(GS3) Special Field: PSY Shop

[Hope]

After dealing with 10000 blows of verbal abuse, Neo was defeated by F Chopper Koga.

"Look let me tell you why you're in a slump kiddo," said the kid, "you're in a slump because you lack confidence. People see confidence and then they lose theirs. Oh boy, it's so easy to keep the weak weak by telling them that they're weak. If you stop believing you're weak then you'll stop being weak. Get me?" She said.

"I do." He agreed.


She manifested two cards in her hands and handed it to him.

"Armor Break Dragon. You can also use these as tissue paper if you want whenever you're crying I really don't care or whatever." She then looked back at the shop fight table which lay wasted in smoke. "Uh. Now shoo shoo. Just remember that keeping your head up and being confident is key or whatever."

"My sisters are going to kill me..."

[NeoBuster]

Neo took the card known as Armor Break Dragon and left PSY Shop. He also was wondering why that person was acting weird. Neo put the Armor Break Dragon in his deck and headed back on the road in high spirits. Now then.. Where to go?" Neo said to himself.

[Beryl]

Satoshi stepped across the tile floor. What was this place? It seemed to be a world between worlds, as he felt as though he could be on Cray, and yet...still somehow on Earth. He looked around, staring at the various rare cards flashing by. It seemed, in a way, like a strange shop---

Wait. Yukino had mentioned when she acquired Ezel---was it actually Ezel? It must have been. His mind couldn't think of anything else. Regardless, she mentioned such powers had been bestowed to her by an interaction of a place called "PSY Shop." He had never heard of it before, but he had also never seen this shop before in the Shopping District. Plus, the door just...opened out of nowhere in the woods. It must be that mysterious place she mentioned.

Meanwhile, Seph walked alongside him. For some reason, in this place, he no longer had control over being ethereal, as though he was still on Cray. Satoshi noticed his steps and turned to him, surprised.

"You're...real now?" He scratched the back of his head. "I'm still trying to put all of this together..."

Seph shrugged. "This place feels as though it's Cray and Earth combined. Perhaps someone will come and give us answers."

[Cherry]

TOMO-ZO... was fast asleep on the room's table, snoring the rest of eternity away. The beauty of a break from work and her sisters was heaven itself, especially after dealing with arguments involving how she and Koga didn't follow routine. FUKI was a real pain in the ass. Unfortunately for the book-covering-face woman, the lights of Shop PSY flickered on, and planetary revolutions were set in motion. They had a customer.

"Ugh..." the redhead groaned, clearly not wanting to be the one to take this. The sad mistake of sleeping in the main room was promptly biting her in the ass. Removing the book containing... rather lewd material, wincing from the lights shining down brightly in her face, she let out another agonized moan.

She needed to get paid more.

Placing hands at edges of the table, she boosted herself upward. Sitting up, she began to stretch while yawning. ... Then she suddenly backflipped off the table toward the two customers! Nailing a perfect landing to show off her magnificent form with a little "ta-da", it was time to get down to business. Giggling as she regained her composure, the strange woman turned to the duo.

"Oh..." She stopped. After a few seconds, she got in Seph's face. "You know, this form you took on looks pretty cute. Too bad Guardian Dragons aren't my type. Don't make good boyfriends that stick around too long."

Casually flirting with the Cray spirit while revealing the fact that she knew its real identity, she proceeded to summon a copy of its card.

"What does this card mean to you, why do you fight, blah blah blah", TOMO-ZO skimmed through the routine to avoid getting yelled at while still half-assing it.

When's the next paycheck?

[Beryl]

All of the color drained from Seph's face as the woman revealed his secret. The boy wasn't supposed to know yet! How could she just...

"Arboros Dragon, Sephirot?" Satoshi stared at the magnificent dragon before him, racking his brain. The coloring and name did remind him of Seph, and yet...he had never seen this card. Even with the familiarity, he couldn't put it together that Seph and Sephirot were one and the same.

