Palace Game 6/5

[fujimaru]

The Dreamer In The Grand Temple
Humanity Foundation Value: ????

What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.

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[fujimaru]

WHEW,

She does look sympathetic, letting him have that moment as she drops her hand again.

"I did tell you."

[survivaltricks]

[waaaaves a hand, wheezes]

Ssssso you did.

[a sheepish laugh]

. . . if there really is nothing I can do here-- [though!! he is making note of this room!! and will talk to Ritsuka about it when they all wake up!!] -- can you at least tell me where Ritsuka is?

[fujimaru]

"Unfortunately, my line to the outside is limited by what my living self knows," she says casually. "So unless she figures it out, I won't know."

A pause, and then, "But I know that there's a key to look for. So long as you have it, you should be able to find where you need to go."

[survivaltricks]

[perking up a bit at that]

But if she does figure it out, you'd just-- automatically know?

[a pause]

-- is she here, right now?

[PUTS A PIN IN THE KEY THING FOR NOW HE'LL ASK ABOUT THAT IN A SEC]

[fujimaru]

"She is me, after all," Da Vinci says. "More than any other summon of me would be. Possibly even more than the backup that we made. I won't know immediately when she does, but it'll only take a little bit of time."

[survivaltricks]

. . . all right.

[this gives him a gameplan!! brings his fist down against his palm in a DETERMINATION gesture]

If I get stuck, at least I know I can come back here to check on someone else's progress.

[WHICH WOULD MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER THAT SOMEONE HERE IS DOING SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE. and if that person was anyone, it'd definitely be da vinci, he thinks]

What sort of key should I be looking for?

[fujimaru]

"Something symbolic, probably?" She taps her cheek with one finger. "You're a clever young man. How much do you know about mythology?"

[survivaltricks]

Prooobably more than someone my age usually does?

[it comes with having Personas!!]

[fujimaru]

"Then use that."

She reaches out and flicks a finger at his forehead, though she doesn't quite make the contact. He knows why.

[survivaltricks]

[rocks back a bit with the flicking motion, as though contact was made even though it wasn't]

I had no idea Ritsuka was a mythology buff--

[ANYWAY. are there any other doors in this room, besides the one he came through?]

[fujimaru]

There is one on each end of the gallery. Going back means going past Olgamarie and her everything, but there is a door for him to exit.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . let's go through the door that does NOT go past Olgamarie. we are just going to ccccasually slip away and not disturb her, thanks]

[fujimaru]

He finds himself in a stairwell! Which means he has the choice to go up, or to go down.

[survivaltricks]

[he weighs his options for like five seconds, before heading down]

[fujimaru]

Down he goes!