#killjoysleuth

[foolishwinds-a]

“Morning Naoto. Coffee should be done in a few minutes. What do you want for breakfast?”

You smiled once you saw a familiar mess of hair walk into the kitchen. You were already pulling out the basic things you needed to start making breakfast. You were also wearing a ‘kiss the cook’ apron on just to see if you could get a reaction out of Naoto.”

@killjoy-sleuth

[rising-superstars]

@killjoy-sleuth continued from here

Not even so much as stepping back a foot away, Labrys stood behind the blindfolded detective as she tried to discern who has whispered to her. Not wanting the secret to be a secret for much longer, she moved in and untied the blindfold followed by immediately taking it off and picking up the smartly-dressed girl and holding her in her metal arms, hugging her from behind and laughing quietly. She was balancing perfectly on the line between laughs of joy and tears of joy, and even when she finally spoke it was still hard to tell.

“Took ya long enough~”

[pintsizedcarnivore]

[akiyama-san]

Escape - A new home, a new light.

A three days had passed, since Mio's mother had been murdered in her own home, to protect her daughter. Mio has been naturally miserable ever since, unable to cope, and unable to deal with the pain of loss, and of course, being reminded of it everywhere she turned didn't help. On radios, on the news, in newspapers, it had been a huge story because it was the fourth in a string of murders. She'd broken into a fit of crying several times, almost to the point of dehydration, she'd almost stopped eating entirely, if someone wasn't around to tell her to do so, she just wouldn't do it. 

After the funeral it was determined that for her protection that she should be sent into witness protection, meaning she'd be relocated to another city, somewhere safe, and under the shield of the government. Mio initially protested because she didn't want to leave because she still had friends here, a life her, the last memento of her all but lost family being her home, she couldn't bear to part from it. There were arguments a plenty between her and the officer heading the case about it, neither side backing down, and in her state of pain, confusion, and anger, she might honestly have come to blows with him, and they all knew that would not have ended well for anyone. 

Naoto intervened and offered to take Mio home with her, to the small, safe, quiet little town of Inaba. She stated that as her personal friend, and as an active officer(at the time) herself she felt there was no safer place for her, as she could protect her personally, as well as monitor her condition, and keep her from doing anything to rash or hasty. At Naoto's personal request, Mio finally surrendered and decided to go with her. As they were leaving the station she began to apologize to her. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be a burden to you... I just..." she trailed off and collapsed to her knees, she was weak, not having eaten in over a day and a half, and having barely drank any water at all the last few days, and that scared the hell out of Naoto. She expended a lot of energy yelling at the officer.

[foolishvelvetattendant]

Three have found the Velvet Room

rigidheadstrongfortune

theapatheticmessiah

killjoy-sleuth

"Welcome to the Velvet Room," Alphonse greeted, looking a little pale. "Master Igor is currently out, but I'd be happy to help you with anything else you might need."

[magiciantofool]

Ever since Yosuke touched Naoto and saw that horrible memory involving her and Chie Yosuke hasn’t been able to find Naoto anywhere. He’s been looking for a few days and finally he was able to find the Detective Prince. It seems like she doesn’t know that she’s been spotted by him and Yosuke thought about how to go about doing this. He knew that he got pulled into her memories when he touched her, so he figured that it would work in reverse if he made her touch him. He took a deep breath and ran out to the detective and surprise her and put his hands to hers and hopefully she would get pulled into one of his memories. He was doing this because he understood what Naoto was going through, he recognized that what happened in that memory was against Naoto’s will and he wanted to show that she isn’t the only one who’s gone through that.

You were with your friends staring the person who you thought was the killer down. Nanako was still in Namatame’s grasp and you couldn’t sit by anymore. You charged at the large Shadow with both of your kunai out and ready to get the young child out of here and back to her father. Except you found yourself frozen in place and unable to move your body. Well you couldn’t but someone else could as you turned around and faced your friends against your will. You still wanted to go after Namatame, but no matter how hard you tried you could not get your body to turn back around.

You heard your friends calling out to you to stop whatever you were doing and get serious. However there was something there that was just shoving your consciousness down, making it harder to focus. But you fought against whatever was trying to get your mind submissive as you watched in horror as you saw the Fool Arcana card appear in front of you and you destroyed the card changing Jiraiya to Izanagi and you and your Persona headed towards your friends. You couldn’t even control your mouth to warn them as you just ran towards them, one in particular. Your target was Rise, and you knew that if Rise fell that the group would be in some serious trouble. Kanji and Yukiko were the first to move and sent their Persona after Izanagi and then themselves after you. You still were clueless at what was controlling you but you knew very well that Kanji was probably the worst person to go against you. You’ve been fighting with everyone here long enough to know their fighting styles and Kanji’s was slow but powerful while yours was nimble and quick. So you were able to get out of his way and knock him down without any trouble and Yukiko was just a matter of getting close to.

