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Post by shiranui on May 24, 2010 14:20:43 GMT -5
Part 91: Endless Eight (just kidding)--- Wednesday, August 24Screw that. I can do my summer homework later. Instead of wasting my time with that, I'll go and say hello to Igor and Margaret in the Velvet Room... ...and fuse OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT THING The reason for fusing that abomination was that it knows Megido, which I can transfer to Yatagarasu in a couple of steps. This completes yet another one of Margaret's requests. Which raises the Empress Social Link to 7. She wants a Yatsufusa with Mediarama next. I hang out with Kanji for the rest of the day, but the Social Link stays where it is. Proverbs, huh? I wish I remembered all those Chinese ones Mei Ling always said in Metal Gear Solid. Teddie and Yosuke stop by. Junes had some kind of an event today, so they bring Nanako a souvenir. They also help Nanako finish her homework for the day. --- Thursday, August 25The unrelenting tide of beef is still too much for me to take. This time, Yukiko and Chie show up to help Nanako with her homework. Well, there we go. --- Friday, August 26Because I don't have enough meat in my diet already and all, I go to Aiya with Chie. We overhear some cries for help from the alley. Ah, the punks are at it again. This time they're holding up some little kid for money. Maybe we should just clobber these guys, that'd teach them to pick on children. Whatever. Do your worst. You'll probably suffer much more than either of us will. Oh, for the love of god. I swear, if these lowlifes even think of laying their hands on Yukiko, there will be blood. Jesus f***ing Christ, I'm about to lose it. Shut up, Butt-Head. All right. I really don't want to do this, but you guys are asking for it. Which one of you wants to be curbstomped first? Come on. I think you should worry less about making those empty threats of yours and more about the fact you're about to get the f*** beaten out of you unless you leave right now. Chie basically scares the punks off with this tactic. They probably realized that since Chie told them to pick a target they would finally have the opportunity to actually touch a boob, and I'm pretty sure that's more than enough to scare those guys off. The kid thanks Chie and runs off. She promises to keep watch on Yukiko for a while, although I'm pretty sure those losers wouldn't do anything. Even if they tried something, Yukiko would probably kick their asses. Chariot Social Link goes up to 9. Huh? What is this all of a sudden? For what? Yeah, about that... does Chie really not know about me and Yukiko? Or does she not care? Hm... But yeah. Even if all this didn't come so out of the blue and even if I weren't going out with Yukiko already, I have to say I don't really like Chie in that way. As a friend, yes, but no more than that. Hm. She took that pretty well. I kinda feel sorry for the teacher who has to read a whole bunch of book reports written by six-year-olds. Maybe sometimes, yeah. What? No, you shouldn't. Just write the book report and leave me out of it. --- Saturday, August 27Damn you, Big McLargeHuge! I mean, Mega Beef Bowl! Rise and Kanji show up in the evening. Nanako is supposed to make some sort of an art project out of the stuff we have in the house, but she's saying she's no good at art. Neither is Rise, but Kanji is something else. I have no clue how he even manages to do it, but he pretty much instantly whips up a scale model of Dojima's SUV with a little plush teddy bear sitting on the roof. It's... very elaborate. Hell, not many adults could make that. --- Sunday, August 28All right. To be honest, I've kind of been thinking about updating my wardrobe, all these identical white shirts are starting to remind me of the Angry Video Game Nerd. I could go for something black, maybe a black suit of some sort. She points at an ad that shows some teenage model I don't recognize. Rise says this girl Kanami (whose surname I can't type because the overzealous forum filters think it's obscene due to a certain combination of