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[Five years, six months and eighteen days. A long time, and yet to actually believe it was over was difficult. Rise was trying hard not to think too much on it. She was ashamed to admit that she had been dreading this day for a long time, despite how she continued to work towards it--she had simply met too many people she had grown close to for it to be considered a happy occasion for her.

Life was life, it continued, and now it was time for all of them to return home. She should at least try to content herself with the fact that she had met them all--that she had met Matt.

Even if she would never see him again.

Rise closed her eyes as the countdown began, unsure of what to expect. When it reached one she felt a strange, uncomfortable sensation in her stomach that went as soon as it had come. Her eyes shot open and she nearly tumbled to the ground but caught herself before she did. She was now in what looked like a very cozy room. Definitely not the Kishin Chamber, but definitely no place she knew.

Stranger yet was Matt was by her side. She blinked a bit--what was going on?]

Matty?

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[Oh, Matt had been dreading it too. For so so long. He'd come to terms years ago with the way he felt about being human and about being in Death City. That didn't mean that being thrust away from it all would be any easier in the end.

He had a whole life in that place. He had family, friends, he had a business, he had responsibilities, he had a partner. He had someone to love.

To lose it all was almost too much for him to bear. But.

He had to leave. he had the weight of 33 million people on his shoulders that he couldn't walk away from regardless of how happy he was. Perhaps when he went back to being a country, that alone would ease the pain. He still somehow doubted it.

When the countdown began and swallowed and tried to think of home. Of anything. before he knew it he was back. His stomach sank.

Hearing Rise's voice however, casued him to nearly jump out of his skin.]

...R-Rise?

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[She looks at him, unsure, blinks her eyes a couple times.]

I guess we didn't get sent home yet?

[This must still be some place in Death City--or at least, that world. Talk about anticlimactic]

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... [takes a moment to look around. No. No they're definitely in his house. He stares at Rise now for a moment at a lose for words.

She's still here. What did that mean? What did BREW do? Are they -- Did she-- Did he?

It's almost too much to think until a wall of voices smacks him in the back of the head like a flying brick and he topples over.]

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[she's looking at him, frowning a bit and noting how he takes in the room. She can...sense that there is a note of familiarity there and she's about to ask him about that when he suddenly topples over. She runs forward and manages to grab him round the shoulders before she too is hearing a bunch of things in her head. It's like when she first got Kanzeon and could hear the rest of the team---only so much worse. So much worse, like a bunch of static in her head.]

Ow, ow, what the---OW.

[she falls with him, hands slipping form his shoulders to her head]

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[It's easier for him to adjust, and he's sure that's because he's not longer human, it only takes him a few moments to sort out the voices of his people and get back to his feet.

Rise however, sends a dull chill down his spine and he's quickly by her side.]

Rise!? Rise, can you hear me?! What's wrong!?

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[Five and a half years had been the longest that Souji had stayed in one place.

Five and a half years with friends and family, new and old, going through so many things with them at his side. So many things he never would've experienced without BREW, or without those people.

It had been difficult to part from them, from the city, knowing that he might never see them again. But he'd known, and had their experiences to take with him. All of those memories, all of the bonds.

Maybe in Inaba, they would help to empower his Personae--

--well, maybe it would if this was their Inaba.

People didn't recognize them, Junes didn't exist, and Souji was confused as hell. Did BREW mess something up along the way? Did it send them too far back by mistake?

And at first, what he thought might've been the voices of his Personae resurfacing, reaching out to him, turned into something else. Statistics, history, languages he either had been learning or hadn't even known.]

Shit-- [He braces himself against a building's outer wall, lifting the other hand to his head.]

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[Yosuke, for his part, was doing what he always did when something happened that he didn't know how to deal with: trying his damnedest to ignore it. In regards to the current situation, that meant he'd plopped down in a (rather dirty) alleyway, curled up, and covered his ears with his hands in a desperate attempt to shut out the onslaught of noise.

He didn't know what it was--he couldn't even guess. In the place of his Persona was, well, what he thought was pretty much everyone else in Japan. Or--no, not everyone, but half, at least, and it made him anxious, confused, and too close to crying for his own comfort.

Inhaling shakily, he buried his face against his knees, trying desperately to tune everything out. ...especially the freaky bits. If he really was hearing half of Japan, he was torn between not being surprised and being completely horrified by the sheer scope of, uh, freaky things people were into.]

Meanwhile in Ottawa

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[of course the day before had been ...something. Matt hadn't the words to describe it, but tired was definitely a small way to put it. He didn't intend on waking up earlier than noon to be honest.

But it was hard to ignore such a mental tug. He jolted up, feeling the presence of something huge wash over him like a bucket of cold water to the face. A presence that was suddenly drawing him towards Japan.

Something familiar.]

Ottawa. It's where its at.

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[the feeling isn't quite so powerful for her, but there's still something, and Matt waking up so abruptly causes her to stir and wake up, blink blearily.]

Matty?

So many threads. STILL OTTAWA

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[Awake and now pacing around the kitchen with a large cup of coffee and a full pot on the counter. He's on his cellphone.]

Come on, come on...

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[She follows him, obviously concerned but keeping quiet for now so as not to interrupt him. She's sure whatever it is that's got him worried is this strange tugging sensation she gets. Somehow she feels she knows who it is--but it couldn't be, right?

Of course it could. After everything that's happened, would it really be so strange?