He directed his attention to TOMO-ZO. She was definitely leagues more attractive than most girls he had seen, almost unreal. But at the same time, she seemed not his type. Her disinterest in her job, instead focusing on flirting with all of the males who came in (at least, he assumed), wasn't exactly the most appealing characteristic. Even so, he blushed a little.

"This card...doesn't really mean something to me. I've never seen it before." He looked down at his feet. "As for why I fight...well, it used to be to protect those I cared about. But those two..." He thought of Yukino and Haruka, shaking his head a bit. "They've both gotten much stronger than me. They don't need me to protect them anymore."

[Cherry]

Oh great, a sap down on his luck. TOMO-ZO sighed, then looked at Seph. He was probably here to help the boy, but seemed to be failing at his job grandly. "Alright, come here", swaying her hips, she motioned the two to follow her to the table. Flirting some more, she sat on top of it, and leaned toward them with a suggestively mischievous grin. Kicking the table's button on the side with a foot, an image of Zoo appeared on the monitor.

"Narukami's coming for a visit. You're going to fight me."

[Beryl]

Satoshi blushed a bit, now noticing the cleavage. Okay, never mind, she was really attractive and it didn't matter what her perspective on her job was. She was too hot.

He laid his deck down, Seph nervously observing. "Well...let's do this, then."

[Cherry]

TOMO-ZO unleashed thunder dragons upon Satoshi, a horrendous matchup for him seeing as she retired like a madwoman. Most of the game, she toyed with him like she does everyone. However, it was also to get on his case for having no drive - a weak image. Even more so an outdated image that couldn't make her flinch. Riding the super destructive Detonix Drill Dragon wiped away Maiden's allies that she Persona Blasted for. Truth be told, the only Grade Two unit she got at the start was Hex Cannon... still, even behind in damage, the redhead overwhelmed him in advantage. With an incredibly forceful image born of Narukami.

His image was to protect the two he cared most for, yet, they were so far ahead of him, they didn't need him.

The image that broke the shackles of one's limit is something the boy lacked. Dungaree ferociously wiped away the power he relied on in the past - destroying it even. Seph realized TOMO-ZO's aim, which led to her explaining how he could get stronger in a roundabout way. To surpass his past and renew his purpose.

Throughout the game's climax with some extra lewd remarks about Detonix's eagerness to drill into Maiden, it still wasn't enough to reach her. A hammy, flashy finisher with the drill for PSY's hostess with an extra Critical Trigger for good measure.

"She's not gonna be walking straight for a good week", the woman jested. Laughing to herself as the table turned off. With some movements of a hand, a trio of the same card shined red. TOMO-ZO walked past him, placing them down, and a clean cell phone as an extra gift.

She didn't leave her number.

Poor guy.

[Beryl]

Satoshi stared at the cards TOMO-ZO left him. They weren't the card he was shown, but a new card. A card called Maiden of Venus Trap, Muse. He looked it over and noticed that it had a Limit Break, which surprised him a bit. Was he really ready?

He also noticed the cell phone. A nice gift of her, honestly. It was a shame Tomo didn't leave her number, but...

"I have a feeling I'll see her again." Satoshi gave a slight smile and turned to Seph, who was scratching his chin, as per the norm.

"I'm sorry I wasn't really up to par. I really---"

"Don't worry about it." Seph pat his champion on the shoulder. "I have things to share with you sometime, but first...that card she showed..."

"It was you, right?"

Seph was taken aback by this response. "You knew? You didn't seem fazed by it at all!"

Satoshi chuckled. "Nah, I figured it out when she said 'I don't date Guardian Dragons.'" He nudged the ground a little with his foot. "So...I need to prepare more to use your true form, then?"

Seph nodded. "Just a tad. Luckily, it seems Tomo has given you a great place to start. Muse is my sister." He grinned. "She'll set you on the right path. For now, though, we should get out of here."

"Right." Satoshi headed towards the exit with Seph, his new intention being finding Haruka or Yukino to get their numbers finally.

[Cherry]

Yukino barged through the door, dragging Haruka with her.

