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According to the watch on your phone, it’s nearly six at night.

“What are you doing?”

“Sealing these used clothes into a containment bag bought from Quinn. Do you perhaps perceive something else, Takashi?”

You look at Fumika. Her facial expression is same as ever: unamused and unimpressed with a hint of distaste mixed in between. You can’t decide whether or not her dripping hair, a product of the half-an-hour long shower she took while you and the rest of the team were basking in Hebi-Ko’s hot springs, exemplifies this trait or adds a layer of unintentional hilarity.

Taking your brief silence as affirmation, she resumes packing the clothes into the plastic containment bag. Her shirt, jumper, trousers and socks slide down the transparent sides with a faint squelch. 114’s internal fluids, glowing a foul green reminiscent of stereotypical nuclear waste, drip from the various articles and form a sludgy pool at the bottom of the bag. You wince and avert your eyes.

“Fumika, there was a good reason why we asked you sit in an entirely different carriage on the train ride.” You grumble.

“I am aware, but this bag is designed to block out the majority of foul smells of the objects within.” With a sweep of her arm, Fumika zips the bag shut. “See?”

You sniff the air. She's correct. The smell has almost completely vanished. Just to make sure, you open a nearby window. “Okay, but exactly do you plan to do with these clothes?”

“Observe them, of course. I acquired a portable camera for this very purpose.”

You inspect the thimble-sized device. “You’re going to do this in the storeroom, aren’t you.”

“Of course.”

“This better not stink up the place.” You warn, “Because if it does, I’m holding you responsible.”

“In the event the safehouse becomes contaminated to the extent where purging the building with fire is a viable solution, I will personally hack into the Akumachi-Kirijo database and change all your grades to 100s. You have my word.”

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First for best girl

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>>45865689
Watashi wa no nigga-kun

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You gape at her, before sighing. “Please don’t do that. That would be so cheap.”

[6:00pm, 27-May-2129 (FRIDAY)]

“Fumika, want to walk to the train station with us?”

“No, thank you. I wish to stay here for a while longer.”

“Oh, boo. Your choice. Guess it’s the three of us, then!”

Celeste leads you and Akikazu out of the exit and into the run-down alleyway. The smell of dust and rotting garbage clogs your nostrils. The three of you don’t even make it past the first row of dustbins before Akikazu starts to complain.

“Oi.”

“What?” You say.

“You guys live in this district, right? Go home already. I can walk home by myself.”

Celeste giggles. “And leave you to be jumped on by a gang of thugs? Heavens no, Osaragi.”

“I’m not a fucking sissy, Tachibana.” He scowls.

You can’t help but grin mischievously. “Akikazu, do Celeste and I have to repeat it again?”

“Repeat what?” He grunts.

Your smile widens and you take a deep breath. “The three of us are—”

“Okay, shut the hell up.”

“You know you like having us.” Celeste pats him on the back. His frown deepens, but he doesn’t make any further comment.

The sky is growing dark, washed with greys and deep blues. After walking for a bit, you and your two friends descend down the elevators to the depths of the crowded District 6 train station. As expected, the rush hour is in full swing. Starving workers chow down at small cafes near the ticket barriers. Hounded officers fine free riders. The thumps and clops of footsteps hitting the ground is only barely exceeded by the hubbub of the crowd.

>>45865688
>I will personally hack into the Akumachi-Kirijo database and change all your grades to 100s.

This would actually drop several of our grades.

>>45865714
Write slave!

Love you.

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You reach the designated platform. According to a nearby display, the next train won’t be here for five minutes. This is the end of the line for you—no pun intended. You are about to bid Akikazu goodbye when you notice someone familiar out of the corner of your eye. You narrow your eyes to look closer. It’s a guy with spiky black hair, a slouch and a worn blazer. He’s standing a good number of feet away from you, checking something on his phone with his head bent down. Then he slaps his forehead, mutters something beneath his breath and stares forward into the distance. He doesn't look pleased, far from it.

“Hey!” Akikazu snaps his fingers in front of you, causing you to jump. “The hell you doing, Takashi?”

“It’s Chikashi.” You hear yourself say. “He’s over there.”

“The guy who you’ve been running into lately? The one you and Fumika thought was suspicious?” Celeste asks. “What about him?”

“Well…”

>“I’m going to follow him by myself. You guys can go home.”
>“Celeste, come with me. We’re going to follow him.”
>“Akikazu, I need you to back me up. Let’s go.”
>“Everyone, we’re tailing him. Move.”
>“It’s nothing. See you tomorrow, Akikazu.”
>Custom option.

>>45865792
>“It’s nothing. See you tomorrow, Akikazu.”

Don't go there, it will only end in tears and horror

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>>45865792
>>“Celeste, come with me. We’re going to follow him.”

>>45865792
>“Celeste, come with me. We’re going to follow him.”

>>45865792
>>“Everyone, we’re tailing him. Move.”
Group Stake out

>>45865792
>"Akikazu, I need you to back me up."
Brains and brawn will likely be required and Akikazu is probably a pretty good bodyguard for a ambush.

>>45865792
>>“Everyone, we’re tailing him. Move.”

>>45865714
Get back to your own quest, I need the double dose

>>45865792
>“Everyone, we’re tailing him. Move.”

>>45865792
>>“It’s nothing. See you tomorrow, Akikazu.”

>>45865850
Ehhhh, guess I'll change it to

"Everyone, we're tailing him. Move."
If members get tired we can let them rest, but who knows what to expect.

Best day of the week is finally here!

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>>45865689
Fumika a cute!

>>45865792
>“I’m going to follow him by myself. You guys can go home.”

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>>45865970
Monday?

>>45865792
>>“Everyone, we’re tailing him. Move.”

>>45865792
>“Everyone, we’re tailing him. Move.”

>>45866029
Monday to Friday jobs are as common as straight magical girls.

>>45865792
>“Akikazu, I need you to back me up. Let’s go.”

Writing now...

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Have no fear, for I am here.

Part five is inbound, just gotta put it in a pastebin.

>>45866262
Tweet Tweet, big bird.

>>45866262
TWEET TWEET

>>45866262
TWEET TWEET

>>45866262
HASTUR HASTUR

Hastur.

>>45866262
CAW CAW.

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>Yet more adversaries have appeared!!!!!
>PLAYER was ambushed!
>The first enemy used Evil TOUCH! PLAYER is AFRAID.
>The second enemy used Balzac! PLAYER is ENRAGED.
>The third enemy used Pulinpa! PLAYER is CONFUSED.
>The fourth enemy used Anima Freeze! PLAYER is EXHAUSTED.
>The fifth enemy used Mute Gaze. PLAYER is SILENCED.
>…
>…
>The adversaries ran away…
>Gained 0 EXP and 0 Macca.

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TWEET TWEET

http://pastebin.com/RusnQVaQ

I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out. I might have gone a bit overboard, maybe? I'll let the reader decide. As always, I'd love feedback. (You)s are my heroin.

