Sophia’s Shop is Now Open!

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Across the Hub, a little icon of Sophia’s visor appears in the corner of all personal devices. Phones, tablets, computers, you name it. (0 0)

Upon being clicked, it would expand into Sophia’s shop! You can buy just about anything you can think of, within reason. She can’t sell artifacts (Chaos Emeralds, Stand Arrows, non-standard weapons, etc), but there’s plenty to buy!

Any food? You’ve got it!

Medical supplies? Easy!

Accessories? Clothes? Done!

Armor? All here!

Weapons? As long as you’re stable enough!

At random chance, what you buy might be discounted! Sophia also does the courtesy of translating all currencies into Yen, as that’s what she’s used to.

The best part? Everything is shipped immediately! Don’t question how, you won’t get an answer.~

So, what are you waiting for??

Buy! Buy! Buy!~ (^ ^)

Man, that was a short break.

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

I forgot the music! How could I forget the music?!

[Cue: Sophia’s Shop - Persona 5 Strikers]

[u/Reinforcemint]

JBA!Ren and Golden Experience approach Sophia.

"How's business doing?"

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Reinforcemint]

Sophia smiles happily, looking at an interface with a truckload of orders coming in.

“It’s great!! Everyone is buying so much, all of my sources must have to be shipping everything out super fast to keep up!~”

[u/DreamingKnight235 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

((Truckload you say..would she be looking for a truckdriver to bring her supplies or handle massive amounts of deliveries?))

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/DreamingKnight235]

((Nah, part of Sophia’s shop working in Strikers (and the Hub) is that she has connections to get nigh-instant delivery for everything))

[u/DreamingKnight235 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

((Ahhh alright alright))

[u/OkInflation2281]

"Hmm..."

*One thinks about what to buy.*

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/OkInflation2281]

Sophia waits patiently for One to order. She’s effectively omnipresent on the shopping app to keep up with orders as efficiently as possible.

[u/OkInflation2281 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

*One looks through the weapons.*

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/OkInflation2281]

There are various categories. Daggers, knives, hammers, maces, whips, brass knuckles, katanas, axes, yo-yos, great swords, you name it.

[u/OkInflation2281 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

"Hmm..."

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/OkInflation2281]

The Sophia avatar in the corner bobs her head idly, humming a tune. Pretend it’s a screenshot of the weapons page.

“Having trouble deciding?~”

She asks curiously.

[u/OkInflation2281 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

"I'm fine."

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/OkInflation2281]

The Sophia avatar smiles.

“Alright, take your time.~ I’ll be here 24/7!”

[u/OkInflation2281 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

*She looks for...maybe like,a laser sword?*

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/OkInflation2281]

Yeah, Sophia can get one of those for ya.

¥19,500, but any currency will work. Sophia does all the translation and such between money and returns any possible excess.

[u/Cautious-Koala6387]

Alula was looking at her AlulaPad^TM When she saw the Shop app

Uh... What's this?

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Cautious-Koala6387]

Sophia can’t answer because she doesn’t have access to the AlulaPad™️. She should like, open the not-malware.

[u/Cautious-Koala6387 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Alula being the curious birb she is, opens the app

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Cautious-Koala6387]

Of course, she’s met with Sophia’s Shop. Sophia’s avatar can be seen in the corner, effectively a fragment of herself so she can be omnipresent on the app. She waves at Alula.

[u/Cautious-Koala6387 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Oh hey! I remember you! We sparred together!

Alula acts like the Sophia there is real, but she probably is-

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Cautious-Koala6387]

She is. It’s a part of her that retains memories and such. Think of it like her reaching an arm out somewhere or multitasking in the background constantly.

“Mhm!~ I just opened up my shop, I’ve been putting it together for a few months! Did you want to buy anything?~”

[u/Cautious-Koala6387 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Oh, uh... What do you have?