The lights all turned on immediately, the planetary devices activating to elevate the air of mystery. Rare cards revolved about inside cases, some unseen by the group. They were obviously cards of the future. Unfortunately, the queen didn't have a damn to give when it came to sightseeing. Finally letting go of the poor boy, she was about to call out to the hostesses-

"Yami..."

Yugure stopped, gasping. That voice... was... Yunos?! The queen began to look around, checking to see if Blaster Dark was any of those rare cards floating. Or if he was on the table, the other side of the room, the woman quickly turned frantic. He was nowhere to be found, though... It must've been her imagination or fatigue. With a sigh, she covered her face with a hand. A depressed majesty turned back to the group, returning to them all as they entered.

"Before we get started, Haruka, what the hell happened to you? What's with all the bandages?" Aggressive concern was fired toward the boy.

[Jello]

"Hoh, a trip down memory lane." Haruka found himself having what seemed like a nostalgia trip. The entrance was as dark as usual, then lit up as before, except there wasn't a splitting headache accompanying it.

Oh wait, that's because I fell on the floor last time.

He would normally be sitting in the back of the group as everybody advanced ahead of him, but a certain someone had a grip on his arm from earlier. He wasn't exactly opposed to it, but due to the earlier breakdown, he wanted to avoid any casualties.

Then she let go, and started running around looking for something. Nothing in particular, it looked like. Just frantic. And after said search, Haruka found pins and needles all of a sudden.

"Uh." Haruka looked down at his hands and looked back up. "Rough morning."

This is no time for jokes you dolt!

"Really, rough morning."

You're actually a moron.

Haruka shrugged with a thin smile. He motioned to everybody else, trying to get across the message that "there are people here, this can wait."

[Crystalia]

Well, this day had just gotten considerably weirder. Random doors, and this shop? She sighed, perhaps it was to be expected from this group of people. Even Iguanna had showed up out of nowhere, who knows how she honed her stalker skills that well. And some person she'd never even met before as well, Jello something. Poor guy looked like he was going to pass out in the amusement park, she wondered what was up with that.

Looking around, it appeared as if the walls themselves had become scenery, of the stars, and various planets. 'What exactly is this place' she thought. She also noticed Yukino look slightly unnerved by something, she wondered what it was. About to call out to Yukino to see if she was ok, she stopped. Yukino had recovered, and was questioning her fellow stargazer. 'Poor footstool' she sighed. Your job really is tough.

In fact, so tough it seemed to have affected his mind. Miyuki was almost amazed when he simply stated he had a 'rough morning'. These people sometimes... She made a mental note to check up with him later though, she wouldn't want her ice cream source to die.

[Kisaragi Zane]

Jellal sat back and observed the situation. "What is this place?" He's never been in this shop before or any shop aside from the regular one. It looked mysterious, but nothing sinister or ominous. He looked at the Espoir sisters and another individual who was with them. He was sitting down, trying to catch his breath. The air was chilly yet pleasant and smooth enough to calm Jellal down and stood up along side everyone that was with him.

[Hope]

Over at the distance, sitting upon a bar which spread across one of the corners of the shop were the three hostesses. The light flickered across the bar, making them appear like performers under a spotlight.

"These losers were the ones that had to go save Cray before? Many no wonder why we were so screwed... oh and yeah the Princess, hi Princess, don't mean you haha," the young cabbage said.

"Calm down, with the attitude, we must do our jobs and be formal," warned the banana.

"Damn sis, chill out, she's young, let her do what she wants. It's not like we get paid enough anyways..." complained the tomato.

[Jello]

With the lights turning on, off to the side, Haruka noticed a familiar face, accompanied by two other ones.

"TOMO-ZO. Long time, no see?" He was genuinely happy to see her again, but also a little scared considering the last time he was here, the circumstances were different and even then Haruka had a hard time getting out of PSY without nearly passing out or dying from heat stroke.

But that was for a different reason altogether. Setting oneself ablaze in a Cardfight is painful, and really difficult.

Haruka pondered the moment and also had a small reminiscence of the time he was here and TOMO-ZO's attitude. That was more than enough to get a sweat started in the first place. He can only hope she's a bit more serious when it's a group of people and not just another guest here.