And apologies for those who really wanted the scene of Akikazu sodomizing a turkey. I just couldn't find a way to realistically fit the scene into the story, so I had to delete it.

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“Everyone, we’re tailing him.” You say. “Move.”

“Wait, why?” Celeste cries.

“Because he’s suspicious and I need to find out more about him.” You reply, still keeping your eyes on Chikashi.

“You do realize this makes you look like a stalker, right?” She points out.

“If we’re going to argue, I’d say he’s the one who has been stalking me for the past couple of days. Plus, Fumika and I agreed that he might be a candidate for the next Player, so there.”

“I don’t know, Takashi-kun, this isn’t how I imagined spending my Friday night.”

“Look, it’s Leader’s orders so stop arguing. I’ll buy you guys dinner on the way back as well.”

“This better not be a damn waste of time…” Akikazu grumbles, as the train slides into the station. Celeste gives up and follows you.

The metal doors open and you and your friends pile in. You sneak into a spot at the opposite end of the carriage—far enough to not be seen, but not so distant that you’ll lose sight of your target. The doors slide shut and the train rumbles down the track. This ride goes around the city loop, from district to district with a few minor stations in between. Stops for Synth Central, Shakedown March, Silver Town and the Devil’s Hub flash past. You tune out the dull, mechanized voice of the intercom and focus your attention on Chikashi. He’s now looking at his phone.

Celeste nudges you in the side. “Hey, do you think AETHER’s already installed on his phone?”

“Could be…” You say, resisting the urge to bite your nails. That’s one habit you kicked a year ago. With recent events being so stressful, it’s threatening to rise up again like a demon from hell. “Either that, or he’s constantly checking social media. We can't tell for sure.”

“Can Fumika detect AETHER applications on other devices? Without AETHER itself, I mean.”

“I…don’t know,” You admit. “I’ll have to ask her. I’d guess the answer is no, though.”

"What do you even plan to do with him, anyway?"

"I'll know when the time comes, alright?"

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>>45865625
woo its time!

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>>45866649
>Enemies ganging up on player
>They all run away
What does it mean?!

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>>45866657
This snip is easily my favorite out of all of them. Your characterization is superb, and I've got the boner in my heart along with the one in my pants. Good job.

There'd better be a part six, you SOB. Don't blueball my feels boner.

>>45866657
Links to the earlier parts?

>>45866843
God damn it I always forget.

Part 1: http://pastebin.com/8LYqdE2d
Part 2: http://pastebin.com/8e27thYv
Part 3: http://pastebin.com/WP29Dr42
Part 4: http://pastebin.com/i0DYLa0M

>>45866657
Good stuff Sir Yellingbird, good stuff. Quality smut, and buh God the feels. Part six soon?

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Five minutes later, the train arrives at Chikashi’s stop. You see him walk out the carriage and urge your friends to do the same. You follow his path through the station. Up the escalators, past the barrier, past the small underground shopping strip and out into the surface.

It’s only when a few moments later, after glancing around at the worn streets and factory smoke rising from industrial chimneys, that you realize where you are.

“This is the Grey Ward.” You gasp. “Why would Chikashi be here?”

“Cheap housing?” Celeste offers.

You consider this. “Yeah, that makes sense. Fumika said that Chikashi had moved here from main Tokyo to study. If I needed to find a cheap apartment, I’d probably come here. Not my first choice, though.”

Akikazu cracks his knuckles and snarls. “The people here don’t know how to leave me the fuck alone. Stay on the main roads.”

“Duly noted.”

“So…are we following this guy to his house or what?” Celeste asks.

“Let’s just keep moving.”

You continue to tail Chikashi. It leads you down twisting roads, shadowed by high-rise buildings. As expected, the Grey Ward is a lot filthier than places such as the Silver Town. Colors range from grey to brown, with hardly anything hot in between. There’s quite the abundance of garbage. The bigwigs in charge of the city often talk about revamping the area, but quickly get sidetracked by other, more ‘important’ tasks.

Still, it isn’t as bad as the Fallen Downtown.

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The place would have to be infested with flesh-eating termites to be.

“Wait, what’s he doing?”

Chikashi gulps, his hands trembling. Then he takes one step into a small back alley and disappears from sight. You rush up and slide your back against the brick wall, not daring to peek around the corner. Seconds later, voices floating from the inside.

“Uh…hey.”

“Well, well, well, if it’s ain’t Chikashi Yone.” This one is gruffer, more sadistic. "What's up?"

"Not bad, not bad."

"I, was, uh, just passing through so don't mind me..."

“Whoa whoa, not so fast. We have business, you and I. Did you bring what was due?”

“Um, about that, I sort of run into trouble with my rent and…”

“So, that’s a no, then?”

“N-not really. I've got a friend who can help me out. I just need a little more time...”

“I see. Hey boys, it seems like this little shit is telling a big fat lie. He ain't giving us the proper respect. Why don’t we teach him a lesson?”

You then hear a skull being slammed against a nearby wall.

>Intervene.
>Listen for a little longer.
>Leave.
>Custom option.

>>45867117
>>Intervene.
That's not Chikashi's skull getting pounded, is it?

>>45867117
>Intervene...FOR GREAT JUSTICE.

>>45867117
>Intervene.

>>45866657
I didn't need these feels, Yellingbird. I don't need them.

>>45867117
>>Intervene.

>>45867117
>>Intervene.

>>45867117
>Intervene.

>>45867117
>>Intervene.

>>45867117
>Intervene
Misunderstanding one way or another.
Got a feeling he was trying to befriend us to help pay off a debt.

Also, got a weird suspicion that he could either be wheel of fortune, or the joker.

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>>45866817
>>45866977
Nope. This is actually the final part of the story. I was going to continue it, but then I realized that I had found such a beautifully tragic ending that it would be an insult to my art to continue it.

I hoped to capture the foolishness of a first love and the troubles it would cause when mixed with an awakening sexuality. Similar to Romeo and Juliet, except not at all. You may notice that there is no external conflict; all of the problems in the story come from our hero and heroine, and the issues they have which prevent them from taking the next step on the road to a real relationship. Takashi is mainly clueless about romance, which he has only been exposed to through fictional depictions, which retards his budding emotional attraction to Celeste. Meanwhile, Celeste is stuck between her desires and her uncertainties, which she does not wish to even acknowledge, as it is not part of her Arcana to even HAVE uncertainties. Her concerns about the Magician’s Curse, a fabled cause of grief to those of the Magician Arcana, are used as a mask to cover her uncertainties, and a ‘logical’ reason why she shouldn’t seek a relationship with Takashi. It’s not her fault if it’s fated that her relationship with him would be doomed, is it?

Ironically, it is her attempts to rebuke the Curse that brings it to fruition. After being so intimate with Takashi, she pushes him away, hiding how much it hurts her to do so. This leads Takashi to believe that she never really liked him that much in the first place, which further widens the gap between them, and sends them down a road that is sure to end in broken hearts and broken friendships.