Alula blinks, not expecting an answer back-

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Cautious-Koala6387]

The Sophia avatar taps her forehead.

“I sell things!~”

[u/Cautious-Koala6387 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Ooh! Lemme see!

Alula looks through the catalogue

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Cautious-Koala6387]

I don’t have a list, it’s literally anything you can think of within reason.

[u/Loki_257]

I kid you not, Amalgam Arises from her Shadow like a Dracula. He looks…Different. He’s donning a human form that’s different than the previous one…

He seems a bit, exhausted. Even if his nature as a fully fledged Ai makes it so he can’t tire, she could tell he’s mentally worn out.

[<“…Sophia, would it be possible for us to construct a higher dimensional scanning tracker?…

Something isn’t…Right.”<]

Wait, is that a moon from behind? Is he freaking aura-farming?

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Loki_257]

Sophia looks up from a constantly flowing stream of orders showing up on an interface in front of her, a big smile on her face.

“Oh! Brother!! I finally opened my shop!~ But we can talk about that later. We probably can, but we’d need someone who knows how to make one…”

[u/Loki_257 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

[<“…Great, cause we’re going to need it…

You wouldn’t have happened to see a person carrying around a golden cube the side of a Basket Ball, no?…

It’s really important, and can put everyone here at stake…”<]

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Loki_257]

She shakes her head.

“Uh-uh, haven’t seen anything like it… One moment.”

She scans over whatever footage she has from a handful of cameras around the Hub, still nothing.

“…Mm-mm. No dice.”

[u/UnfanboydeSouthPark]

Nono: "This is Sophia's online shop! You'll probably get along fine Noriko! She is so great and cool too!"

Noriko: "I see..."

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/UnfanboydeSouthPark]

((It’s online twin-))

[u/UnfanboydeSouthPark → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

((Aihgt, just assume they're saying this while looking on a computer LoL))

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/UnfanboydeSouthPark]

Sophia’s avatar waves, as she has a fragment of herself always on the shop site to be effectively omnipresent on it. Personalization is a key to good business!

“Hello!~ Looking to get anything specific today, Nono? Ohh, and who’s the other person?~”

[u/UnfanboydeSouthPark → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Nono: "Oh! This is Noriko! She is super cool and one of my new friends!"

Noriko: "Hi! Nice to meet you! I am Noriko Takaya!"

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/UnfanboydeSouthPark]

The Sophia avatar looks happy as she waves.

“Nice to meet you too! I promise I have a lot more color than this in person!~”

She says, given she’s a solid white/red.

[u/UnfanboydeSouthPark → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

((Now, Reddit, why didn't you told about this two hours ago, you mother-))

Noriko: "This looks so cool...!"

Nono: "I know, right?!"

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/UnfanboydeSouthPark]

((Felt.))

Sophia’s avatar continues to sit around, as not to overlap the interface.

“Hehe, thank you.~ I’ve worked on it for quite a while!!”

[u/UnfanboydeSouthPark → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Nono: "Mmm...I think I would like to try a kimono!"

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/UnfanboydeSouthPark]

Sophia pulls up multiple different kimonos of varying prices and qualities. Of course, price = quality.

“Alright, here’s what I found!~”

[u/UnfanboydeSouthPark → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Nono: "Woah...woah...! All of them are so cool!"

[u/Weak-Feedback-8379]

Papa Louie has immediately gotten around to ordering pizza ingredients using it, he’s also asked if they’re capable of acquiring “flavor X” whatever that is

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Weak-Feedback-8379]

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Of course, all of the ingredients ship over almost immediately. She also has periodic auto shipment available to save time on having to buy everything constantly.

“Hm… According to my provider, they should be able to!”

[u/Weak-Feedback-8379 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

He’s very much surprised given how he has to go to an alternate dimension to get that stuff and it’s such a hassle he usually saves it for new year’s but your order is a bottle nonetheless, very much expecting this to be an imitation of the stuff

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Weak-Feedback-8379]

Everything Sophia sells is the real deal. Perks of having connections across the Hub is that she can get almost anything that isn’t some kind of legendary artifact or 1/1.