You knew that there was no way that Naoto would shoot you, you were too close and it was too risky since a vital area may be hit. So you were able to see the detective just aim for above your head and you didn’t understand why. Apparently whatever she was aiming at she missed because you were still locked on to Rise. It was too late, Kanji and Yukiko were too slow and Naoto was reloading her gun as fast as she could. Teddie was on the opposite side of the area as Izanagi threw him and his Persona over there. You wanted to shut your eyes as you drew both of your kunai back and thrusted them at the exposed Rise.

Except your blades didn’t hit the Lovers, rather there was something equally as vulnerable that your blades struck home. In-between you and Rise was no one except for Chie. You were able to move your head slightly for the first time since you lost control of your body. You looked down at your weapons and saw her lean forward onto the blades gritting her teeth not crying out in pain. Your arms drew back and the blades slid out of her body causing her to crumple to the ground. You knew that you stabbed her in the abdomen area, where exactly you aren’t sure, you just pray to god you didn’t hit a big blood vessel. It wasn’t until after you stabbed Chie and saw the pool of blood that was starting to form under her that you were finally able to clearly hear things. Most of what was getting said was Chie’s name from various people in the room. You couldn’t see how Yukiko or Teddie were doing, the only two people you knew of who had healing skills with their Persona. 

But before you could do anything your body was being forced to move again and this time it was towards Rise who was now officially defenseless. Rise knew that she couldn’t outrun you especially since you could just summon a new Persona at will. Himiko lifted the visor up and she was looking right at you and you could feel like your arm was drawing back to incapacitate the Navigator. But you never hit her, you looked down at your hands. Your left hand held your blood covered kunai while the right hand was holding the left one back. You stared at your hand and somehow heard Nanako whisper your name as you were filled with a new sense of vigor as you looked up and saw the thing that was controlling you. Rise got the message and got away from you as you let go of your left hand and reached for the gear above your head and grabbed it. Searing pain traveled through your body as you held the ring and with all of your willpower moved your hand and threw the ring to the ground shattering it and you fell to your knees finally having full control over your body but your right hand was burned badly.

Yosuke just looked at the other, a bit pale and looking at his right hand. It was hard to tell unless you were looking for it. But there were burn scars on his right hand. They were light like most scars he received that got healed by either his or someone else’s Persona but they were still there. His eyes were pleading with her, hopefully this will get her to understand that she isn’t alone. That he isn’t going to run away from her now that he knew the truth. That he doesn’t want her to push him away, that he is willingly staying just for her.

[ganewiththewind-blog]

killjoy-sleuth

“There is no way I banged my head hard enough when I feel off my skateboard to cause me to see double. What is going on?”

[progressivesun-blog]

Will they finally reveal..?! II killjoy-sleuth

killjoy-sleuth:

Naoto was starting to feel the accompanying flutter of nerves before the mention of the note made her froze in shock. Ayane finding that note is within her plan, Ayane coming to her about said note was not. Has she… figured it out who wrote it? Immediately, the detective’s cheeks burns with embarrassment, but still clears her throat. There is a chance she doesn’t know…

"Y-yes, I’m free right now." She tries to gather her composure, silently waiting for what Ayane has to say. Her nervousness just increase by the second, and she gulped silently.

[۞ -] Ayane liked to think she knew one Naoto Shirogane enough that she did not randomly blush - so heavily so, in embarrassment or otherwise. For her to be so nervous - imagine that! - then that rose all sort of suspicions in the girl. It was lucky for the azurette that the smaller female was more prone to music than detective work..

"A-Ah, well.. y-you see.."

Reaching in her breast pocket, the girl removed the note, neatly folded (with loving care) and opening it up. She fiddled with the paper a little, taking just a step closer to Naoto and handing her the note. Hazelnut hues stared gently at her, her tone of voice was soft.

"..d-do.. you know who wrote this..?"

...aaaand the students most likely waiting around the corner collectively sighed deeply. Ayane didn't know. But there was still a possibility.. right?! Would they finally see past their stubborness and shyness and open up!?

[foolishwinds-a]

@killjoy-sleuth

“You know time seems to just crawl by when you aren’t with me.”

You chuckled as you saw Naoto, the stupidest grin plastered on your face. It feels like it’s been eons since you’ve seen the other, when in reality... you didn’t even know how long it’s been. In the end, it doesn’t matter to you, what matters now is that she’s back and with you.

“Kid’s are fine, and nothing broke while you were gone.”

There was a crash in the background, and you glanced at the sound of the crash and chuckled.

“Okay, not that much broke while you were gone.”

[shadowfilledhusk]

killjoy-sleuth replied to your post: “H-hi babe…”

“Wow, nothing fazes you, does it?”

"Well, it did phase me a little, so I wouldn't say nothing..."

[xxisekai-archive]

Four have found the fool

killjoy-sleuth, thedemonicdetective, galacticpxnt, mister-trismegistus

Yosuke! Behind you!

