At the end of the first full day of the Story

[shakenit]

[Sumire is treating her journal... like a journal, because why not. It's not like any of the people she'd talk to about this stuff otherwise are here.]

I suppose I've at least found one useful inroad, but I still feel so lost, trying to make sense of this. Akechi-san would have it all figured out by now, I'm sure.

What we need is a way to coordinate without drawing attention to ourselves as outsiders, but I don't know what that would be.

[Guess who learned Reply All and doesn't know it! Someone may want to let her know this isn't quite as private as she intended.]

[Added after Hikaru's comment:]

Sorry about that, everyone. This is Sumire. I suppose I got what I asked for.

I found Siobhan-san - Sigrid, at the moment - and she's offered to help me get ready for the masquerade. At least I got to choose my own mask. Does anyone have much sense of what's going on besides that yet?

Comments

[ohaiyo_isekai]

Actively trying to stop the fighting, according to their patron Amalia Hunter.

[telecosmetic]

That's good to know! Oh, and their leader is Claire, she's normally a magical girl like me. Do you know if Amalia is also someone from the Library?

[ohaiyo_isekai]

Are you? I’m familiar with the type, yes. Ask me about Princess Orihime later.

Amalia is almost certainly Mei Torioi.

[telecosmetic]

When we have time, sure!

I haven't met Mei yet. Is she usually good at stopping fights?

[ohaiyo_isekai]

She has a history of defying fate and arbitrary restrictions, at least.

You should be aware that her Shadow in the Jungian sense is running around as a member of the troupe, the Luna Argent. Amalia is aware of it.

Under no circumstances kill the shadow; her id needs to be reconciled and reunited with her ego, both cannot live without the other.

[shakenit]

...I didn't know that could happen outside of

special circumstances.

[ohaiyo_isekai]

I have questions best asked in private.

Mei’s story is not mine to share but there were special circumstances you may ask her to elaborate on after The End of this sorry tale.

[shakenit]

I understand. [Gods, does she.]

As long as we're not discussing those questions at the masquerade, I'll answer them.

[telecosmetic]

Alright, that's good to know. And of course I'm not going to kill her Shadow! I know how this works, you've got to accept it. [Eliza quietly thinks back to her own Shadow, her shining Persona that's now mostly sleeping in her mind.]