For now though she keeps quiet, waiting anxiously for some sort of answer.]

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[Pacing a little more and gulping down a lot oflittle coffee.]

!!!

Alfred! Listen, I-- No, this isn't about the-- Alfred shut up a minute this is importan-- YOU LOST WHAT?!

[Yeah that voice training? It's still accessible. thank's Rise. He probably just scared the crap out of Kuma near by. Since when did his voice get that loud?]

[Loud grumbling.] No. No this isn't what that was about. Look, can you feel that? ....yeah that.



Yeah. That's what I thought too. You haven't talked to anyone else today? ...mm. Alright.

[And hangs up. Looks pensive sipping his coffee again.]

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[blinks and picks up Kuma when he gets startled, petting him and keeping her eyes fixed. When Matt finally hangs up, she has to ask--]

What's going on?

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[From the plane they had had to take a train--Inaba, after all, was too small to have an airport near it. Anxious as she was to get to the inn, it had been a nice trip. She and Matt had plenty to talk about, and when even that was done it was nice to just be with him. Eventually sleep had taken her, and she was curled up on his side, head slightly resting against his shoulder.

After so long the train finally pulled into Inaba]

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[It'd been a little while since he'd visited Japan. It was always an interesting place definitely, but this was the first time he'd been out in the more rural parts of it.

There was also something terribly exciting about visiting the infamous Inaba that the others had been from. He was excited, so he was not sleeping nearly as much as he should have. Ah well. He didn't want to move with Rise on his shoulder.

When they finally pulled in though, he turned to wake her.] Rise?

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[she murmured a little, but roused slowly, raising a hand to cover a small yawn. Once she woke up though she perked up and looked at all the people milling out, standing up herself]

We're here??

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[Smiles and stands up too.] You tell me. I've never been here before.

HAPPY REUNION TIME

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[It had been a long walk, but a nice one. The weather was moderate, there was a cool breeze, and as expected of Inaba the scenery was beautiful. The expansive and traditional Amagi Inn soon came into view and it warmed her heart. She wondered if Yukiko would be there too--wow, she'd be younger than her, wouldn't she? But more important right now was to find Souji and Yosuke.

She concentrated and tried to contact Souji, and this time reach out to Yosuke as well]

Hey guys! We're here!

OH SNAP

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[He let Rise do the contacting. Meanwhile Matt decided to glance around the Inn appreciatively while he tried to think of what he was going to say once Souji and Yosuke arrived.]

He knows what had happened to Souji at least. It had taken some thinking but he was pretty sure he knew, and while he wasn't surprised, he hated the idea of any of them, let alone Souji, possibly suffering because of their world.

Souji was like a younger brother to him, after all. That never changed over the years, and it wasn't going to now.]

AWWWW YEEEEEAAAAH.

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[Inside, Souji was left to occupy himself, when Yosuke ended up passing back out after eating. He decided to do some meditation, concentrating on all the information and voices, all in a different language.

It'd made Rise's voice a lot louder than before, making him start, since he wasn't trying to dull the noise. He sent a glance Yosuke's way, shifting so he could lean and gently nudge his shoulder with a hand.] Up and at 'em, partner.

We'll be right out. Yosuke went back to sleep.

GDIT I WAS NAPPING YOU FOOLS

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Mrrf.

[was all Yosuke managed at first, burying his face in the pillow for a minute before sitting up, still half asleep and hair sticking up in a few places. The yukata he was wearing as kind of a mess, and it was a damn good thing Rise and Matt hadn't just barged in.]

Are they here?

[He rubbed at his eyes, trying to wake up, before making a halfhearted attempt to fix his hair. Oh well. As long as he was fully clothed when they showed up, no biggie.]

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[They had decided to stay at the Amagi Inn for a little bit longer so that all of them could see more of Inaba. Besides Rise was still feeling a little jet-lagged and wasn't exactly looking forward to another 12+ hour trip.

A lot had happened over the course of the day, and in the end it had ultimately turned out to be an outcome that seemed almost too perfect. She was still in her world, had her friends, and had Matt. All those years of worrying and crying for naught, but she didn't mind. Not a single bit.

In fact, she was certain this called for celebration. The Amagi Inn being traditional as it was probably would have raised an eyebrow if she and Matt had gotten a room together which was why she had to do a bit of sneaking, but she got to his room and knocked.]

Matty?

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Oh, yes, celebration indeed. At least now that the last few days had finally turned out well. Rise seemed to be in a very good mood, too, and because of that, he was in a good mood.

In fact, he was in such a good mood that he had a little surprise for Rise when she came up to his room.]

It's open!

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[When she hears no answer, she tests the door to find it open.

Oh.

It seemed like someone was expecting her. She bit back a smile at that.

She looks up and down the corridor a bit before slipping inside and closing it firmly behind her.]

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[The scene laid out in front of Rise would have been highly bizarre to anyone but her.

Matt, for all his self proclaimed masculinity. His hockey rage, beer drinking, tap-dancing fiddle-playing manliness, did at least at one point indulge happily in his unshakable girliness.

It just so happened that Rise had a thing for guys in drag as much as he had a thing for girls digging guys in drag.

So, all of that in mind, what we see spread out invitingly on the bed is one Matthew Williams, The embodiment of the Great White North, dressed rather nicely in a lilac colored floral kimono. His hair was pinned up with a few ornate clips and he might have even had a touch of blush on him.]

Kon ban wa~