Victoria finds the current state of events inefficient. She waits for a reload break, before sprinting out towards them. At this point, psychological warfare is the order of the day; when they shoot at her, she only dodges shots that would cripple her. Let them pump her full of lead and then see their faces as she smiles as she shoots them with a shotgun.
Kasumi returns with the drinks, glancing at Inomi/Enelope talking to the empty nightclub. Soon after, the door is heard opening and a girl with long brown hair tied back in a ponytail, wearing the same uniform as Kasumi, enters. One would notice that she's using crutches, and has her right leg in a cast. She, with Kasumi's help, sits down in a chair facing all the others. "Kasumi, maybe you should go check how your brother is doing?" she says, smiling. Kasumi nods and leaves the room. The girl turns to them all, still smiling. "I'm Asuka Shibata. A pleasure to meet you."
Once the door is closed, her expression switches to a serious one. "So, the reason you're all here. Kasumi told your supporter that the threat was not immediate, and that we got away, and that was correct. However, there still is danger, I just didn't tell her how screwed we are because then she'd panic.
We fight things called Shadows, in what we call Shadow Dimensions. It's not just me and her, of course. We have around ten people. The Shadow Dimension that most recently appeared, the fourth, is the one that's dangerous right now. Things were going fine- we were roughly halfway through. But, while we were fighting some of them, they changed. Some kind of dark aura appeared around them, and suddenly they were far stronger. We continued on until we found one that even without the aura would have been dangerous. That's what caused this..." She uses a crutch to indicate her broken leg. "Kasumi and her brother Kenji were the only ones uninjured. Most of our team is off worse. In normal circumstances, this wouldn't be an issue, really. We could wait for our injuries to heal. But as we dragged ourselves out, I noticed that the entrance was in a different place. That Shadow Dimension is expanding, and fast. If we don't destroy the controlling Shadow soon, it'll start getting into Tokyo itself. And it won't stop there."
Asuka takes a sip of the water left on the table next to her, and then continues. "Now why does this concern you? The dark aura. It's a Trespasser, having taken control of the lead Shadow and amplifying the power of all the Shadows within, according to a benefactor. The explanation of what they are fits. We won't be in fighting condition soon enough to make a difference. So I'm forced to ask you for help. I tried to stop him, but Kenji ran off. I think he probably went to scout a way to the lead Shadow. In about five seconds, Kasumi will figure that out." She counts off on her fingers, and Kasumi bursts into the room right on cue.
"Asuka! Kenji, he- he's in the Shadow Dimension! He's alone there! He says he's fine but how long until he gets overwhelmed!?"
"Alright. Any questions, you all? Kasumi will act as support, in addition to your own supporter. She can stay here if she wants, Persona-based telepathy can get into and out of the Shadow Dimensions easily enough."
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