A tragic love that could have been, but wasn't. The ending is left for the reader to fill in, for who can truly say what would happen in the future? Me. I can. Because I'm just fucking with you. The sixth and final part will be posted next week, during the White Day special that TT promised us.

>>45867117
>Intervene
We can't just sit and listen

>>45867350
I was about to say, Bird, cause I was going to pluck the feathers from your wings.

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>>45866657

>>45866657
(You)

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>>45867350
Ya got me for a second there. Well played, Yellingbird...well-played.

Oddly enough, I would've supported leaving it at Part 5 since you wrote a goddamn thematic analysis of why it was necessary for Takashi and Celeste to have a tragic ending.

10/10, would fall for the bait again.

>>45867117
Chikashi is the killer

>>45867461
Bitch, that was the SHORT version. The original version (which I was going to post at the end of the Pastebin but decided not to) was twice as long.

>>45867418
I don't know how I should interpret this. I'm sorry?

>>45867527
he's depressed I think.

>>45867527
>>45867535
Hit too close to home

At least this post >>45867350 sorta makes up for it.

>>45867476
>cue QM ripping off DTB

>>45867527
>short version
Do I have to donate to your patron for the rest?
In all seriousness, I haven't felt that long in while. Fly high, and go teach a dinosaur to ride a ball.

>>45867350
Yellingbird, you fucking shit! I wanted them to have a happy en...oh. OH.

...nevermind. Looking forward to it.

>>45867117
>>Intervene.
Fuck his attackers up!

>>45865625
This is a good quest, but Shizuka not having the Lovers arcana is a missed opportunity.

>>45867884
But I like Takauji.

>>45867884
>Shizuka
>Lovers
Siscon please.

>>45867884
>Shizuka
What was she from?

>>45866657
Maybe you could twist it a bit, like Akikazu eating turkey, or that he went down on a turkey Shadow

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It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what’s going on. Several voices join in the fun. They laugh and heckle. Someone is thrown into a garbage can. Metallic clangs echo through the alleyway. Rubbish of all kinds, wet and sticky and hard and sharp, is thrown in all directions. There’s a scream.

You barely know Chikashi. If you had to give your honest opinion, it’s weird the way he’s so friendly with you. He’s not someone you’ve formed a bond with, he’s not your fellow member of the Void’s Chosen, he’s not family. In fact, he’s little more than a random passerby who started chatting with you all of a sudden. You’d put your classmates, most of whom you don’t really know, above him.

Yet you find yourself dashing into the alleyway, with Celeste yelling behind you.

“Stop!” You shout.

You enter where Chikashi is and skid to a halt. The guy is slumped up against the wall of the alley, clutching himself. His face is bleeding. Tears roll down his cheeks. A few nasty bruises are forming on his arms and cheeks. An overturned garbage can lies next to him, the muck within partially covering uniform. Seems like he was thrown into the bin and then kicked a few times.

No doubt by the five delinquents standing around him in a circle. The biggest one with a baseball cap turns to you. He’s carrying a makeshift club, fashioned from a baseball bat.

“Ah? Who’s this shithead?” he growls.

In the corner, Chikashi groans and opens his eyes. “Takashi, what are you doing here?”

“I…” You gulp. “I heard the shouts! What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

“I’d ask you the same question.” The leader of the delinquents snap. “Get the fuck out of here. This ain’t your business. Unless…”

A terrible smirk grows on his lips. He walks over and leers at Chikashi. “This is the ‘friend’ you were talking about, Yone. What do you say?”

“I…I…” The delinquent kicks Chikashi again and he howls.

>>45867938
well this is probably going to suck. Hope we're loaded up on personas.

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“Eh, probably not. You don’t have any friends who would help you. They’re all too chickenshit. We checked.” He then focuses your attention on you. “Likely case, you begged this guy for money because you knew him as a kid or something. That’s the kind of person you are. But if he is your friend…well then, we’ll have to teach him a lesson as well.”

You clench your fists. “Why are you doing this?”

“This asshole borrowed money from us, but didn’t pay up. So it’s only fair that we get to beat him up a little.” The leader of the delinquent spits on the ground.

“You’re the one who charged me with interest!” Chikashi yells.

“Shut up!” Another delinquent stamps on his chest, grinding it in painfully. “You don’t get to talk.”

“Stop hurting him!” You find yourself yelling.

“Ha!” The leader of the delinquents claps his hands together. “Look at this little man! He gives a shit about Yone. He’s getting pissed! Why don’t you take us on, if you’re so mad?”

Part of you wants to charge in, fists swinging. But the part more grounded in common sense forces you to hesitate. The grin on the delinquent’s face widens.

“Come on, be a hero! Save this worthless piece of trash!” The delinquent leader goads. At his words, the rest of his gang advances. They come at you from all sides, sneering and cackling. You back away. The blood inside of you is boiling. Chikashi looks on, pitiful from his spot in the corner.

>>45868070
Celeste, Akikazu time to make yourselves known


>inb4 they aren't persona users and we can rek them solo easily.

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>>45868070

>>45868070
Well time to use our martial arts to good use. Just use come basic physical resistance if they actually get a hit on us. I suggest we just mulch their face in.

>>45868070
This is why whe should never leave the house without Fumika

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Then you hear footsteps running up to you.

“Takashi-kun, wait for us!”

“Who told you run out there like a retard?” You look over your shoulder to see Celeste and Akikazu there. “Jesus fucking Christ man, at least talk it out with us—”

Akikazu then notices the five delinquents. His eyes narrow dangerously.

“What the fuck is this?” he growls.

"Oh my, this doesn't look good." Celeste mutters.

"More newcomers, eh?" The delinquent leader locks eyes on Celeste and smirks. "A girl, too..."

The tension is palpable. Everyone in the vicinity has grinded to a standstilll. Cars roll past in the distance, oblivious to the broken, bleeding boy. Behind her back, Celeste snaps her fingers and ignites a flame. Akikazu looks thunderous, his face contorted into an image raw fury. The delinquents aren’t exactly calm either. Some of them are staring right at Celeste. You can practically the outline of the upcoming fight forming in the environment.

Whoever takes the first move will be at an advantage. You force yourself to take a deep breath. In and out. Anger will cloud your judgement. You need to steady yourself and think of the best way to get out of this situation.

>Screw it, attack them.
>[CHARISMA] Point out that you’re from Akumachi-Kirijo and what this implies. (Rank 4 recommended)
>[WILLPOWER] Glare at them. (Rank 4 recommended)
>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.
>Pay off Chikashi’s debt. (Costs 25000 macca)
>Run away.
>Custom option.

>>45868139
>Screw it, attack them.

>>45868139
>[WILLPOWER] Glare at them. (Rank 4 recommended)

>>45868139
>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.

>>45868070
Try to gang up on the leader firts. If he is defeated, others might lose confidence

>>45868139
>>[WILLPOWER] Glare at them. (Rank 4 recommended)

>>45868139
>>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.

