Akihiko was nothing if not quick to adapt, but even he took a minute to go from dozing in Mitsuru's limousine to falling into a lake. Once the initial shock passed though, he quickly made his way to shore, taking stock of his surroundings. This didn't look like Tartarus or the Midnight Channel, but his hand reflexively rest on his evoker for a moment before he flipped up the hood of his cape, only managing to soak himself once again. However, rather than actually remove the hood he just left it, telling himself this was a test of endurance. Needless to say, his attempts at not drawing attention were... less than well thought out.
The Red Spring/Training Ground
Akihiko was silent for the trip into town, attempting to process everything he'd been told. While world ending threats were oddly nothing new to him, his experience with the Midnight Channel had taught him to be wary of anything and everything that he saw and felt when plunged into a new world. As such, after taking some time to dry off and walk around the resort the caravan had stopped at, he found himself shadowboxing in the training grounds, one thing continually echoing in his head. The idea that the strength he'd trained so hard for and built up over the course of years to protect others was just... gone didn't sit well. He'd tried to summon Ceasar as he had in the Midnight Channel with a thought multiple times but nothing came. So much of what he thought he knew about himself was stripped away and he could feel the frustration and guilt that he'd shouldered for most of his life bubbling up until he turned from where he was shadowboxing and delivered his best straight to a nearby wall, putting some cracks in it.
"At least I still have that going for me..." After a moment, he pulls down his hood, reaching for the silver gun strapped just under one of his arms. "I guess if I can't do it the new way, the only real option left is..." After drawing the 'gun', he looks at it for a moment, takes a deep breath, puts the barrel to his forehead and pulls the trigger and... nothing. That was what really set it in stone for Akihiko. His strength was gone, replaced with something foreign that set him back to square one. For a good five minutes he just stood there, Evoker pressed to his forehead trying to force down the feelings of frustration that kept bubbling up.
Hop, Skip, and a Jump
Akihiko had never been able to turn down a challenge. Something that had been exploited to his chagrin many a time. Even now he couldn't stop himself. He'd never done hopscotch before, but he'd seen other kids do it when he was younger so he figured he had the basic gist. Of course the combat aspect interested him as well. He'd gotten the hang of casting the most basic lightning spells but was still barely able to muster more oomph than a static shock so he figured that would be safe enough in his competition. As he stepped up to the starting line, doing some last minute stretching, he grinned over at his opponent as if they'd been friends forever.
Akihiko Sanada | Persona 3 | Elemental Magic, familiar undecided
Akihiko was nothing if not quick to adapt, but even he took a minute to go from dozing in Mitsuru's limousine to falling into a lake. Once the initial shock passed though, he quickly made his way to shore, taking stock of his surroundings. This didn't look like Tartarus or the Midnight Channel, but his hand reflexively rest on his evoker for a moment before he flipped up the hood of his cape, only managing to soak himself once again. However, rather than actually remove the hood he just left it, telling himself this was a test of endurance. Needless to say, his attempts at not drawing attention were... less than well thought out.
The Red Spring/Training Ground
Akihiko was silent for the trip into town, attempting to process everything he'd been told. While world ending threats were oddly nothing new to him, his experience with the Midnight Channel had taught him to be wary of anything and everything that he saw and felt when plunged into a new world. As such, after taking some time to dry off and walk around the resort the caravan had stopped at, he found himself shadowboxing in the training grounds, one thing continually echoing in his head. The idea that the strength he'd trained so hard for and built up over the course of years to protect others was just... gone didn't sit well. He'd tried to summon Ceasar as he had in the Midnight Channel with a thought multiple times but nothing came. So much of what he thought he knew about himself was stripped away and he could feel the frustration and guilt that he'd shouldered for most of his life bubbling up until he turned from where he was shadowboxing and delivered his best straight to a nearby wall, putting some cracks in it.
"At least I still have that going for me..." After a moment, he pulls down his hood, reaching for the silver gun strapped just under one of his arms. "I guess if I can't do it the new way, the only real option left is..." After drawing the 'gun', he looks at it for a moment, takes a deep breath, puts the barrel to his forehead and pulls the trigger and... nothing. That was what really set it in stone for Akihiko. His strength was gone, replaced with something foreign that set him back to square one. For a good five minutes he just stood there, Evoker pressed to his forehead trying to force down the feelings of frustration that kept bubbling up.
Hop, Skip, and a Jump
Akihiko had never been able to turn down a challenge. Something that had been exploited to his chagrin many a time. Even now he couldn't stop himself. He'd never done hopscotch before, but he'd seen other kids do it when he was younger so he figured he had the basic gist. Of course the combat aspect interested him as well. He'd gotten the hang of casting the most basic lightning spells but was still barely able to muster more oomph than a static shock so he figured that would be safe enough in his competition. As he stepped up to the starting line, doing some last minute stretching, he grinned over at his opponent as if they'd been friends forever.
"Good luck out there. Let's give this our all!"