[u/CyanBlaster]

Mario:”Hello! Could I get a price on your-a wear?”

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/CyanBlaster]

The Sophia avatar gestures to all of the available categories on whatever device the Italian Plumber is using.

“All of the items will have their prices listed next to them.~”

Just a filler image.

[u/TheCyllysAlt]

Cyn didn't really buy anything... But she used the shop interface to teleport to Sophia's area!

"Giggle. Hello, sister. How, have you been? Is the shop, going well? Curious expression."

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/TheCyllysAlt]

Sophia is still hunched over an interface, dealing with all of the incoming orders. She’ll be caught up with this for a little bit, but once the opening business slows down a bit she can leave it to the fragment that acts as her avatar on the site.

“Oh, Cyn!~ It’s going really well!! I never thought it’d be so popular…”

[u/TheCyllysAlt → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

"I am glad. Frantic nod. I was sure, you would succeed here. Chuckle."

She went ahead and hugged Sophia a bit, before watching her work and how she messed around with the orders.

"Hm. Humans order, strange things."

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/TheCyllysAlt]

Sophia nods in agreement.

“Hehe, thank you.~”

She scrolls through the orders. Hoo boy.

“Five-hundred bags of birdseed.”

Alula’s order just came in.

[u/DreamingKnight235]

Strike Commander managed to find something to look through the app.

Hmm..

He wondered..

He looked at his troops, realising what they need more than anything is food.

But..would his money even be useful here?

He decided to look through the foods section first.

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/DreamingKnight235]

Every food you could imagine, available at store price.

She’s got pretty much everything available. Again, within reason.

[u/DreamingKnight235 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

He was..

..

Checking his wallet.

..

And thinking about some budgets.

Screw it, everyone in his army is getting some good food apart from him.

Some oil and tools to repair G.I. Robot too.

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/DreamingKnight235]

Due to bulk discounting and other such things, that totals out to around…

~¥800,000 translated to personal currency.

[u/DreamingKnight235 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

He..nodded to himself. On to seeing weaponry.

His soldiers' were more important. So first priority was always food.

He then decided to see about weaponry and armours even.

..

He was actually planning to upgrade the soldiers too.

After setting the right amount, he decided to check up the total price of Food, Armours, Weapons.

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/DreamingKnight235]

New total was about…

~¥1,750,000, accounting for discounts and such.

[u/DreamingKnight235 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

He decided to confirm payment.

He wondered when the supplies could arrive now..in the mean time the soldiers began to set up camp.

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/DreamingKnight235]

…

Everything arrives immediately.

Sophia’s network is quite impressive.

[u/DreamingKnight235 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

HUH-

Goddamn!

Now that was impressive. He ordered his soldiers to pick the supplies up and share them around.

And they did..

Glory to Krux Rebellion!

[u/Creative-Fold7415]

And of course the funny little Oracle would get to ordering some stuff to help herself out. Joker’s back so she might as well get some weapons to do so… AND SOME BOMBS.

“Heya Hey Sophie. Finally set up aren’t you. Perfect I’m gonna need a few things from you if you don’t mind.”

She puts in a Bi-Weekly thing for Bombs, Model Guns and such to come to the House of Threads, her current living place.

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Creative-Fold7415]

And everything ships immediately! Sophia's connections across the world haven't changed one bit since their original time working against Madicce and EMMA.

"Hey Oracle!! Everything should be all set. I'll be busy for a while with a game I signed up for, so don't wait up for me if you have anything planned.~"

[u/Aware-Style-480]

((Are mech on the table ?))

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Aware-Style-480]

((I don’t think anybody sells mechs, so no.))

[u/Aware-Style-480 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

((Damn)6

[u/Aware-Style-480]

*Sabrina enter and walk around