>Custom option.
Knuckle down on them and get rid of teh accumulated interest on Chikashi's debt. Then pay whatever original amount it was

>>45868139
>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.
then
>Screw it, attack them. while they run

>>45868139
>[WILLPOWER] Glare at them. (Rank 4 recommended)
>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.
>Celeste Glares too


ALL OUT GLARE!

>>45868139
>Screw it, attack them.
It's a chance to test our persona augmentation/persona switching techniques. How bullshit can we get?

>>45868139
>>Screw it, attack them.

>>45868183
Backing this

>>45868139
>>Screw it, attack them.

>>45868139
>>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.

>>45868139
>>[WILLPOWER] Glare at them. (Rank 4 recommended)

>>45868139
>>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.
That's what he is good at.

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>>45868178
>it was like 200 macca for a coke

>>45868183
Sure.

>>45868139
>Screw it, attack them.
Ippon-Datara, Fatal End

>>45868139
>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence]
>Other Work with Akikazu and Celeste to bring the intimidation. If they try something, bring out persona to make some noise.

If they stick around, go straight for their leader. Decapitate the head of this delinquent monster.

>>45868139
>Screw it, attack them.

>>45868139
Summon 119 and or use Celeste's Flask just because it is funny. There will be no witnesses left besides Chikashi anyway.

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>>45868157
>>45868191
>>45868193
>>45868207
>>45868242
>>45868248

>>45868139
>>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.
If it doesn't work attack the leader.

>>45868247
Pretty sure killing a guy is a crime.

>>45868270
I'm fairly certain that those allies can be summoned inside aether.

>>45868329
Not literally decapitate. KO the boss/rough him up enough and the others back off.

I bet that guy is Tower or Moon

>>45868329
At a later time, find out how Aki and Celeste would react if you "accidentally" killed someone.

>>45868336
Test that sometime. See how much Aether bleeds into the real world.

>>45868392
Why moon?

>still rank D-

>>45868458
Because of fat kid being bullied in P3

>>45868356
maybe get police involved if Chikashi is alright with it.

>>45868458
Because he's the creepy stalker kid

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>>45868486
>bullying in Japan
>being recognized by authorities

>>45868486
You better hope Chi has a pretty influential dad, then

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>>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.

One of the delinquents locks eyes onto Akikazu. A second later, he immediately wishes he hasn’t. A sense of pure rage is flowing from your blonde-haired friend, like a river of lava. It coats the walls and infects the air, sending shivers down the delinquent’s back. His legs turn to jelly. Then they threaten to liquefy as he realizes who Akikazu is.

“Hey, not for nothing…” The delinquent’s teeth chatter. “That’s the blonde guy, isn’t it? The one who took out three guys at once without barely a scratch?”

“Never heard of him.” Another delinquent says. “You’re thinking too much."

“No, I’m serious. It’s him! That Osaragi guy!” The delinquent is shaking enough to make a washing machine feel jealous. “He fucked up those guys in the east part of the district. He’s a Persona-user, too!”

"What are you so scared of? They're five of us and one of him!"

"Don't you know what school he's from?"

"What the fuck does that have to do with anything?"

The delinquent stares at his friend, incredulous. He makes his decision. Before his fellows can react, he’s already dashing down the alley to the exit.

“He’s gonna kill us! I-I ain’t sticking around for this. Later!”

>One of the delinquents has left…

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>>45868723
>>45868751
Oh yeah...right

>>45868139
>>[Akikazu: Terrifying Presence] Have Akikazu intimidate them.
"Akikazu, you have ten minutes. Accept surrenders, and fight fair."

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“Fucking coward. Once we get out of this he’s dead.” The leader scowls. “As for the rest of these fuckers…”

“The girl is mine.” A third delinquent says, his voice deep.

“Hey, no fair. I already called dibs on them.”

Celeste’s smile is as sweet as honey. It only spurs the delinquents on. You know better. It’s not the ‘thank you so much’ kind of smile, it’s the type where she dearly wishes she could coat her opponents in gasoline and set the resulting mess on fire.

You take another breath. In the past, Shizuka talked about how some of the strongest Persona-users could overwhelm their opponents with only their presence. Her squad leader, Old Man Kenji, did this a lot to Shadows. Maybe you could do something similar.

You switch to Oni. Then you look at the leader of the delinquents square in the eye and unleash your deadliest glare.

>Roll 1d20 to frighten the delinquents.
>Failure will result in a fight, success will result in a non-violent resolution of the conflict.
>Best out of three.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>45868879

BLESS US KAEDE KURUSU

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>45868879

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>45868879

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Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>45868879

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>45868879

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>45868879

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>>45868899
Aw hell yeah!

>>45868899
FEAR US!

>>45868899
DELINQUENTS BTFO

>>45868899
REKT

>>45868899
ONI STRONK

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>>45868899

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>>45868899

>>45868899
Well, it's all over here.

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>>45868899

>>45868899
WITNESS

>>45868899
No dreams. Only tears now.

Rolled 16, 17, 2 = 35 (3d20)

>>Delinquents: Roll. (best out of three)

>>45868899
>Leader meets our gaze
>This plays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84aIX8UPklI

>>45868899
IF YOU CAN'T SLAM WITH THE BEST YOU CAN JAM WITH THE REST

>>45868879
>n the past, Shizuka talked about how some of the strongest Persona-users could overwhelm their opponents with only their presence.
>Her squad leader, Old Man Kenji, did this a lot to Shadows.
We need to meet this guy.

>>45868899
And thats when we learned Evil Smile. We are now intimidation bros with Akiaki.

>>45868899
Could've saved that 20 for a important roll. They deserve a hospital visit for treating Chi and Celeste that way.

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>>45868938
>2
>pic related is delinquent's reaction

>>45868981
Instant collapse, followed by becoming a better person?

>>45869000
Trips confirm

>>45868975
Physical wounds can heal quite fast. Mental scarring by a kid with the smile of lucifer himself who found you in a alley will last forever. Gonna batman spook these bastards.

Rolled 14, 4, 14 = 32 (3d20)

>>45868938
Here's some rolls for Celeste, Akikazu, and Chisaki.
>inb4 1, 1, 1

>>45869073
Akikazu automatically gets 20 from his perk. Unless he rolls a nat 1. Celeste takes minuses to intimidation for being a hot chick, and Chisaki get a minus 10 for being a weeny.

>>45868938
>20 vs. 2

KEK
E
K

>>45869050
Physical damage can cause lasting mental trauma even after it is healed.
So why not both ?

