Reverse Tarot - jun-kurosu

Mistery person! Could I ask you something maybe??

Oh hello, yes, go ahead.

Uhmm!! Well it's about the roleplay stuff

3:04 PM

Have you ever heard about personas and/or shadows? If not! That's okay! just checking who knows the franchise material!

I did say before that I do not role-play. What is this franchise, if I may ask? Perhaps my younger colleagues will be able to enlighten me.

Aww, okay... Uhm! It's, very niche. So I don't think people would've heard of it...

3:06 PM

I just wanted to check since you were already here anyhow!

I still really do not understand why I would be forced to have any role-playing app, let alone such a supposedly niche one. Some of my colleagues do have some niche interests as far as I can tell; they might know of the franchise.

Sorry... I genuinely don't know why you'd be here either! I'm sorry for the trouble.

3:10 PM

Uhm

3:10 PM

The name of the franchise?

Yes, please let me know the name of the franchise the role-play is related to.

.....That's,

3:12 PM

The! Shadow Operatives?

Is the additional punctuation part of the name? It seems like an odd title.

No it isn't!!!

3:18 PM

I'm just worried you'll make fun of us, geez.

Oh. Do I come across as that kind of person? My apologies if I do. I assure you I am not here to make fun of anyone; I am merely trying to find out more about the app that I am now stuck with.

Ah, you're okay!! Maybe I'm just a little stressed...

3:21 PM

That's understandable enough a reason to be interested, I guess!

3:21 PM

Worst come to worse, I guess you could always mute it and ignore it?... Though it is weird...

I like to know all relevant details of what is installed on my devices, so such an app appearing with no explanation and no information available anywhere is very concerning to me. Particularly as it seems to know some personal details of mine which I have never used anywhere online. Out of interest, how did you come to join the chat room?

Huh? Personal details???

3:25 PM

I got in trough a friend!!

3:26 PM

I haven't tried deleting it, though.

Are you able to read users' names?

Users names??

3:28 PM

No..

3:28 PM

It's been kind of annoying keeping track of everyone, actually.

3:29 PM

Oh! That reminds me! I haven't introduced myself, have I?

3:29 PM

Ahh that's so rude! Apologies

3:29 PM

I'm Teddie!ʕ ´∀｀ʔ♡

I do wonder why some people are able to see names while others aren't. Perhaps the account permissions are incorrectly configured. I am actually able to see people's names. I also realise I have not introduced myself either; I am using the name "Iris" in the chat room.

3:52 PM

Did you set your name manually on this app, or was it done automatically?

....huh? You can see my name?

3:53 PM

Other's can see my name??

3:53 PM

No one told me that...

3:53 PM

I didn't set any name for myself!!

3:53 PM

Wait, what

3:53 PM

What does it list as my name?

How strange. You would appear to be named Teddie Hanamura.

...Oh!

4:00 PM

ʕ ´∀｀ʔ♡ I see

4:00 PM

Thank you!

4:01 PM

Wait no that's concerning why can you see that!!

4:01 PM

Who else can! Do you know?

Is your name not correct either?

Not correct? Was someone elses name wrong before?

4:01 PM

That's my name!

Oh, I am unsure who is able to read names. I think "Tats" said he can?

. Maybe that wasn't a good thing to confirm Please don't tell others that that's my name?

4:02 PM

Tats... I don't think I met him!!

4:02 PM

If you see a 'Yosuke' in the chat specifically please do not tell him I told you my name he'd probably be upset.

My name is only partially correct and uses another part which I suppose contains information related to me, but is not a name I have ever gone by. I can assure you I will not be sharing any of these details; I am not a malicious entity.

4:04 PM

Might this Yosuke be related to you?

Hm, I see... Well! I can promise you I can't see your name!! So Iris it will be! And thank you...

4:05 PM

If you can see our full names, I guess there's no real point in hiding it...

4:05 PM

He is! Again though, please don't tell the others that.

4:05 PM

He's my brother! ʕ ´∀｀ʔ

Is Yosuke the one who invited you to the chat room?

Mmmmhm!!! ʕ •̀ᴗ•́ ʔو ̑̑

Interesting. Perhaps I should ask him some questions about how people are added. I have not seen any method to do so, so I wonder if he has a different level of access to me.

Oh uhm!

4:55 PM

..Go easy on him, okay? I think he's been dealing with a lot lately! Maybe I could ask, for you!

I suppose it might seem odd if I message him directly from nowhere. Please do ask. Thank you.

4:56 PM

Could you please also ask him who made the app, if he knows?

Of course!!

