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Rei's jaw was left hanging after hearing Rivera's reply. She actually believed what he just said and even told him that they had the same agenda here in this place. Surprising as it was, it was still nice to know that he wasn't alone in this task and he can rely on some backup. With a simple smile and a nodded, he followed Rivera deeper into the nightmare realm. She then mentioned that they went to the same high school, again much to Rei's surprise. Did they really? He couldn't quite remember since he wasn't good with people's names. He'll have to check his yearbook later after all of this was done.

As they traveled deeper into the twisted strip club, Rei started hearing jazz music emanating ahead. The lights on the floor were also flickering much more briskly than anywhere else. The pink lights in the ceiling were also dimming down as they approached the source of the music. After reaching the seemingly endless hall, they arrived in front of a set of double doors shaped like a heart. Rivera went on ahead with Rei following closely behind her and sure enough they came across an interesting scene. It was this nightmare's take on a live show; involving a dazed man, several shadow audiences, and a sultry woman strutting her stuff on stage. Something was amiss though and Rei's new ally was the first to notice it.

"Oh crap." uttered Rei, finally seeing what Rivera saw. Some bladed tentacle thing was dangerously looming near the man, threatening to strike anytime.

Rei readied his weapon as well as Ioanne's card just in case he and Rivera won't be able to handle it on their own. Rivera was the first to make her move, summoning what appears to be her persona. Even though it was an inappropriate time to do so, Rei had to wonder why her persona was of the opposite sex. Anyways, an ally was an ally and her Persona was a damn valuable one.