>>45868899
FEAR
FEAR TAKASHI AND GIVE GLORY TO HIM

>>45869145
F̲̖̻̬̱̘̹ͣͅO̢̢̖͙̗̞͍ͣ͠ͅR͒̏ͦͫ҉̡̻̤̫̘͕̳̖ͅ ̥̔̊ͥ͒͋̇T̯̗̗̠ͩ̌̄̔̕͡H̤̙̖̬̳̦̉͂̏̅͐́͝E̴̻̗̓ͭ̎ͤ̏ ̡̣̠̭͈͕̆̈ͧ̕H͎̤̬͎͆̌̒͒͌̀́̚͢Ó̶̠̪ͭ̓̐͘U̎̓̋̒͆̾҉͚̜̦̀R̵̨̲̯̖͋͆ͥ͊̕ ̧̻̅̅̔͋͊̅̏̚Ȍ͈̘͔̝͈̣̖̰̈ͦͩ͠͡F̭̝͓̥ͣ̎ͨ͡ͅ ͚͙͚̱͚̘̯̃͗̑ͤH̳̫͖̱͓̥̅̌̿͘͟I̳̱̺̬̼̳̝ͧ͌̋̃̄ͦ̀S̾̂̋͂̾̂ͣ͏̳̥̥̩̜̖̖̭͘ ̪͈̅̔̉ͫ̄͗̅͠J͖͎͙̣̆ͭ̀U̢͍̮̤̠̥̩͐̑͌͡D͇̬̼̳ͭ̄̍̾̕͜G̷̡ͥͭ͒ͭ̈́͊̎͏͇̼̥ͅͅE̢̫͓̱͂͋ͫ͋̋̉͌̇̚M͎̰̜̮̥͔̳̿͋͋̓͌ͯͦḚ̞͍̘̞̯̂͑ͣͦ̽́Ǹ̙͚̱͔̘̣̈́̕͢ͅT̡̞̮̝̞̄͠ ̡̩̰̮͉̹̜̼͍̠͛͗͂͌͗̓̓̿͆̕͝H̞̫̟̞̖̮̠̀ͭ͋̑͟Ā̛̟͖̤̝̲̪͒͂ͣ̔͂ͨ́̚͢S̗̩̟̫̯͔̅ͅ ̴̴̰̲͍̻̩̖͚̠̾̓̾́́̚̚C̥͗͛̑̾̚͟O̘͍͎̠͓̱̻͂̕M̶̳͉͍̼̪͒ͮE̪͓̫̥̟̓̃̾̀͝͝ ͋͒́̾͏͎̩̮͎͓̭Tͯ̅̈͏̣͇͚̯̕͞O̞ͥ̄̃̒͢ ̓̇ͯͧ͒́̀̚̕͏̧̺̟͕̱Y̟ͪͣ͠ͅO̵̔ͫ͏͕̣Ŭ̯̥͉̺́̎̃

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>>45869110
>Hot chick
Shouldn't that be a plus?

>>45869166
It's situation, she only gets pluses if she's set something on someone on fire, she hasn't yet.

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>45868899
Wow, we should roll to see how many of them piss their pants.

Let's see, d4 should do it.

>>45869145
>>45869163
Fuck off lawfaggots

>>45869110
>Implying those weren't willpower rolls
Friendly fire, man.

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>>45869248
>Being a Chaos slave.

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>>45869248
>Implying damnation doesn't await you

>>45868975
>implying Celeste won't fucking nuke them

I mean these guys aren't even persona users from the sounds of it. She'd wreck them.


>>45869247
respectable

>>45869269
In that case then Chisaki still takes a minus 10, Celeste passes and Akikazu auto-passes from his perk.

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>>45869271
>>45869298

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>>45865625
Guess I'll just save this for another time

We should hold a cook off in our base one day. We have a bigger kitchen. If we add one more, we can divide the team in team men vs team women.

And see the results.

>>45869385
If we're going by persona rules, then men automatically win. We just gotta roll to see if they survive.

>>45869385
I think with Aki alone team man wins. I do not trust either of the girls to make something safe for consumption.

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>>45869320
I bet you want to be Lucifer's handpuppet when he masturbates

>>45869385
Well, we do have 16 build points for the base. But I was hoping to save up to get that nifty disguise base perk.

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Oni, the hideous, rampaging demon from Japanese folklore, roars at the back of your mind. He cries out for bloodshed and destruction. Images of battle-scarred terrain and clashing soldiers pass through your mind. You are happy to oblige the demon, but on one condition. Wounds will not be inflicted on the bodies of your opponents. There is no need for you to bother.

No, instead they will be scars on their minds.

You glare at the leader of the delinquents. A second passes, and you see his posse take a nervous step backwards. It fills you with satisfaction. Anger inside of you, born from seeing the way Chikashi was hurt, cold yet sizzling away, urges you to continue the assault. You do. You stare down the delinquents, throwing out as much of your presence as possible.

It works.

“Hey, what the hell is this…” A delinquent’s hands tremble.

“Don’t be scared! He’s just a kid.” But the second delinquent does not sound sure of himself. “We can take him!”

“I dunno about that! This guy ain’t normal! Look!”

From their perspective, the walls around you must be twisting out of shape. An awful darkness grows. You take a single, calculated step forward. The impact must feel like an earthquake to them.

“Shit! He’s getting closer!”

“Does he want to fight us?”

“Don’t be stupid! He can’t take on all of us!”

“He’s got his friends with him!”

In the corner, Chikashi gapes at you, incredulous.

>>45869510
Can we at least take out one of them?

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>>45869510
SMT Oni are hard to take seriously.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhg7HRm6MuE

“Wait a minute!” A fourth delinquent shouts. “I remember! That’s Akumachi-Kirijo’s blazer he’s wearing!”

The reactions from the delinquents are like Anti-Shadow Operatives in the field when the Reaper shows up. They backtrack immediately. One of them nearly falls to the ground in their haste to get away.

“You mean, the school full of monsters? The one that spawned that crazy Judgement girl?”

You lock eyes with each and every one of them. You smile at the way their hearts stop in their chests.

“S-shit! Hiro was right! We can’t do this!”

“I’m getting outta here!”

“Hold on! Don’t leave me behind!”

The delinquents turn tail and run. They bump and shove each other in their haste to rush out the corridor. In less than a few seconds, the number of adversaries has dropped from five to one.

“You…” The leader waves his baseball bat around and screams. “You want some? Come and get some!”

“Leave.” Your quiet voices slices through his frantic shouts like a butterfly knife sliding through moist flesh. “Now.”

He takes another look at you.

He obeys.

“This isn’t over!”

He retreats into the distance and is gone. The alleyway is quiet. Victory is yours.

>From now on, passing dialogue checks will grant C. EXP.
>Gained 7.00 C. EXP.
>Your reputation in the Grey Ward has increased…

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>>45869750
>From now on, passing dialogue checks will grant C. EXP.

>>45869750
>>From now on, passing dialogue checks will grant C. EXP.
>>Gained 7.00 C. EXP.
>>Your reputation in the Grey Ward has increased…
Score! 8.00 more C. EXP and we can level up!

Wait, we can reputation in areas of the city? Score! Let's begin a life of organized crime. Chikashi can be our underboss!

