heart of Sumaru City, Seven Sisters High School is
known for three things: its despicable Principal Hanya, who was recently
brutally murdered; its caring teachers, who are generally eager to help their
students out; and the fact that if you can get a hold of the emblem sewn on the
breast of the school's uniform, it will protect you from the Joker Curse. So the
rumors say, anyway.
The building itself breaks up its students along three stories, with first years
on the first, second years on the second, and so on. The foyer is populated with
school lockers where students can store their things and trade their shoes for
school slippers in the morning and vice versa after classes. A smaller fourth
floor leads to the clocktower. A live-in janitor and his wife take care of the
grounds, from the school itself to the athletic fields to the statue and strange
monolith in back to the clocktower itself. Out back, there are bike racks for
students who ride to school--including on motorcycles. Classes are robust and
stimulating, and there are plenty of clubs for afterschool activities.
Its uniform consists of a black jacket and slacks for the boys, and a black
sailor collar and skirt for the girls. The black is striped once in white on the
collar and on the slacks/skirt. Boys wear a tie, and girls, a neck ribbon. First
years are marked by this tie or ribbon being green; second years, red; and third
years, blue.
BGM: Seven Sisters Academy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS619evEUPI
AS: Gozaburou Gessou has readied for combat as Troop of Demonic Actors! He is now fully healed!
<Pose Tracker> Gozaburou Gessou has posed.
The day ends at Seven Sisters without any sign of what's to come. As classes end, students begin to pack up and get home for the last minute crunch before finals. As the last of the students flow toward the gates, there is a lone figure walking toward the entrance to the Classroom building.
The individual is dressed in a pure white tuxedo, a white cape with red lining, a tall top hat, and a red bow tie. The figure's face is hidden behind a full face mask with a simplified red grin and two dots for eyes. As the figure makes his way toward the school, he bumps into a student who turns their gaze to follow the strange new comer.
"Agh! Hey! Watch where you're going you---what the?!" The male student finally notices the strange costumed man and backs up a little.
The masked man tilts their head before holding up a finger to their mouth. "Just go home child. This party isn't for you."
"Ok, I'm gonna go get a teacher!"
The masked man sighs and lets their shoulders slump dramatically. "I really wanted to do this without issue but alas, the Hero's journey is one that must be undertaken."
The masked man pulls up their sleeve and touches a strange tattoo on their arm and suddenly a very bad feeling radiates out, pulsating as otherworldly voices whisper hidden truths. For a moment, there is silence and calm.
Then the screaming starts from somewhere no one can grasp.
"OMYGOD! IT'S THEM!"
A dark curtain appears before the school entrance, hiding silhouettes of what look like attractive human boys! There is a beat before the curtain falls and reveals----THE JACKSTREET BOYS.
"THE JACKSTREET BOYS ARE HERE! AAAAAAAHHH!!!"
The "boys" are actually a collection of 5 Demons, most of which are tiny.
There is Nice Jack (Jack Frost). The good boy of the group. The one you can bring home to mama.
There's Bad Jack (Pyro Jack). The one you call when you want something wild. He will get you into trouble, gurl.
There's Sexy Jack (Black Frost). The one who knows how to treat you right, through the night. The one with all the moves!
There is Mystery Jack (????). This one is dressed like an exorcist from the past. His sideburns hide the mysterious powers he has in his beady little eyes.
Finally, there is the baby of the group: Not A Jack (Oni Bodybuilder). He is the naive one who keeps it cute. Some say that he isn't a Jack but his dance moves disprove that!
The JackStreet Boys strike a dance pose as the masked figure enters the school. From nowhere, a rather catchy song begins and the Jackstreet Boys start to dance.
"We got the moves, heeho!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEb2CecR11I
<Pose Tracker> Misato Fushihara has posed.
The day ticks onward... Misato counts down the hours, and then the minutes. Today has been Interesting, but at this point she just wants to go -
- well, not home, that's for sure. Not just yet. She just wants to be anywhere else right now. It's a relief when the bell finally rings, signalling the end of the school day.
