When the employees came back the group had fallen asleep, happily snoring away.
“That was fast,” said Ricky.
“Those poor kids. The aging wave hit them hard,” Erika said.
“Hm? oh right, you’re new,” Ricky responds, “Well, not everyone ages the same.”
“I know but it’s so strange, they were younger than us and now they’re acting like old people.”
“You get used to it after a while.”
“I’m just worried that they might be a bit too out of it to have fun.”
“Erika, the rejuvenators?”
“The what? Oh.” Erika realizes.
The two then take some devices out from the luggage cart and place them on the back of each of the seniors’ necks.
“Are you sure these will work?” Erika asks.
“Sure, I’ve seen it used on worse off people and it makes things a lot more tolerable. Heck, they’ll probably act like teenagers again once they wake up.”
“Hehe, that would be a sight.”
Ricky then takes a tablet that rested on the kitchen table and fiddled around with it.
“What does that do?”
“It takes the data from the rejuvenators and helps determine what we need to give our guests: glasses, canes, diapers…”
“Diapers?”
“Oh those are rare! Don’t worry, you won’t be dealing with any of...that. However, I will need your help with this,” Ricky holds up a box full of dentures and rattles it towards Erika.
“Ew gross!” She shouts somehow not disturbing the elderly sleeping a few feet away.
“What’s the matter? Don’t want to come into contact with
elder citizenry?” Ricky mockingly says.
Erika sighs and puts on some gloves.
The duo then fixes up the investigation team with age appropriate accessories. First, all eight got pairs of glasses that had straps attached to them. Next, Yukiko, Yosuke, Kanji, and Naoto needed hearing aids inserted into their ears. Finally, Chie, Rise, Yu, and Teddie had false teeth carefully slipped into their mouths. Fortunately for the employees, the elderly didn’t stir from their slumber save for some mumblings. The various accessories transformed to fit each person. The glasses look identical to the ones Teddie makes in the Midnight Channel. The dentures and hearing aids become custom fit to those that needed them. After that, Ricky heads towards the front door.
“We’re not gonna wait for them to wake up?” Erika asks.
“We have other guests to attend to, and besides, they should be fine with the rejuvenators.”
“O-ok…”
The two employees quietly exited the bungalow.
Another hour passed and the 8 seniors were woken up by the TV in the room. The same woman from the first video appears on the screen.
“What’s going on?” Chie said.
“Where am I?” Yu thought to himself.
“Who’s that on the screen? It’s too blurry.” Yukiko said.
“She seems familiar...no, she was older I think,” Yu said
Hello guests, and welcome to happy old age! One of the main features here at Agenaria is to provide guests a glimpse of the far future.“Can someone turn up the volume?” asked Kanji.
“Did she say old age?” Chie adds.
The party then sees their new forms.
“What happened to us!?” Yosuke exclaimed.
“We’re all wrinkly!” Teddie responds.
“I’m older than my grandmother!” Rise exclaims.
We know you have lots of questions, so allow us to clear up any confusion. First, your new bodies might not be an accurate representation of what you’ll look like in the future. You may also be experiencing some mental changes as well but don’t worry, that is normal. If you feel like you would not be able to participate in the various facilities at Agenaria, either physically or mentally, fear not! The Regenerator keeps you within good health while also acting as your entry to our various amenities. We have also given you various accessories to deal with any age related issues. Don’t worry, this isn’t permanent. When your time in Agenaria is up, you will be returned to your normal ages.
The Party breathes a sigh of relief
We understand your concern, but understand that this is for you, our humble guest. This moment in your life is something one cannot truly enjoy in one’s natural lifetime. Typically people look at old age as a time of sadness and death. The owners of Agenaria feel that this isn’t right and have strived to create an experience that is fun, exciting, and full of life. We will make sure that your stay will be the utmost in comfort and care, you needn’t worry about a thing. You have our guarantee that you will return to your original age once your time at the resort comes to an end. On behalf of all the employees here, we hope you enjoy your time at Agenaria!
The T.V. then flickers off.
“Chie is that you?” Asked Yukiko while grabbing Chie’s arm, “everything's so blurry.”
Chie sees the glasses hanging around Yukiko’s neck and put them on her face.
“Oh, that’s better.”
“How did we get here?” asked Yosuke.
“I remember being in a limo and then, hmmm...” Naoto answered.
“Oh, a TV showed a thing and then we woke up here,” exclaimed Yukiko.
“Where is here?” Kanji asked.
“It kind of reminds me of Dojima’s place,” said Yu.
Rise leans into Teddie’s chest wailing, “Oh I’m too young to be old!”
“If we could summon our Personas, I could make us young again. All I need is that spell...what was it again?” said Teddie.
“Energy Shower,” Yukiko replied.
“I think I smell perfectly fine, Yuki-chan,'' Teddie responds.
“You do have a bit of a musk,” Rise said.
“You’re no spring daisy either," Teddie responds.
"Even a withered rose is just as fragrant," Rise responds.
"Guys focus!" Chie says before her new dentures slip out of her mouth and onto her gut. "We haff tu get out uff here!"
“But, what can we do?” responded Yosuke.
“It seems we are stuck like this,” remarked Naoto.
“You know, why don’t we try being old?” Yukiko proposed.
“Are you crazy? Look at us!” Chie, teeth back in, responded.
“I don’t know about the rest of you, being old isn’t going to stop me from enjoying this resort!” “I’m in,” Yu responded.
The rest of the group audibly gasps.
“Are you serious, partner?” asked Yosuke.
Yu nods, “I was always curious to see what old age would be like.”
“Well if senpai is in, then I’m in!” Rise exclaims.
“Same here!” Teddie responds.
“Well, I guess we have to make the most of this,” said Yosuke.
Kanji said, “There’s not much of a choice here is there? All right, I’m in too. Naoto?”
Naoto shoots awake, “huh? Yes, I agree.”
Chie sits silently, her hands trembling due to apprehension and age.
“What if we’re stuck like this?”
“The video said we would change back,” Yu assured.
“Also, everyone else is in except you,” Yosuke joked.
“Whatever happens, at least we’ll be old together,” Yukiko said.
“Alright fine! Let’s be old,” Chie snapped.
Yukiko let out a giggle before hugging Chie.
“Okay, you old coot, what do we do now?”
“Hm...I’m not really sure,” Yukiko admits.
“We didn’t really get to see too much of the resort from the lobby and the limo,” said Yu.
“Then our first task is to survey the area! It would be a good chance to break in our new, or old, bodies.”
“Don’t you think we should be in more age appropriate clothes?” Naoto asks.
“There were a bunch of people in funny clothes, I’m sure we’ll fit in,” Rise remarks.
Yu motions to the group, “Let’s get go while we still have energy to spare.”
The eight teenage seniors began to get up from the couches. They groaned as their bodies creaked and cracked. They then began to make their way towards the door, walking gingerly to make sure they don’t pull anything.
“Oof, my aching back!” complained Yosuke.
“Your back, that’s nothing, have you seen my swollen ankles?” Chie said.
“That’s not the only thing that is swollen,” Yosuke said.
“Ah shut up, you old pig!”
Yukiko tries and fails to hide a laughing fit at the duo acting like an actual old couple.
“Still as vibrant as ever, Yuki-chan,” Teddie said.
Watching Yu lead the group, Rise says, “Even as an old man, Yu is still so cool!”
“Why do you want to go to a pool?” Naoto responded.
“Eh? I don’t drool!” Kanji said cupping his ear.
Eventually, the eight seniors shuffle out of their cabin and onto the resort streets.
“Well, into the elderly unknown,” Yosuke joked.