>>45869750
>From now on, passing dialogue checks will grant C. EXP.
Maybe this will finally get players to VOTE for them

>>45869750
>Your reputation in the Grey Ward has increased…
Can't wait for this to somehow make its way into the school and start a rumor.
>did you hear about that takashi guy
>he hangs out with that delinquent right?
>didn't he beat up his best friend in a duel
>he also loves to mess around in the grey ward

>>45869809
And we continue to give no fucks.

>>45869809
> babysits little girls
> eats the mapo tofu
> gives relationship advice

Guys, Takashi is the danger, Takashi is the one who knocks.

>>45869860
Oddly I made and ate mapo tofu. I decided to spice up the toubanjian by putting more hot red peppers in it. It didn't make the mapo tofu noticeably more spicy. Maybe I need a different pepper to up it?

>>45869860
Newgame plus Takashi would be a hilarious experience. His soul purpose being to punch the last word in the face.

>>45869885
Do you even have a tongue?

>>45869936
I do, but it seems that the toubianjiang I got wasn't the real sichuan toubianjiang that has the real peppers in it.

As a result, it was extremely bland. I was kind of disappointed. I'll probably need to read the labels extra careful to get the real stuff.

>>45869885
Fresh chilli peppers or dried? Some are more lethal than others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhut_jolokia

>>45869936
Mapo tofu is mild at best.

>>45869918
Last Word did nothing wrong

>>45869936
Mapo tofu isn't that spicy. Japs can't into spicy.

>>45869918
inb4 ORAORAORAORA vs MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA

>>45869980
Sichuan style mapo tofu is fairly spicy, and I eat Thai and Malay food.

>>45869918
>New Game+ Takashi
Aw shit nigga, getting flashbacks to the P4G anime. Ippon-Datara somehow using Megidolaon and shit would be amazing.

>>45870037
Does p4 not gold have the newgame+

>>45869980
I know right? I was hyped up trying it for the 1st time since anime built it up as some ultra spicy monster dish but it barely qualified as spicy to me. I still like it a ton but I guess the nips just can't handle spice.

>>45870006
I was trying to make the chinese mapo tofu (specifically sichuan style)

But yeah, Japanese mapo tofu is incredibly mild.

Am I the only one who plays Supercell, Lotus Juice and Iwasaki Taku tracks as BGM for this quest?

>>45869974
I used some bird's eye chili since I don't have the heaven facing.
But it didn't match the dish very well I found.

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>>45870092
>not P3/4 ost

>>45870092
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGrruEsrACs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJBHXYF-p6o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eavZH34HxYQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saKXU-hjGJ8

>>45870135
He said Lotus Juice man

>>45870135
I think that's fairly obvious.
> Also Lotus Juice man...

>>45870163
>>45870173
Huh, so you learn something new everyday.

Did Takashi learn Evil Touch? it inflicts fear.

>>45870228
>Evil touch
>cue to one of the delinquents (who get the 2) in some shrink's room
>"Alright,delinquent A. Where did he touch you?"

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“That.” Celeste begins, her eyes sparkling. “Was so cool! Takashi-kun, I never knew you could do that!”

“Neither did I, Celeste.” You admit. The stress from the events, which had been forced beneath your skin by the rush of adrenaline, is now surging back to the surface. It presses down on your shoulders and your back. “Shit, that was tiring.”

“That took way too long.” Akikazu grumbles. “Next time, leave the intimidating bullshit to me, okay?”

“Screw that, I was pissed off at them. Still, I don’t think I could’ve done it if I didn’t have—”

“Hey, be careful, Takashi-kun.” Celeste taps you on the shoulder. “Watch what you say around others.”

Oops. Yeah, that’s right. Chikashi is still there. You clamp your mouth shut and walk up to him. He’s still sitting on the ground, his back against the corner. You take another look at the damage. Yep, he’s going to be hurting for a while. Good thing you have a solution to that.

“Celeste, can you heal him?”

“On it!” She steps forward, her palms glowing green. Chikashi, strangely enough, doesn’t react well.

“Don’t touch me!” He shrieks, his eyes full of panic.

“Don’t be like that.” Celeste scolds. “I’m giving you free health care. America doesn’t have anything like that.”

Chikashi protests some more, but relents as Celeste puts her hands on his shoulders and lets the magic flow freely. Maybe it’s the soothing power of Dia that’s calming him down. Or maybe it’s because this is the closest he’s even been with a girl his age. Whatever, as long he’s back on his feet.

“And…done! You’re all healed now.”

You reach forward to give Chikashi a hand up, but he slaps it away.

“The heck?” You grouse.

“I should be saying the same thing!” He shouts, pointing a finger at your chest. “What did you do to them?”

>“I made them piss their pants, what else?”
>“I saved your ass, that’s what.”
>“Dude, is this how you thank people?”
>“Alright, I get it. I won’t bother you.”
>“Hold on, I need to ask you some questions.”
>Custom option.

>>45870275
>somewhere, miles away, Takashi learns ghastly wail

I've died to that shit more times than I care to admit.

>>45870296
>“I made them piss their pants, what else?”

>>45870296
>“Dude, is this how you thank people?”
>“I saved your ass, that’s what.”

>>45870296
>“I saved your ass, that’s what.”
>“Dude, is this how you thank people?”

>My sister is an anti-shadow operative yeah? Trick I learned from her.

>>45870296
>>Custom option.
Do a 360 and walk away. we're done here

>>45870296
>“Alright, I get it. I won’t bother you.”

>>45870296
He is afraid they will come back again.

>Custom option.
I stared at them really hard and was scary because I was mad?
I learned a few tricks from my sister?
... Well, I'm out?

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>>45870335
>360
>Walking away

>>45870296
>“I made them piss their pants, what else?”

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>>45870296
>“Don’t be like that.” Celeste scolds. “I’m giving you free health care. America doesn’t have anything like that.”
I want to object but I cant.

>>45870296
>>“I made them piss their pants, what else?”

>>45870296
>“I saved your ass, that’s what.”
>"We were never actually classmates, were we?"

>>45870296
>“I made them piss their pants, what else?”

>>45870387
>"We were never actually classmates, were we?"
This.

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>>45870358
>being this new

>>45870296
>“I made them piss their pants, what else?”

>>45870296
>2129
>people can summon mind demons
>no free health care in America

>>45870296
>>Custom option.
"OK fuck this, i see where this is going. We're not playing this game, lets get out of here"

>>45870296
>>“I made them piss their pants, what else?”
>>“I saved your ass, that’s what.”

Even if his reasons were likely injust with us, no way in hell would we stand back while he got treated like shit. After all, we weren't that different a few months back.

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>>45870335
This

>>45870296

this>>45870387

>>45870387
Backing.

>>45870387
Didn't the hermit already check and see we were actually in the same class?