letters. I'm glad we never need to talk about Japanese wrestlers such as Yos***sune on this board... wait) was in the same agency with her. She thought Kanami was cute and would probably sell quite well, and it seems as if she has now taken over as the poster girl. I never thought paraphrasing the famous words of Big Boss would work in so many situations, but here we go. Yeah, that's kind of what I meant to say. Um... ouch. These guys just don't get it, do they? Of course they don't hear. Or maybe they don't care. Huh? Well, if you insist. I was kind of looking forward to buying those cool clothes, but I guess not. Yes. But if she keeps going on about the same stuff over and over again, I might have to reconsider. Eh, it's fine. We can go some other time. Nanako comes from out of nowhere and Rise proceeds to ask her if she knows Kanami. And that's how you start a fight between a bunch of little girls. Anyway, Rise is happy to hear that and wonders if Nanako is disappointed because she's so different from how she appears on TV. Nanako just says she likes Rise. Needless to say, this confuses Nanako quite a bit, but at least she manages to answer. She then runs home because her favorite show is about to start. Meanwhile, Rise seems kind of helpless and embarrassed because she asked Nanako all that stuff. I try to cheer her up a bit. However, I have this sinking feeling that at some point or another I am going to have to disappoint Rise quite badly. That is not nice at all. Oh yeah, the Social Link goes up to 7 too. (I lost some of the screenshots from this scene due to a minor technical issue)
She ends up writing about platypuses. Good choice, platypuses are badass. Actually, those "claws" the male platypus has are venomous spurs, but close enough. --- Monday, August 29All right, maybe I should actually do my homework. It's raining, so there's not that much else to do anyway. Even though being stuck in a time loop that repeats 15,532 times is kind of unlikely to happen, I'm not going to take any risks here. So, I actually finish my summer homework in time. ---
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Post by shiranui on May 24, 2010 21:12:10 GMT -5
Part 92: Summer days drifting away to uh-oh, those summer nights--- The last thing Nanako has to do for her homework is a picture diary. It's pretty cute, but once again I pity the teacher who actually has to read all of these things. --- Tuesday, August 30Kanji takes me to the hill overlooking town, a place he's obviously quite fond of. I don't personally like this place all that much because this is where I work whenever I'm desperate enough for money to actually do the assistant daycare caretaker gig. We see the kid who was at the hospital with Kanji's mother a while ago, and Kanji asks him why he's here all alone and looking like he's about to cry. Of course, like a real man, this kid actually did throw the doll away and it ended up in the river, washed away to who knows where. Nice job, kid. This boy might look quiet, but he sounds more like an air raid siren at the moment. To make things worse for the kid, this Sana-chan apparently really liked the bunny. Kanji certainly knows how to talk to children, that's gotta be said. Maybe he should try working at the daycare, I'd wager he'd be quite a sight in that ridiculous apron they make you wear. So, we end up at the Samegawa riverbank and Kanji actually goes into the river to look for the doll. With his pants on. Of course, after the whole Shadow debacle at the Steamy Bathhouse and all I don't exactly feel the need to see Kanji without pants ever again, but you'd think going in the water would be slightly more comfortable that way. Whatever. At least he's quite dedicated, I probably wouldn't go into Samegawa just to look for a squished bunny doll some dumb kid threw away and which has probably been washed a way away a long time ago. Ah, who am I kidding? Of course I would if they promised me a reward. I seem to do anything in exchange for mostly useless items nowadays... This is, of course, directed at the kid. Kanji tells me to watch over him so that