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸❤¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ You called out to your partner as from the corner of your eyes you saw more Shadows coming at you two. But there were just too many Shadows coming at you. You dove into the nearest room and motioned to Yosuke to follow. You shut the door and your Persona Himiko disappeared with a sigh of relief. Then when you opened your eyes, you saw you weren't alone. 

How did you get in here?

[magiciantofool]

killjoy-sleuth With her help you managed to get her shirt off quickly and saw the binder and bare skin underneath. In any other situation you probability would have had a nose bleed and was covering your face. Rather you let go of the two wounds that she wasn't covering and lifted the binder up to give you more room. You've worked and used kunais enough to be able to make short work of the binder without hurting her. You put the weapon down next to you and went back to putting pressure on the wound. "I'm not burying another close friend tonight Naoto! So stop talking like that!" Fierce determination could be heard through your voice. You would do whatever you could to make sure that she would survive. Your head was starting to hurt a bit and then your leg reminded you that you were also injured. But you knew that the two bullet holes in your leg would take much longer to do serious harm than the three in Naoto's chest area. You continued to look around trying to see if you could see some form of help and nothing was visible to you. She asked you a question and you remembered that talking to her would help. There was also something special about the Investigation Team members. The fact that in high stress situations being relaxed is when everyone is at their peek. Joking around and laughing seems to work the best to keep everyone at their best. So you nodded your head at her with a soft smile. "Sorry Naoto, I'm pretty sure only Yukiko can wear red and make it look good. Stick with blue and black." You told her as you continued to put pressure on the wounds. "There are civilians over here! We need paramedics now!" A voice yelled out and It was then that paramedics found you and her with the mess that you two were in. People rushed around you and dragged you away from Naoto. You wanted to fight to stay with her but your energy levels were dropping low. "I don't care what happens to me! Just make sure she survives!" You yelled out as people started to swarm around you and take care of your own wounds. You quickly lost track of the detective in the mess of people.

[foolishwinds-a]

@killjoy-sleuth

“Do you remember what we do with suspicious red buttons Naoto?”

Little did he realize that there was a convenient suspicious looking red button easily within the detective’s reach.

[pintsizedcarnivore]

[progressivesun-blog]

Choices [AU] II killjoy-sleuth

killjoy-sleuth:

The room smells of disinfectant that stung her sense of smell, making it quite an unpleasant waking up process. The light was thankfully switched off, so her eyes had an easier time to adjust when she opens them. There was a constant beep in her ears and an unfamiliar weight against her nose and mouth. The air seems cold against her exposed arm, and when she tries to move it, she realize she can’t.

What’s going on…?

Naoto blinked in confusion, looking around in the dark. Machines on one side, needles in her arm and an air pump on the other… 'At the hospital again?' She thought slowly before focusing on the ceiling above her, eyes narrows as she tries to remember.

There was darkness, a loud thunderous ring in her ears, harsh smoke assaulting her nose and choking her lunges. A force so large it threw her off her feet and into something cold and hard.

'Ah, that's right, the explosion…'

The door opening spills in light and for a moment, Naoto was back before the apartment block, back to leading a force to the culprit of a string of explosion around the city. She had stood back once she confirmed it was in that apartment and yet if she didn’t step back…

It took the sound of a chair scraping along the floor to snap her out of it, and she squint into the dark. There was a small hand against her rather numb one, and another, warmer, hand on her forehead, tilting her head the slightest bit to focus her eyes.

The worry was easy to note, and despite how tired and numb every muscle in her body was, she manage the slightest tug at her lips to form a smile back.

"Hi." Her voice was muffled by the air mask and harsh from being unused for the last while. "Sorry…"

[۞ -] Hours of being asleep -- or knocked out, and the only thing you can think to say when you wake up is 'sorry'?

A small chortle of disbelief escaped her, eyes crinkling at the side as she smiled, sadness, worry, concern, all vividly displayed within hazelnut hues. The small merriment didn't last long, and it was more forced than anything. She merely gazed at her for a moment, taking in her softened features, not yet slipped under their facade of work, and gentle haze that seemed to linger from coming to.

Ayane's hand moved from her forehead to brush away some of the locks of blue hair, thumbing moving to caress the side of her face. It was hard to find the words to speak, her throat oddly constrictive. The child looked between parents, unwilling to remove their hand from their mother's arm.

The Sun wanted to say something -- anything. How the work was getting to a point of being too dangerous. It wasn't that she thought Naoto weak - heavens, never! But the simple fact of the matter was that she was no longer on her own in this, or even including the musician. They had a child to think about. What if that explosion had been far, far more serious upon impact?

But on the other hand..

She knew this is what Naoto is. No matter what, she would always be a detective, as would the girl always be a musician. She lived for serving justice to criminals. It would be wrong - maybe even.. selfish to force her or suggest otherwise. Ayane reckoned she'd only become displeased with life if that happened. A spiral just waiting to happen.

"..Hi." she finally replied back, after what seemed like hours, when really, it was just a minute and a half.

"..How are you feeling?" she asked lamely, cheeks tinting pink at the silly question. "Well -- you know. All.. this aside."