>>45870528
Im pretty sure she did

>>45870441
>Takashi tries to moonwalk
>Slips on a banana peel
>Flies into a dumpster

>>45870296
>“I’m giving you free health care. America doesn’t have anything like that.”
God damn it, it's been a hundred and fifteen years.
>“I made them piss their pants, what else?”

>>45870387
We WERE classmates, just not sitting next to each other. Also, let's not open with that.

>>45870528
Oops, correction to what I said: "We weren't really friends, were we?" Basically, confirm that this guy is taking advantage of our memory loss to pay off some punks.

>>45870566
<Azure Scholar> There we go.
<Azure Scholar> According to these class rosters, Chikashi Yone attended the same class as you for the whole of the last year.
<THE_FIRST> Yeah he mentioned something like that
<THE_FIRST> Did he sit next to me
<Azure Scholar> No.
<THE_FIRST> He lied then
<THE_FIRST> Why
<Azure Scholar> What have your interactions with him been like?
<THE_FIRST> He’s been friendly towards me
<THE_FIRST> But I can’t remember really talking to him once
<THE_FIRST> I don’t really know the guy
<THE_FIRST> It’s almost annoying

deleted previous vote and changing it to

>>45870296

>“I saved your ass, that’s what.”
>“Dude, is this how you thank people?”

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“I made them piss their pants, what else?” You say. “Anyway, are you alright?”

“Why did you get involved?” Chikashi shouts back. “This didn’t have anything to do with you!”

Now you’re just confused. Next to you, Celeste’s cheerful grin drops and is replaced by an angry grimace. “Dude, is this how you thank people?” You say, folding your arms.

“You stuck your nose into my business!” Chikashi is on his feet now and he’s glowering at you. It’s all bark and no bite through; the fearful, half-hearted nature behind it is as clear as a bloodstain on a path of snow. “I didn’t ask you to!”

“So…what was I supposed to do, leave you alone?” You ask. “I don’t get it.”

“What were you doing here, anyway? What is wrong with you?”

“Oh, give it a rest!” Celeste snaps, the temperature around her flaring up. “Takashi-kun just prevented you from getting beat up. You should be more grateful!”

You stick your hand up. “Celeste, chill. Look man, you were getting your ass kicked. I couldn’t just leave you alone like that.”

He sneers at you. “What are you, some sort of warrior of justice?”

“It’s called common fucking decency. Takashi had it, so he saved your sorry ass.” Akikazu scowls from behind you. “Not that I’d expect you to know anything about it. So, that thug said that you had a friend who could pay off your debt. That friend is Takashi, eh? That’s the reason why you’ve been following him around, huh?”

“I…I…”

Akikazu lurches closer, his hands moving out of his pockets. He looms over Chikashi like a giant stomping towards a hill. “Well?”

“Screw you, man!” Chikashi springs forward and pushes past Akikazu. Your blonde friend isn’t the most agile of men and can’t react in time. He can only watch as Chikashi rockets down the alleyway, takes a left turn and vanishes from sight.

“Wait!” You chase after him, but it’s far too late. The boy is nowhere to be seen. He’s vanished into the crowds on the main street, amidst tired factory workers and second-rate vehicles.

>>45871339
Well, that could have gone better.

Hey guys what if two players are thrown at once

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“He got away, huh.” Celeste says, not sounding very impressed.

“That guy has a real problem. To hell with him.” Akikazu growls. “Come on Takashi, ain’t no use hanging around here. You don’t want to be here after dark.”

Sighing, you follow your friends back to the train station. Along the way, Celeste grumbles about how rude some people can be towards their saviors. You agree with her, but at the same time you feel a little sorry for Chikashi. Hopefully the delinquents will leave him alone now.

“So…Takashi-kun…about that dinner you promised.”

“Yeah, I did drag you guys all the way here. What do you want?”

“Steakhouse.”

“Ramen store.”

“I said it first.”

“Bullshit, that was me, Tachibana.”

“Scissors paper rock decides the winner.”

“Bring it!”

>>Celeste and Akikazu: Throw down.

“It’s a draw!” You exclaim. “We’re all going to the nearest burger place. There’s one at the station, so let’s go!”

“Not fair, Takashi-kun!”

>>45871339
Man fuck that guy.
The only thing worse than a weak hunk of shit is a prideful weak hunk of shit.

>>45871374
Would be odd. Didn't Chikashi lack a persona?

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>Despite it all, more adversaries have appeared!!!!!!
>PLAYER was ambushed!
>The first enemy used Revolution! Critical rate has gone up for everybody!
>The second enemy used Kill Rush! 198 damage to PLAYER! Player was knocked off his feet!
>The third enemy used Cruel Attack! 220 damage to PLAYER!
>The fourth enemy used Black Spot! 256 damage to PLAYER!
>The fifth enemy used Torrent Shot! 210 damage to PLAYER!
>The first enemy used Herculean Strike! Critical hit! 410 damage to PLAYER!
>PLAYER was knocked out!
>PLAYER lost the battle…

>>45871424
Correct.

>>45871451
>>PLAYER lost the battle…
IT'S HAPPENING

>>45871451
huh. That doesn't sound good.

>>45871451
Wow, 5 on 1. That has got to hurt.

>>45871398
>“Scissors paper rock decides the winner.”
Who the fuck says 'scissors paper rock'? It's 'rock paper scissors'.

>>45871451
I think it's pretty clear that this is either all in Chikashi's head, or it's some game he's playing. Either way, the dude's got problems.

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>>45871451
rip PLAYER

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>>45871470
>5 enemies
>5 gang members

>>45871528
And then we see HERO OF JUSTICE APPEARS.
RED MAGE APPEARS
DEMON LORD APPEARS

>>45871451
#rekt

>>45871454
Aether is the game that doesn't hold your hand! It would be just like the game to select someone without a persona as a player.

>>45871710
Or spawn a no persona person and a person with a persona together.

>>45871710
Never mind that he's a wimp, I doubt the game would go so far as to recruit someone truly helpless and unable to defend himself. That's to say nothing of Chikashi being exceptionally sketchy and probably flipping his shit and telling everyone if he finds out Takashi is the Fool. That would make Chikashi a triple liability.

>>45871796
One thing we keep forgetting is that before us someone was injecting people with mystery substance P to try and make them into wild cards. They stopped now, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't do it again.

And now we have a personaless dude with a ego and little man problem.

>>45871796
>Never mind that he's a wimp
Depends on the wimp. Some can be beaten into shape. This one probably not though.

>>45871796
>>45871859
>>45871877
>inb4 he's made a fool too and abuses the fuck out of it.

>>45871925
He'll be our Adachi. He even looks a little like him.

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>>45871925
>TFW hes our Adachi

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>>45871987
>>45872006

>>45872006
Fools and whores

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>>45872006

>>45871925
He could be the fool reversed. Gets his own buddies, uses his new fool nature to schmooze them, gets them to social link 10, then kills them off somehow to get stronger. He does seem like a min/maxing power gamer.

that or he's Tower.