he doesn't get in the water after him. Err, okay. Kanji also says the water is really cold. Despite his efforts, Kanji doesn't find the doll. He seems to have an idea, though. Hm. I believe I can see where this is going. Well, it's better than "Miss", at least. Right. I ask Kanji if he's going to make a new doll for the kid, and he seems kind of embarrassed about the whole thing. I can't see why, though, because the guy's got some mad skills when it comes to doll-making. If he were to make plushies of some famous anime characters or something and sell them online, he'd earn a fortune because otaku from the world over would line up to buy those things. Kanji: "So... Y'know, I thought maybe I could help him."The Emperor Social Link gets stronger as I get to know Kanji better. Kanji says he may or may not have caught a cold there in the river, so he goes back home. I do the same. Nanako: "I gave it back to Dad. He looked happy and smiled at me."D'aww. I thought I'd just say "I know", but maybe I should just reassure her once more that her dad does really love her. Nanako: "I'm glad to be Dad's daughter!"You know... I really feel like I've helped put the family back together here, so to speak. I don't know how much of it is my doing, but it still gives me that warm and fuzzy feeling of sorts. --- Wednesday, August 31Ooh, a watermelon! Nanako says I should invite everyone over because the watermelon is too big for us to eat on our own. Sure, don't mind if I do. I call Yosuke immediately, and eventually everyone shows up. Calm down, Kanji, it's just a watermelon. Rise tells Kanji to have some manners, and Yosuke realizes that in order to maximize the watermelon-eating experience we must smack the thing open before we eat it. Everyone seems to think it's a good idea. Especially Teddie, it seems. I'm really been wondering about the guy as of late, half of the stuff he says sounds like it comes right out of some horrible shōjo manga... or, knowing him, an H-manga. Yosuke says what we all are thinking. Well done. Commercial lines? That stuff comes from commercials? Look what you did, Teddie, now Nanako is repeating that same nonsense you just spouted! Damn bear. Dojima comes home and Nanako tells him we're going to smack the watermelon open. Unfortunately, that is out of the question because the watermelon has already been cut and shared with the neighbors. D'oh. Well, at least there is still enough left for all of us. Check out Kanji in these shots, it's like the watermelon is an enemy from one of the Digital Devil Saga games and he is a demon violently devouring it to absorb its life force. I wonder what that stuff he keeps putting on the watermelon is.All right, the beach! Right on! Maybe this time we'll be able to enjoy the magnificent sight without being pushed off a cliff and having a very hungover King Moron throw up on us... err... dammit, I was not supposed to remember that any more. I thought I had blocked it out. Probably? Well, you could say that... school starts tomorrow, you know. As for next year - well, yeah. At this point next year I'll be who knows where. Maybe back home in Tokyo, unless my parents get transferred to some exotic location (or another town, at the very least) again. Of course, I'll still come here whenever I feel like it, as this is more or less my real hometown now. My best friends are here, Dojima and Nanako are here and, of course, Yukiko is here. I... Huh? I was lost in thought there for a while. Sure, of course I'll play with you next year too, whenever I can. And so will everyone else, judging from their reactions. Isn't it great? I certainly have. And I've only been here for four months, so I wonder what will happen next. One thing is for sure, however: school starts again tomorrow. I can hardly wait, to be honest. ---
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on May 24, 2010 22:43:13 GMT -5
Can I just say that I LOVE this LP? (as if it wasn't obvious before.)
Looking forward to the next update.
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Post by shiranui on May 25, 2010 12:10:18 GMT -5
Much appreciated.