She starts to leave, but before she gets too far -
- there's an ominous, sickly pulse the freezes her in her tracks. She looks back at the school gates. Something is about to happen. She could just let it - she doesn't need to get involved...
...but curiosity gets the better of her.
And so, Misato turns a corner, out of everyone's view - and the Persona-user Magus comes out the other side. Clad in a dark purple, hooded form concealing robe with a porcelain half-mask covering the top of her face, it's difficult to make out any details. She races back to the school she just left, only to find... a boy band?
No - a demonic boy band. Most of them are small, but one of them is fairly large...
Magus slows to a stop.
"...I didn't think we had a show scheduled for today. Shame. I would've bought a ticket." She comments with a smirk. She looks past the JackStreet Boys, at the masked figure entering the school. That's not suspicious at all. "...Hey, you aren't even going to wait for the show to end? What's wrong, are you in a hurry?"
She starts forward to follow them... but will the demons let her through?
<Pose Tracker> Lisa Silverman has posed.
Finals... On the bright side, Lisa's work is paused while she worries about finals. On the downside, that means the fun parts of her work are paused while she worries about finals. She has to study! It's the worst!
Well, it's not that bad; she'll do fine enough, though Lisa isn't bringing home any academic awards anytime soon. Still... She didn't expect that strange feeling--
"W-what?" Lisa says, looking around, anuseated. "That's..."
It abates after a moment of intense deja-vu that almost sees lunch come back up. Stumbling, Lisa Silverman comes out into the courtyard and sees...
"What," Lisa says flatly as she sees a bunch of Jacks and Not A Jack.
"...What????"
<Pose Tracker> Gozaburou Gessou has posed.
The Masked figure turns their head briefly as Magus attempts to intercept them. However, suddenly, Not a Jack dances in the way, effectively blocking Misato from getting near the Masked Figure. For the moment, the Tuxedo clad mystery person is out of reach.
Not a Jack breaths heavily, almost sounding like snarling as they tower over Magus. After a moment, the deep voiced monster asks. "Will you accept my heart from me to you." The Oni's large teeth are yellowed and a glob of drool runs down the demon's face.
In the next moment, Not a Jack sways his hips and sends a side bump to body check the Persona user backward away from the doors.
Meanwhile, Nice Jack is suddenly up in Lisa's face, staring at the girl with stars in his eyes. "OMG! It's Lisa from Muses! You lookin' to collab, Hee ho!"
Bad Jack rolls his eyes in the way only a Pyro Jack can....not very well. "Come on! We got a show to do and that weird one is trying to get to the boss."
"But we can make such beautiful music, hee ho!"
Sexy Jack dances near by Magus, attempting to box out the Persona user from getting inside.
As for Mystery Jack....He looms behind Lisa with a large knife. He isn't doing anything but he looks very mysterious.
AS: Weapon! Gozaburou Gessou has used the Strike skill Stage Fighting on Misato Fushihara! | Aggression: Gozaburou Gessou gains 1 Limit!
AS: Block Worst! Misato Fushihara takes 92 Strike damage from Gozaburou Gessou's Stage Fighting. <Pose Tracker> Misato Fushihara has posed.
Magus is distracted, briefly, as she hears someone else nearby. And who else would it be, but... Lisa. Lisa, who as far as she knows, doesn't have a Persona. Magus grimaces. She should focus on pursuing that stranger with the mask, but that would mean leaving Lisa to the demons' mercy. Even she can't justify that -
- and that moment of hesitation is enough as the towering Oni interposes himself between her and the door. Magus braces herself, but the Oni sidebumps her with enough force to send her reeling back.
With a grunt she catches herself, and looks toward Lisa.
"...Rotten luck, to get caught out today of all days. I'll do what I can, but you might have to save yourself." Magus asides to her. "Be careful. You can't trust a demon. ...Behind you."