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>>45872068
omg its happening
i can see it and its beautiful

>>45872093
So Kaede? Cause it's said she didn't have friends, so I had assumed she killed them after the Social Link was maxed.

>>45872093
Chikashi is one of the invaders in the Forlorn Abyss.

>>45872131
In the mechanics pastebin, it says that dead social links can neither advance nor go back, so this does make sense, if her friends saw her actions against north korea, the links would probably go back, so by killing them, they can no longer reverse.

>>45872131
Pretty sure her friends got bad ended so she had to mercy kill them which made something inside her break leading to every time she sleeps she is killing them over and over again. Because of this she avoids sleep as much as she can and slowly becomes unhinged as she learns how to stay awake even longer leading to even worse sleep deprivation effects and hallucinates killing her friends all over again, even waking she has nightmares. This explains why she acted so "off".

At least that is how I would write it.

>>45872226
The abyss seems like the sort of place that would use that as a end goal for power. 'Too weak to fight the enemy? Need a boost? All you need to do is KILL YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVERS.Anything goes in the Abyss!'

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>>45872140
>Invades
>Takashi: TERRIFYING PRESENCE
>Invader has left

>>45872140
Nah.

Stop slandering Last Word she dindu nuffin

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>>45872301

>>45872340
those riots were great.

>>45872378
>Black lives matter!
>So I am going to break and loot stores owned by black families just trying to make a living.

And any sympathy I had goes out the window. Along with the rest of the shop owner's merchandise.

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<THE_FIRST> And that’s basically what happened
<THE_FIRST> What do you think
<Azure Scholar> Had that boy been a mercenary such as I, he would’ve been ostracized from the Nocturne City BBS for his actions. A mercenary who is ungrateful towards healing is a mercenary that does not deserve to be worked with.
<chocolat_orange> i know, right? what’s his deal? i’d say that i shouldn’t have healed him, but i’m too nice of a person for that.
<Azure Scholar> So, what do you plan to do? You said that the reason you followed him is because you were acting on the suspicion that he could possibly be a future AETHER Player.
<THE_FIRST> Well for some reason he’s pissed at me
<THE_FIRST> Eh
<THE_FIRST> I don’t know
<THE_FIRST> If he is a Player then we’re going to have some real awkward conversations at the safehouse
<chocolat_orange> i say forget about him. we all have much better things to do with our time.
<Azure Scholar> Or you could investigate him further. His school is in your district, so you may run into him again.
<Azure Scholar> It’s your decision. On that note, the end of May is approaching and the notification hasn’t unscrambled itself.
<THE_FIRST> Yeah I got it
<THE_FIRST> Be prepared everyone
<THE_FIRST> A storm is coming

[8:15 am, 28-May-2129]

Sleep’s gentle embrace does wonders for your stress. By the next morning, you’re feeling bright and ready to spend another day at the academy. The morning ritual proceeds as normal and you walk to the station with a full stomach and a clear head. You barely think about what happened yesterday, as there’s nothing you can really do about the past. Instead, your thoughts are full of upcoming classes, Takauji’s silly jokes and what candies are stuffed into the school vending machines.

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At the school gate, you run into someone whom you haven’t talked to in a while. Well, that’s not fair. She sits next to you in class. You just haven’t had a proper conversation together for at least a week.

“Yo, Aria!” She flinches at your greeting. Then relief washes over her as she realizes who’s talking to her, “What’s up?”

“Takashi…” Her voice hasn’t grown any less soft. “Morning. How…are you?”

“I’m good.” You reply. “I actually finished all of my homework and assignments last night. It only gave me a one day window to relax, but it’s great.”

“That’s…good.”

The two of you walk to class together, chatting on the way. Or rather, you talk to Aria and she gives you answers consisting of a few words.

“Takashi…” She speaks up when you’re both on the staircase leading to the upper floors of the classroom block. “Finished.”

“Pardon?” You say, your hand on the metal railing.

“Last night, I….” Her body tenses up as she struggles with her tongue to form the words in her mouth. “I finished my art.”

“You did? That’s great!” You exclaim. “Can I see it?”

“I…well…”

“Uh, if you don’t feel comfortable you don’t have to.” You backpedal. “It’s your choice.”

“No!” Aria cries, then wilts as her face turns red with embarrassment. “Promise. We made one. You can see it. This afternoon, unless you’re busy…”

She looks up at you. “Are you?”

>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)
>“Sorry, I have stuff to do today.” (Rejects her)
>“I’ll think about it. (You are indecisive)
>Custom option.

>>45872472
>how can we prove that we aren't a bunch of criminals and don't deserve to be treated as such?
>by looting the whole city obviously

>>45872527
>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)

>>45872527
>>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)
A promise is a promise.

>>45872527
>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)
Darn. I was hoping she wouldn't be done by the time she got taken, it would have given us the chance for some fun quips when rescuing her. But this is nice, too.

>>45872527
>>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)
We promised after all

>>45872527
Don't think we have anything this afternoon, right? So we may as well accept the offer. We did promise her.

>>45872527
>>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)
There shouldn't be a problem and if there is i'll call you ok?

>>45872527
>>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)

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>>45872527
>“Sorry, I have stuff to do today.” (Rejects her)
ONE MORE GOD REJECTED

I'm kidding
>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot) - real vote

>>45872560
She's obviously going to get taken just before she can show us.

>>45872562
Well, we haven't been to Martial Arts Club in a long time.

>>45872527
>"Sure, I'd be happy to."
Well, I wanted to either go to the Hazebound Woodlands to track down Celeste's Companion, or go mess with her at work, but I suppose that can all wait.

>>45872527
>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)

>>45872603
We went last week.

>>45872630
Exactly. Only once a week, it's shameful.

>>45872527
>>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)

>>45872630
Pretty long time. If it was anything like a real club we probably would have been kicked for absenteeism.

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>>45872582

>>45872658
Helps that we're the head's best friend, I guess.

>>45872648
>>45872658
It isn't even possible to go today since it's saturday.

>>45872527
>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)

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>>45872664

>>45872687
Eh true. Need to go next week at any rate.

>>45872682
Kinda sad desu.

>>45872707
Do you have the designated chaos shitting street pic?

>>45872687
Are you sure? Looking at the dates I thought it was Monday already. But no, I guess that makes sense, we would have had to have skipped the weekend and I don't think that would have happened. I must have the dates wrong.

>>45872613
Don't we already have a mysterious flask ?

>>45872746
Yes, but we haven't filled it with Estus yet. We're going to have to burn some Humanity at one of the bonfires.

>>45872746
Have flask, no companion.

>>45872766
Can't wait for sippies.

>>45872769
Think it will be Solaire?

>>45872829
Her companion will be an elf

>>45866729
I have this saved as
>they_drew_me_doing_WHAT.jpg

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>>45872829
It will be Solaire's canonical ending

>>45872527
>>“Sure, I’d be happy to.” (Occupies afternoon time slot)
I swear to god if you triple faggots ruin this for her.