As for the next update... I just got my copy of Red Dead Redemption which might cause some, shall we say, schedule slips for the next while when it comes to this LP (not to mention the fact I should be studying for an exam right now) much like Mass Effect 2 did a few months ago. Don't worry, I'll still try to update on a somewhat regular basis. ;D
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Post by shiranui on May 27, 2010 14:38:12 GMT -5
Part 93: Tranquility --- Thursday, September 1Yep, summer break is over and now it's time to go back to the daily grind. Not that I really mind, because I haven't seen people such as Yumi in a while. Turns out Naoto has also enrolled at Yasogami High along with Rise. So, now our school has a famous idol AND a famous detective. Naoto isn't very amused by Yosuke referring to him as a "pint-sized detective" and tells him not to give people bizarre nicknames like that. I guess I won't be calling him "Raidou" then either. Yukiko, that's not cool. Quite funny, I'll admit, but not cool. Uh, sure. We're playing soccer in phys ed. today, which gives me an opportunity to practice the Sublimely Magnificent Soji Shot Mark IV again. But before that, I get asked when soccer was first introduced in the Olympics. The correct answer for that is, of course, 1900. Trip? What trip? No one said anything about a trip until now. You know, I kind of agree. Sure, it's not a bad thing (as Chie tells Yosuke as well), but somehow it feels odd now that we're no longer fighting Crying Tables and Jushin Liger monsters. In any case, we're heading to the Junes food court and decide to ask if Naoto wants to join us. He probably doesn't know anyone here and may or may not feel a bit lonely, so let's see if he'll hang out with us. When we find him, he seems to be in the process of being propositioned by a couple of girls. Quite attractive ones at that. Dude! Don't say that!Really. And I thought I was bad with girls. Then again, I think I've done quite well for myself on that front lately. Anyway, the girls are scared off by the combined efforts of Yosuke and Kanji (who don't actually do anything, but apparently Kanji in particular is so intimidating that the girls run off at the mere sight of him), and we ask if Naoto wants to join us. Err, okay then. ..."Things to mull over"? To be honest, I don't think he cares. This is true, though. I don't know what it is, but something about the guy seems... rather odd. Maybe it comes with being a detective, especially at such a young age. I heard of some inconsistencies in Mitsuo's confession, maybe that's what he's looking into. Of course, Mitsuo was and is out of his mind so it's no wonder his ramblings may be a bit inconsistent at times, but I don't think there's anything to worry about. Let's change subjects... so, that class trip? Where are we going and why haven't I been informed? Tatsumi Port Island? I've heard of that place somewhere, although I don't think I've ever visited it... Moonlight Bridge? Why does that sound so familiar? So yeah, anyway, we're not going to have time to goof off during the trip, as the school board decided it needs to be serious business. What the hell? Whose idea was this? Rise promises to show us around once we get to Port Island, though, so the trip doesn't sound ALL bad. Oh, well, that explains a lot. He just had to give us that one last middle finger, didn't he? Nooo... Teddie! Kanji points out Teddie doesn't even know who King Moron is, although I'm pretty sure even Teddie managed to figure it out from context when we were talking about his murder. Nothing, I'm sure. Still, the place sounds really familiar somehow. I swear I haven't been there, but something makes me feel like I have. Yosuke tells Teddie to get back to work. Aaand here's Kanji with a quasi-philosophical statement that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever! At least Yukiko thinks it was funny. No Social Link growth this time, though. --- Friday, September 2My reward for getting this? An Ointment. Geez, thanks. Could one of you give me something useful next time? Hm. I suppose that could be found in Marukyu Striptease, but I'm not going inside the TV ever again now that the case is closed. Still, I tell her I'll give her a Charmed Veil if I happen to find it. Right, looks like nothing's changed during the summer. Everyone's still out of their damn minds. Oh crap. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that this really doesn't sound good at all. Now I'm getting worried. I run into Namatame on my way to Aiya, he's standing there alone in the rain. Doesn't sound like the police catching Mitsuo raised his spirits in any way. Just how do they manage to put so much meat in one bowl? I still can't understand this at all. I spend my evening talking with Dojima. The Social Link doesn't advance, but it's always nice to have a pleasant conversation with the guy. --- Saturday, September 3I manage to find the girl who wrote the ema request about wanting to improve her conversation skills. She seems to be surprised that I'm actually trying to talk to her. Later on, me and Kou go to Aiya (I am eating far too much of this stuff nowadays) to talk about Daisuke and how he doesn't seem to be like himself any more, slacking off at practice and such. Let's see... Daisuke is no longer putting in full effort when playing soccer, and this mysteriously began just as we started seeing him hang around that one girl. No, I can't possibly see how these two things could be related! Oh, he meant that? I... uh... but... he... we saw Daisuke walk off into the sunset with that girl when we last had soccer practice a couple of months ago! Did Kou miss that, or has Daisuke changed his behavior again? Oh well, s*** happens. That would have been a sight to witness, to be honest. Oh, great. On TV Tropes they call that "Wangst". I suppose we should try to help him, he's our buddy after all. Hm? An idea? Let's hear it! Um, sure, but could you tell me your idea first? The Strength Social Link advances to 7. what ...on the other hand, I am not at all sure if I even WANT to hear the rest of this supposedly great idea. How do I always get myself in these situations? ---
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on May 27, 2010 21:46:30 GMT -5
Kashiwagi chose the hotel.... You're doomed. DOOMED I SAY!!