Between Not a Jack's imposing frame and Sexy Jack's dancing, the path inside is well and truly blocked. If she wants to get through, she'll need to use force.
"Of course." Magus replies back to the Oni with a serene, but ill-meaning smile. "Give it to me... So that I can crush it into paste."
She grasps her mask.
"Nitocris!" Magus calls out. Behind her, a woman appears - regal, in Egyptian royal garb. She extends a hand toward the Oni, and spears of water erupt out on all sides of it. She clenches it tightly, and the spears fly toward him all at once.
AS: Persona! Misato Fushihara has used the Water skill Aqua Crush on Gozaburou Gessou! | Pressure: Misato Fushihara gains 1 Limit!
AS: Counter Worst! Gozaburou Gessou takes 68 Water damage from Misato Fushihara's Aqua Crush. | Atk_Dn (Damage down!) added! | COUNTER! Misato Fushihara takes 20 Water damage in return for her attack! Resist!
<Pose Tracker> Lisa Silverman has posed.
Lisa doesn't have a Persona, though for some reason the demons don't seem as unbelievable as they ought to be. She stares for a moment at Nice Jack. "Uh?" Lisa starts. "I uh, I think you'd have to talk to Sasaki-san about a collab..." She does not trust this Frost. So she has the right idea, maybe. Still, the matter of beautiful music is nice and all but--
"Huh!?" Lisa says, and for the first time really notices Magus. "Who are you??"
Behind her?
Lisa turns, and sees the knife--with a scream she steps back towards Nice Jack instead. "Kaumena!" she calls, asking for help--but then she realizes, Magus said she might have to save herself...
"Ng Hai!" Lisa syas, shaking her head sharply and then--
Tries to run at an angle away from both the Jacks!
"What, demons!?" she cries.
AS: Block Neutral! Umie Akabane takes 55 Dark damage from Goro Akechi's Dark Sun. Critical Hit! Weak! AS: Block Best! Umie Akabane takes 18 Dark damage from Goro Akechi's Dark Sun. Critical Hit! Weak!
<Pose Tracker> Gozaburou Gessou has posed.
Not a Jack is taken aback when this girl says she is going to smash his heart into paste. Was he doing this wrong? Was her heart truly unreachable? A single tear rolls down the cheek of Not A Jack. "Wha, wha! I'm doing my best"
Sexy Jack tilts his head before pushing Not A Jack out of the way of the spears of water. He stumbles backwards before glaring at Magus. "You are harshing our groove! We're not gonna let you get away with that"
Without warning, the Black Frost calls a lump of Ice to form and race toward Magus without any delay. Sexy Jack strikes an impressive pose. You might feel compelled to clap. Not a Jack does.
Meanwhile Nice Jack stares at Lisa, holding a hand in front of his mouth as he tries to contemplate her answer. "Sakaki-san is a loser and you should be more assertive in your career." Nice Jack begins to twitch their fingers, summoning some Ice to threaten Lisa. Bad Jack merely watches and shakes their head.
Mystery Jack is cutting a cake?
AS: Persona! Gozaburou Gessou has used the Water skill Bufu on Misato Fushihara! AS: Avoid Best! Misato Fushihara takes 17 Water damage from Gozaburou Gessou's Bufu. Critical Hit! Resist! | Bind (Magic and Avoid Penalized!) added!
<Pose Tracker> Misato Fushihara has posed.
"Is that the question you should be asking right now?" Magus asks in return, as Lisa asks who she is. "...But if you need a name, you can call me Magus."
She's forced to split her attention between Lisa and the demons. She has to be ready to move if it seems like she needs help. And Lisa does call out for help - but she runs, instead.
"You seem to be fast on your feet. Good." She comments.
Not a Jack sheds a single tear. Magus remains unmoved.
"That isn't good enough for me." She replies with a shrug. "Your attempt was misdirected, to say the least."
