Welp … either Ren’s train went wildly off course, or his home town has changed in drastic and unexpected ways during the past year while he was away in Tokyo. Or, you know, there could be a secret third thing explanation, which is the option Ren seems to be drawing toward the longer he stands observing the scene in front of him. Clue number one: wherever he’s landed, his phone doesn’t work. At all. Clue number two: Morgana is missing, though that could be attributed to the cat simply growing bored of waiting on Ren to regain consciousness. Wouldn’t be the first time he’d wandered off, after all. Clue number three, and the biggest factor leading Ren to lean into the conclusion that something else was afoot, is the fact that the current landscape - the garage, the gas station, the Convoy, the diner - all resembled something like the set of a film fitting the cinematic taste of one of his friends.
Probably Makoto or Haru, he muses, though he’d prefer to end up living in the former’s action-adventure genre than the latter’s horror style, if that is indeed his new reality.
Whatever the case with said new reality, it’s probably not the weirdest thing he’s ever seen, all things of the past year considered - which may explain why Ren appears remarkably calm as he sets off at an unhurried pace toward the settlement to begin investigating his current situation. This mystery isn’t gonna solve itself, after all.
He’ll approach anyone along the way who looks amenable to conversing with one question, and it may not be a question expected of someone so obviously new here: “Excuse me … have you seen a cat?”
02.
While there’s still no sign of Morgana himself, the sight of a dusty black Citroën H van certainly reminds Ren of his friend, and it catches his interest well enough to convince him to climb into the driver’s seat and give the key resting in the ignition a tentative twist. Doing so results in a sharp wheezing sound as the engine attempts to turn over - and fails. Ren frowns and hmms in disapproval. That’s definitely not ideal, but given the state of this place, ideal was never on the table to begin with.
Giving up on the vehicle isn’t an option in Ren’s mind - this is his van, and now he knows it. So that means his obvious next step is fixing it. He hops out of the front seat and slowly circles around the van, as if a visual inspection will grant him the knowledge of what to do next. Oops, looks like at least one of the tires is completely flat too. Ren is decently proficient in using and making tools, but none of the books he’s read in the past year instructed on DIY auto repair. So that’s a slight problem.
Still, despite the frustration, he remains calm. The garage looks to be well stocked, and surely someone nearby knows what they’re doing.
“Do you know anything about fixing these?” Ren turns to ask of whomever happens to be in the immediate area. “Last one I drove handled his own maintenance.”
wildcard? (hey, just like this guy!)
Got another idea for how to meet the transfer student? Let’s have it!
ren amamiya/joker } persona 5 royal } new guy
Welp … either Ren’s train went wildly off course, or his home town has changed in drastic and unexpected ways during the past year while he was away in Tokyo. Or, you know, there could be a secret third thing explanation, which is the option Ren seems to be drawing toward the longer he stands observing the scene in front of him. Clue number one: wherever he’s landed, his phone doesn’t work. At all. Clue number two: Morgana is missing, though that could be attributed to the cat simply growing bored of waiting on Ren to regain consciousness. Wouldn’t be the first time he’d wandered off, after all. Clue number three, and the biggest factor leading Ren to lean into the conclusion that something else was afoot, is the fact that the current landscape - the garage, the gas station, the Convoy, the diner - all resembled something like the set of a film fitting the cinematic taste of one of his friends.
Probably Makoto or Haru, he muses, though he’d prefer to end up living in the former’s action-adventure genre than the latter’s horror style, if that is indeed his new reality.
Whatever the case with said new reality, it’s probably not the weirdest thing he’s ever seen, all things of the past year considered - which may explain why Ren appears remarkably calm as he sets off at an unhurried pace toward the settlement to begin investigating his current situation. This mystery isn’t gonna solve itself, after all.
He’ll approach anyone along the way who looks amenable to conversing with one question, and it may not be a question expected of someone so obviously new here: “Excuse me … have you seen a cat?”
02.
While there’s still no sign of Morgana himself, the sight of a dusty black Citroën H van certainly reminds Ren of his friend, and it catches his interest well enough to convince him to climb into the driver’s seat and give the key resting in the ignition a tentative twist. Doing so results in a sharp wheezing sound as the engine attempts to turn over - and fails. Ren frowns and hmms in disapproval. That’s definitely not ideal, but given the state of this place, ideal was never on the table to begin with.
Giving up on the vehicle isn’t an option in Ren’s mind - this is his van, and now he knows it. So that means his obvious next step is fixing it. He hops out of the front seat and slowly circles around the van, as if a visual inspection will grant him the knowledge of what to do next. Oops, looks like at least one of the tires is completely flat too. Ren is decently proficient in using and making tools, but none of the books he’s read in the past year instructed on DIY auto repair. So that’s a slight problem.
Still, despite the frustration, he remains calm. The garage looks to be well stocked, and surely someone nearby knows what they’re doing.
“Do you know anything about fixing these?” Ren turns to ask of whomever happens to be in the immediate area. “Last one I drove handled his own maintenance.”
wildcard? (hey, just like this guy!)
Got another idea for how to meet the transfer student? Let’s have it!