As an aside, no worries on the updates maybe being a little late. I got back into playing P4 (playing it on the second run-through, which is both weird and awesome for certain reasons), and with that, finally playing Mirror's Edge, and UFC 2010, I understand completely.
Tatsumi Port Island does sound familiar now that you mention it.... eh, probably just coincidence.
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Post by Lupin the Third on May 27, 2010 22:13:12 GMT -5
Hey, what do you got against younger detectives? A lot of great detectives were great in their youth. Look at Shinichi Kudo, a.k.a. Jimmy Kudo. One of the finest detectives in high school.
Yeah, but he was turned into a little kid.
That wasn't his doing, though. Granted, his nosyness got him into that mess.
Also, YOU? Bad with Girls? How many have hooked up or tried to hook up with you?
Yukiko Chie, by the way it's looking Rise, by the way it's looking Ai Yumi Sayoko
Face it, you're a friggin' pimp.
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Post by shiranui on May 27, 2010 23:32:33 GMT -5
Part 94: too tired to come up with a subtitle--- Sunday, September 4What would be a nicer way to spend a Sunday afternoon than going shopping with Rise? The Social Link doesn't go up and I still don't get that awesome outfit she mentioned last time, but we still have a fun time. Dojima tells me I've reminded him of what the concept of "a house" actually means. He actually seems a lot happier now than he did before. Good for him. And for Nanako as well, I'm sure. Up goes the Hierophant Social Link. Yes, ignore your work (he was actually doing some work-related stuff when I came to talk to him) and hit the booze! That's the way to go! Sounds good to me. Why would I pass out from non-alcoholic drinks, though? Ryotaro Dojima, Inaba's Supreme Ambassador of Responsible Drinking. --- Monday, September 5I wish he'd ditch that hand puppet. It's really starting to creep me out. Kigo for spring... uh... I haven't got the faintest. Sardine sounds like it doesn't have anything to do with... well, anything, so let's go with that. Well, actually it does have to do with autumn, but at least my answer was still correct. I have quite a way with words nowadays, so I think I can teach this girl to communicate better. She wonders why I didn't teach her earlier... ...and here's the same thing expressed in a more polite manner. Yosuke strikes me as the kind of guy who'd take Print Club stickers of himself. With that said, taking this particular picture was Saki's idea. When Yosuke first came to town, he was seen as the enemy because of his association with Junes, but Saki convinced him otherwise. Sure, she may or may not have actually meant that, but it did make Yosuke happy. I actually don't know what to say, so I'll let him vent. We kind of noticed that. Yosuke: "I'm sorry... Saki-senpai. I'm sorry... Seta."Oh man, don't apologize. Now you're making me feel bad. I tell him to just take it slow. Apparently I made him realize this. I would say he's changed quite a lot already, he seems far more mature than he did when I first met him. Sure, he's still Yosuke, but that's why we all like him. I feel we've done some real bonding here. This situation calls for a MANLY MAN HUG OF MANLINESS That does not look like a MANLY MAN HUG OF MANLINESS, though.When I get home I have another pleasant conversation with Dojima. No drinking this time, though. --- Tuesday, September 6I have? Neat. She gives me a reward in the form of a metal baseball bat. The Metal Bat is even more powerful than the Downpour Sword, but it's also even less accurate. A case of awesome but impractical once again, I'm afraid.The reason why I went to the Velvet Room was that I was going to summon a Persona of