Sexy Jack intercepts her spell, and it seems like she's earned his ire. A clump of ice is sent flying her way! Magus dodges to the side. The lump passes her by... but she can feel a layer of frost forming, clinging to her cloak and slowing her movements. She doesn't mind the cold, but the obstruction is a problem...
"What, am I raining on your parade?" Magus asks with a shrug. "If you can't handle some competition, maybe you're just not ready for the business."
Sexy Jack strikes a pose! It's well and truly impressive. ...But Magus doesn't react.
Is her heart as stone as Not a Jack was suspecting!? Who's the real demon here...?
"All that performing must be making you tired. Why don't you cut it short?" Magus asks. As she speaks, Nitocris casts her hands outward. A cool mist begins to form around Sexy Jack. If it takes hold of him, he might find his eyes dropping, his moves getting sluggish...
...And Magus moves to take advantage of this, rushing toward him! Her weapons are a drawn - a lightly-curved saber and a shorter parrying dagger. She brings them down toward the Black Frost in an X-shaped slash.
...She can't speak for Lisa, though, on whether or not Sakaki-san is or is not a loser. She doesn't know the man.
AS: Misato Fushihara spends Limit on Exploit! Misato Fushihara can use another Weak skill this round! AS: Persona! Misato Fushihara has used the Almighty skill Dormina on Gozaburou Gessou! AS: Weapon! Misato Fushihara has used the Slash skill Overpower on Gozaburou Gessou! 2 Hits! AS: Take! Gozaburou Gessou takes 0 Almighty damage from Misato Fushihara's Dormina. AS: Counter Best! Gozaburou Gessou takes 37 Slash damage from Misato Fushihara's Overpower. | COUNTER! Misato Fushihara takes 45 Slash damage in return for her attack!
AS: Counter Best! Gozaburou Gessou takes 37 Slash damage from Misato Fushihara's Overpower. | COUNTER! Misato Fushihara takes 45 Slash damage in return for her attack!
<Pose Tracker> Lisa Silverman has posed.
"I think I have a lot of questions right now!?" Lisa exclaims in general at Magus. She has. So many. And many of them revolve around 'aaaaa'. Magus is fighting the demons outright--and Nice Jack contemplates... and then does something not very nice at all!
"Hey, don't trash my manager!" Lisa calls back at Jack. "Fine, you want assertive!?"
Magus has a weapon. Lisa...
Lisa has moves.
"Hwa-taaaaah--!"
Lisa rushes forward and attempts to PUNT Nice Jack straight up into the air before he can finish conjuring his ice.
"I'm out of here, and SO ARE YOU!"
AS: Weapon! Gozaburou Gessou has used the Slash skill Ultimate Technique on Misato Fushihara! 2 Hits! | Aggression: Gozaburou Gessou gains 1 Limit!
AS: Block Neutral! Misato Fushihara takes 36 Slash damage from Gozaburou Gessou's Ultimate Technique. Critical Hit! AS: Block Neutral! Misato Fushihara takes 36 Slash damage from Gozaburou Gessou's Ultimate Technique. Critical Hit!
<Pose Tracker> Gozaburou Gessou has posed.
"Raining on our Parade?" Not a Jack stares and then looks at Sexy Jack who looks angry.
"You are starting to really piss us off, heeho" Sexy Jack strikes another pose before looking to the rest of the group. "Cut our show short? Clearly you don't understand our faithfulness to our fans." Then the X Strike hits Sexy Jack and Not a Jack, forcing them backwards into the doors.
Then Lisa says something to give Nice Jack a pause. The small imp looks with a tilted head before being punted into Mystery Jack. The two imps lay there before Bad Jack sighs and raises his fingers. "Ok! You messed with our leader, Heeho! You aren't going to get away with that you 2 bit Idol! Because!"
Mystery Jack raises his hand and snaps. "We!"
Sexy Jack raises his hand and snaps. "Are!"
Not a Jack blinks and looks around before raises his hand. "LOVE?"
Nice Jack struggles to stand up and then holds up his hand. "FOREVER!"