4:58 PM

I will!! I'm happy if I can help!

Uhm! Yosuke-nii said only some people can invite others! But it seems to be, kind of random! Just as how only random people can see names...

5:10 PM

So he doesn't know why he can! Just like you don't know why you can read the names of others I guess...

5:10 PM

Sorry, that answer doesn't help much, does it?

5:10 PM

The creator is also unknown...

5:10 PM

Now I'm getting worried we are roleplaying on a weird virus chat!!

That is very interesting, thank you for asking him. Do you know if anybody was present for the beginning of the chat room?

Oh! Hmm! I don't! Let me ask that too!

5:33 PM

Yosuke-nii said it was just him and one other lady at first!

5:33 PM

miss Haru!

5:33 PM

I don't really know her, though.

How did Yosuke join the app? If he was one of the first, it would make sense for him to have a connection to the creator. Is it somebody he knows?

No... It just showed up for him too.

5:53 PM

It does sound really odd now that I'm thinking about it, huh?

5:53 PM

I... Didn't really think about it before.

I agree, this is all very strange. How did he and Haru know it was a role-playing app?

It wasn't at first!! But then we found out we all liked the franchise ʕ ・∀・ʔ

5:55 PM

And then it was!!

So it began as a group of strangers?

Mhm!~

How unlikely that each of you would know of such an obscure franchise, let alone enjoy it enough to role-play based on it.

Well, it was just two people at the start... So it's possible, right?

5:58 PM

I don't know how many of us got invited in but! I did! So I assumed most of everyone else after did too!

5:58 PM

Because they already knew we liked it!

I apologise but I must say, I am not convinced.

...Oh.

5:59 PM

I'm sorry...

It would appear from looking back that multiple people have been added to the chat room without another member inviting them, and I appear to be far from the only one that does not know of this franchise.

Oh!

6:03 PM

That's, odd..

Had you somehow not noticed?

I haven't been here that long yet myself. I've heard more of other people then that I actually have been able to talk to them.

6:12 PM

I wouldn't actively seek you out in DMs to try and talk to you about it if I was making it up... geez

6:12 PM

I asked you about it for a reason.

There is always the possibility that that reason was to cover something up dependent on my answer to your initial question. In fact, if the chat room is dedicated to a franchise, there should be no need to ask me privately, as the franchise's existence is not a secret.

Unless we're trying to keep an actual rp going ʕ｀´ ʔ

6:17 PM

And what was it supposed to cover up then , hm?

6:17 PM

We're not actually punching gods in the face!!!

6:18 PM

What do you think this is then??

The fact that you are becoming defensive suggests that I may be right...

May be right in what?

6:23 PM

Do you want me to explain the franchise? What do you want me to do?

6:24 PM

You're being mean about it!

I would be interested in hearing an explanation of the franchise.

...Mm! Sure

6:31 PM

Fair warning? I'm, not the best with like, smart words So the fancy psychological terms I'm just going to dumb down for my own sake.

6:33 PM

It centers around peoples minds, a lot? Specifically their thoughts and feelings! Shadows are the parts of people they don't like, that they try to repress or cast away! Or just... corrupted versions of themselves, in certain cases. And then personas are more or less the other side of the same coin? But like!! Once people accept their shadow they can get their persona!

6:33 PM

And then its cool action sequence time of people with personas fighting shadows for the sake of the woooorld!!!ʕ ´∀｀ʔ

6:34 PM

And if people are really good about being good with their mind then their persona can evolve and become an even cooler persona!

6:34 PM

And some people have multiple. I don't really know why that is but it makes them very strong! And admirableʕ♡◦ᴥ◦♡ʔ

6:35 PM

Oh! And shadows , cus they're made out of peoples fears and repressed feelings, and stuff?

6:35 PM

Sometimes they can aaaaall kind of morph into one big version of that feeling!

6:35 PM

So if you have lots of lonely shadows if could become like the god of the loneliness! Very spooky

6:36 PM

and then the people with personas have to beat it!! But the gods are super strong so its hard!! ʕ꒪∆꒪;ʔ

6:36 PM

...Oh, I'm talking a lot now

6:36 PM

Sorry! I like the franchise, ehe

6:37 PM

There's multiple stories with multiple people! And they all have their own versions of it ʕ♡◦ᴥ◦♡ʔ This is just the central theming in all of them!

6:37 PM

I think. I haven't seen all of them.

It sounds like a very interesting concept, and quite a scary one were it applied to the real world. Thank you for explaining it to me. I think I will take my leave for now.

Oh, I hope I didn't bore you...

6:41 PM

Uhm, take care!!