the Sun arcana, but I already had one so I didn't need to do anything else in there. So, that means I'm ready to go see Yumi at the hospital. Her father isn't getting any better, I'm afraid. The Social Link also stays where it was, but nevertheless it was good to see Yumi after such a long time. He's got something in his mind, that much is obvious. Cool! Nanako wonders what we're celebrating, though. Nanako is slightly confused by this answer. Anyway, this cake is great. After we've finished eating, Dojima pulls me aside to have a little talk. Dojima tells me he's spent the last few years running from his own fears by chasing that guy who had run away himself. He's been scared of having a family and then losing it again, using revenge as an excuse to spend less time with his daughter, but it all ends now. Hell yeah. --- Wednesday, September 7According to Kanji, Yosuke hasn't started packing for the trip yet. I don't see how that is a problem, it's not like we need THAT much stuff there. Animal crackers are serious business, you know. Tatsumi Port Island. Where have I heard of that place before? I SWEAR I have heard of it... not just because it's called Tatsumi Port Island and thus shares part of its name with our good pal Kanji here. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with his family, though, so I must be familiar with it via something else. I wish I remembered what that was. We're in the middle of talking about how Mitsuo Kubo has been all over the news lately and how the guy is messed up, when Naoto suddenly shows up. Kanji basically runs away as soon as he sees Naoto. You'd think Kanji would be used to seeing him by now, but I guess not. And so, another ema request has been granted! (This quest requires high Understanding, Expression and Courage, fortunately I had enough of all of them to complete it. Seta's Expression was maxed out a while ago and Courage only needs one more level to reach maximum as well, Understanding still needs a bit more work)Afterwards, I accompany Kanji to the hill overlooking town where he's meeting with that kid who lost the bunny doll a few days back. Damn, this guy is good. The kid is understandably impressed, and he asks where Kanji bought the doll. Kanji seems to be reluctant to tell him, but the boy is saying he wants one as well. Of course, Kanji had made another doll just for him. Again, the kid asks where he got it. I'll just tell him the truth because I'm a nice guy and all. Kanji's not happy about this revelation, but the kid is now even more impressed. Hey, that went really smoothly. Well done, my man. Maybe Kanji will now have more confidence in his abilities. I seriously believe he could make good money if he started selling these things. --- Next time: Tatsumi Port Island!
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Post by shiranui on May 27, 2010 23:51:14 GMT -5
Also, YOU? Bad with Girls? How many have hooked up or tried to hook up with you? Yukiko Chie, by the way it's looking Rise, by the way it's looking Ai Yumi Sayoko Face it, you're a friggin' pimp. I think I originally intended that as one of my own personal comments (as opposed to Seta's narration), but then I thought it works just as well in the context of Seta kind of playing down his current chick magnet status. As I see it, the guy is not used to having all the women in town lusting after him and he still thinks he's not that good with girls despite obvious evidence to the contrary (and, of course, the fact he has developed his personality tremendously over the last few months, learning to express himself better and all that). As for myself, even though I often spend my time hanging out with a girl or a bunch of them in real life, I am certainly not a chick magnet by any means.
