"Ellie, you ready?" Frank asked his friend outside of the Reverse Edge. The Persona User noticed his friend and noticed that she seemed to be a lot happier today.

"I've been ready... we've got to charge up those Personas... and the only way we can do that is by equipping them, and letting them loose during battle. I'm taking the Phoenix, Frank. What about you?" Ellen began to adjust her red neckerchief before looking at her friend.

"I've given it a lot of thought..." Frank said as both he and Ellen turned into the adjacent alleyway to the Reverse Edge. "I'll take on Remy... that ought to be interesting."

Ellen placed a hand on the blue doors in the alley. "Remy might be grateful to have a host like you... a couple of weeks ago, Nate found out that he's incompatible with Moon class Persona... Remy let him have it!"

Frank chuckled. "Man... I wish I could have seen that..."

The two teenage Persona Users entered the Velvet Room. Upon seeing the two Persona Users, Igor stood and took a bow.

"Welcome to the Velvet Room...Please, show me your Persona..." Igor grinned at the two Persona Users before taking a seat once more.

"Hello again, Igor..." Frank said in respect to the Keeper of Persona.

"A pleasure to see you again." Ellen added with the same respect..

"Children... what brings both of you here today?" Igor regarded both Persona Users with an amount of respect. All of the inhabitants of the Velvet Room respect the Persona Users for all that they had done for Earth and Torana.

"Igor... we are going to change some of our Persona." Frank replied.

"Frank, you are experienced, but you still need to mature your powers. The same goes for the others Persona Users, both in Torana and Earth." Igor explained to Frank and Ellen.

"Torana???" Ellen raised an eyebrow as she heard the name of their new home world.

"That's the name of the planet, Ellie... Anyhow... Igor? I'm guessing that each of us would have to put one of our Persona into storage before we can receive the new ones?" Frank said before looking at the Keeper of Persona.

Igor nodded. "That is correct. Are you willing to give up a Persona that you have equipped?"

Frank nodded. "We are, Igor. We know that those two Persona that called to us awhile back need to be powered up... and from what Ellen told me, Remy would like a decent host, as well as the Phoenix."

Igor smiled at the two Persona Users. He still looked sinister, but in truth, was quite an understanding and gentle man. "You both care about the Persona that merge with your soul... Very well. Which Persona would you like to swap?"

Ellen reached into her pocked and pulled out a Persona Card. "Here's Fortune:Verdandi. Igor, I would like to take Sun:Phoenix as my new Persona."

"And I..." Frank said as he took a Persona Card from his jacket pocket. "Will store Fortune:Urd. I'll take on Moon:Remy as my new Persona."

The Keeper of Persona took both Persona Cards. Igor then snapped his fingers, and opened a portal to the area where Persona are stored. He placed both cards in, and took two more out before closing the portal.

"Frank, will you please step forward?" Igor asked the Persona User. Frank nodded and approached. Igor muttered some words in an ancient, arcane language and held the card to Frank's head. With a flash of light, the Persona was melded to Frank's soul. Igor then handed the card to Frank.

"This Persona is Moon:Remy. Please take good care of it... and you have now matured as a Persona User, along with the others. All of you can now equip five Persona at a time, without having to change them in and out." Igor explained to both Persona Users present. "In due time, all of you will mature again. Ms. Johnson, will you please step forward?"

Ellen stepped toward the Keeper of Persona. Once again, Igor muttered the same words in an ancient, arcane language and held the card to Ellen's head. With a flash of light the Persona was melded to Ellen's soul. Igor then handed the card to Ellen.

"This Persona is Sun:Phoenix. Please take good care of it." Ellen took the card from Igor.

"Children... both of those Persona are still at Rank 1. Both need to be cared for and conditioned in battle. Do what you can for them, and remember, that I will be here for you all and your friends. Nate has already come by and stored the last of the Norns as well. Perhaps later on, he may awaken another Persona here, or maybe somewhere else... only time will tell."

"All right Igor... and... thank you..." Frank said to the Keeper of Persona. Both he and Ellen gave Igor a bow before leaving the Velvet Room.

"Well..." Ellen said as they walked from the alley to the streets of Windia. "That was interesting... Frank, about the dance... when do we begin to practice?"

"Tomorrow after school, Ellie. I'm gonna go to the park to unwind a bit. I've gotten my homework done for the weekend, so I may head over to Kate's house as well, and help her if she needs it." Frank replied to his friend.

"All right... I'm going to look for Alex... I'll see you later, Frank."

Both Persona Users waved to one another and went their separate ways.

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