Suddenly there is disembodied screaming as the boy band rallies together, dancing to the beat. "We love our fans and this is our final song."
Suddenly a spotlight hits the boy band as they each hold a mic. The song is slow and the feelings are real.
Nice Jack looks at Lisa. "While the other one is more of danger, your actions really hurt us girl." "OOOOOOOOO yeah'
Bad Jack cuts in and holds out his hand to Lisa. "So thats why you gotta die, girl." 'OOOOOOOO Yeah oooooo'
The power of their funky dancing begins to collect power before the collected magical power blasts toward Lisa. What will Magus do?! Will Lisa avoid it?
<Pose Tracker> Misato Fushihara has posed.
"Am I? Then I must be doing something right." Magus replies with a shrug and a smirk toward Sexy Jack. "That look, contorted with anger... do your fans really want to see you like that?"
Lisa has a lot of question. Magus can't blame her, frankly. This must be a lot to take in - she wonders how all of this looks, from the perspective of someone who doesn't have a Persona.
...Despite that, she proves her assertiveness - kicking Nice Jack right into Mystery Jack. It's enough to give Magus pause - staring at the aftermath.
...She underestimated her. She didn't know she had moves like that.
"Nice kick," Magus comments.
...But the JackStreet Boys aren't down for the count just yet - and they seem angrier, more than anything. They prepare an attack... and Magus grimaces, weighing her option.
Lisa seems fast enough on her feet... She might be able to get away in time. She could take advantage of the opening to attack. But...
...She doesn't have a Persona. If Lisa doesn't get in away in time...
"...Damn it!" Magus hisses - and leaps in front of Lisa right as they unleash their gathered energy. Magus braces herself. The gathered energy slams into her, sending her sprawling to the ground.
With a grunt of effort Magus plants her saber into the ground, using it to haul herself up to one knee.
"...Seems like they took that one personally... I might not be able to take the next one. I'll try to buy you some time. Just... get out while you can." She says with a grimace back at Lisa. She looks back toward the Jack.
"If you're so proud of your moves, let's see how good they really are... Watch your step!" Magus calls out. She casts a hand out toward them - and behind her, Nitocris snaps her fingers.
Suddenly, around the demonic boy band, water begins to swirl and converge into the air, forming into highly pressurized spheres. They erupt explosively at the slightest touch, turning the immediate area into an aquatic minefield.
AS: Persona! Misato Fushihara has used the Water skill Pressure Mine on Gozaburou Gessou! AS: Counter Worst! Gozaburou Gessou takes 141 Water damage from Misato Fushihara's Pressure Mine. Critical Hit! | Bomb (Attacker takes damage on damaging attacks!) added! | COUNTER! Misato Fushihara takes 49 Water damage in return for her attack! Resist!
<Pose Tracker> Lisa Silverman has posed.
Magus is starting to piss them off, but she looks impresive to Lisa. A little short-worded, maybe, but she is in the middle of a real fight.
Still, Lisa kicks him!! And then...
"I am not two-bit!" Lisa says. "I'm Lisa Silverman!"
But they are... love forever. Soemthing? Magus comments on her kick, but...
Lisa stares at the coming attack. "W-whoa," she says, "I don't think so--"
Magus gets in the way. "Look out!" Lisa worries, but Magus assuredly saves her life. "...Right," Lisa says. "I'm kind of a liability here, huh..."
"But it wasn't--"
"Ah--"
Lisa suddenly feels the world shift around her. "M-my head," she murmurs, and stumbles back onto one knee. "It hurts..."
There's something there--something just on the edge of her memory--
"I don't... I don't understand!" Lisa cries, and indeed--
She doesn't get away just yet. Instead she wavers, and falls.
<Pose Tracker> Gozaburou Gessou has posed.
The Jackstreet Boys are more powerful together but they didn't dodge that well when they were in their unit. The Jacks and Oni (though he is the Jackest in his heart) are about to send another powerful concentration of groove toward the girls but suddenly they are surrounded by water. And since one of their number was weak to Aqua, they all pretty much followed. The group is assaulted by spheres of water before the group explodes into whatever demons exploded into when they were defeated.
While the eerie feeling of the Mark continues to hang in the air, it is starting to get weaker...or maybe they were just getting used to it. It was an uncomfortable question to consider.
Should the team go into the school, they will have to get through a darkened hallway that is slightly obscured by Anti-Navigation powers. In the darkness of the school, a single gunshot rings out before canned laughter goes off. It takes sometime but the party eventually arrives in the library.
There, the librarian clutches their gunshot wound in their shoulder as the masked man stands near a window, clutching a book.
"Tch...What do you mean the rest were transferred?! DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE DONE YOU FUCKING MORON?! Do you want a matching hole to go with that first one?!"
"They...I can't help if they transferred them to Kasugayama High School. I didn't think anyone would check out such weird books..."
"Tch..."The Masked Man turns his head to look at whoever just entered. "Great. Brats." The Man sighs before shrugging again. "Time to make yourself useful, you dumb bitch."
Without warning, The Masked Man shoots the librarian in the stomach in such a way that they will bleed out an die if they don't get some medical attention.
The Masked Man looks to the party again before waving and walking out a nearby door. However, when the door is opened again, there is no sign of the Masked Man. No sign of where he went other than the overheard location.....Kasugayama.
<Pose Tracker> Misato Fushihara has posed.
Lisa wonders if she's a liability. Magus pauses for a moment, but...
"...Yes." She says. It's blunt, but... there's no point in sugarcoating it.
Her spell goes off - and the Pressure Mines go off one by one, taking the demons with them. Magus exhales. The feeling is fading... at least she thinks.
"...I think that might be the last of them, but don't let your guard down. We - hey, what's going on?" Magus starts, but she's interrupted when she sees Lisa's state. "...Hey, don't collapse on me! Come on, Lisa Silverman - this isn't over yet!"
She grits her teeth. That's the last thing she needs right now... She moves to help give her a hand up, if she's conscious enough to intercept it.
She does, however, make her way into the school. That masked man from before is still on her mind. The demons called him 'the boss'... Someone was trying to do something here. And she can feel the pressure in the hallway, the pressure that comes when trying to go somewhere someone doesn't want her to go. Anti-Navigation... She has her own capabilities in that field, but she can't obscure a hallway like this.
And then - a gunshot. Magus picks up her pace, arriving just in time to see the librarian with a gunshot wound and the masked man.
A book... and it seems like the rest were transferred. Kasugayama?
"...How dare you." Magus hisses - but she can't just attack. Her outfit might protect her identity, but it doesn't protect it from bullets. She has to navigate this carefully...
...and the masked man forces her hand anyway. He shoots the librarian again, and Magus gasps. She grits her teeth.
He's getting away. He's responsible for all of this, but he's getting away... But once again, she finds herself having to put someone else's safety first.
"...Go get the school nurse!" Magus calls out. "I'm going to call the hospital!"
Even if it plays right into his hands, even she isn't the kind of person who can just let someone die in front of her eyes. She just has to remember what was said. Kasugayama...
<Pose Tracker> Lisa Silverman has posed.
"Ouch. But fair." Lisa will remember it. And with the spell working...
Well, Lisa needs a second. She can accept Magus's hand up after a moment. "Sorry," she says. "It's just... I feel like this is so familiar..."
But 'the boss'. Lisa follows after Magus, not just because she's still worried about demons. The pressure is still there. Lisa wavers on her feet now and then, the Mark's effect strong on her, but--
There. "No--!"
Lisa immediately starts towards the woman--instead, though, Magus says she'll get the hospital. "...Right!" Lisa answers, and shrugs off the rest, slapping her own face with both hands to try to jog her energy. "I'm going!"
...But who was that man?
...And why does Lisa feel that she's forgotten something really important...?