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Post by shiranui on Jun 5, 2010 6:39:10 GMT -5
Part 95: The Journey--- Thursday, September 8I spent most of the trip wondering where I had heard of Tatsumi Port Island and Gekkoukan High before. It all became clear when we arrived at the gates of the high school. See, I remember a couple of years ago... I was reading this one guy's LiveJournal. I think his name was... umm... Arisato? Yeah, Minato Arisato. Something like that. I also remember he had a ridiculous username, it was something like "ramenboi1990". Anyway, he used to live here and attend this school, I recall him uploading a ton of pictures of the area and all the people he met. Such as that principal there. My God, can he possibly talk any slower? At least he has the courtesy to keep it somewhat brief this time, from what I remember he could go on for hours. Holy s***! If this is in fact the same Chihiro that Minato used to hang out with, she's gotten really hot over the last couple of years. She's so hot that even Kanji notices it. Yosuke is trying too hard. Damn, that speech was something else. Naturally, our group consists of me, Yosuke, Chie and Yukiko. And Kanji, even though he's technically not a classmate. Huh? Sure, go right ahead. Chihiro forgot to hand out the program, so she asks us to do it. She apologizes for being so absent-minded, but I assure her it's all right. Also, her speech was brilliant. I briefly think of asking Chihiro if she knew a Minato Arisato, but I decide not to bother her with that. Used to have a phobia... oh yeah, that's right. From what I remember of Minato's journal, it seems like he helped her get over it... ...wait a second here. Now that I think of it, Minato's LiveJournal had constant references to Personas and Social Links... and a "Dark Hour"... and Shadows... and even Igor showed up! Holy crap. How the hell did I forget all about that? Then again, when I read the journal I didn't really believe any of the supernatural stuff Minato wrote about. Would you believe if some guy told you there was a "hidden hour" between 11:59 PM and 12:00 AM and that those people who don't turn into coffins during that period can summon Beelzebub by shooting themselves in the head and spend their nights fighting interdimensional monsters (right here in Gekkoukan High, I might add, from what I remember it turned into this huge evil tower during the Dark Hour)? I'm sure I'd think differently if I first read the thing now, but back then I thought he was just making all that s*** up in order to write an entertaining story, so I might have forgotten the details (it's been a couple of years since I read it, after all)... but hell, it appears he had the exact same power than I do now. He could use a variety of Personas and everything. I wish I remembered what happened to him... ...um, I think I got lost in thought for a minute there. Oh, it's fine. Really. Chihiro tells us we have a "special lecture" coming up and we should probably head to the classroom on the second floor. She says she has some arrangements to make with our student council, so she goes off. Wait, what? Special lecture? Oh, great. Let's go. Well, at least the faculty members make us feel right at home here at Gekkoukan High, seeing as they appear to be just as bats*** insane as our teachers at Yasogami. Case in point, Mr. Edogawa here. It's never a good sign when your teacher goes "Eeeheehee..." before or during a lecture. Mr. Edogawa proceeds to tell us "Japan's oldest tale of curses", meaning that we hear the story of our good friend Izanagi and Izanami. He does it in a rather long-winded manner, so I'll just give a synopsis to those not familiar with the story: Izanami died while giving birth to Kagutsuchi (the fire god), Izanagi then went to the netherworld Yomi to bring her back. He met Izanami and asked her to return the land of the living with him, so she went off to negotiate with the god of the underworld and told Izanagi to wait for her. However, much like Orpheus of Greek mythology did in a similar situation, Izanagi let his curiosity get the better of him and set his comb alight to look around. As Izanagi cast his eyes on his wife prematurely, he saw that Izanami had become a horrible undead monstrosity and ran away instantly. Izanagi managed to dodge the demons (including Yomotsu-shikome and Yomotsu-Ikusa) Izanami sent after him and reached Yomotsu Hirasaka, the entrance to the underworld. He blocked the path with a large boulder, so that the two worlds would be separated. Izanami cursed him, saying that she would kill 1,000 people every day, so Izanagi said he'd give life to 1,500 every day (and so the cycle of life and death was born). So yeah, it's kind of like the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice WITH ZOMBIES and on a more epic scale. Speaking of Orpheus, he was actually Minato's first Persona... much like Izanagi was mine. Interesting. Naturally, Mr. Edogawa goes on and on until he finally realizes time is up. That lecture was very informative, wasn't it? All right, let's see what the hotel is like. Well, this certainly looks like a reputable establishment. Besides, it was chosen by Ms. Kashiwagi (who says the place was opened just a while ago), what could possibly go wrong? Besides the minor detail that this appears to be a LOVE HOTEL and we're in the middle of the f***ing red light district, that is? Huh? What in the hell? ... How in the name of Izanagi-no-mikoto did HE get here?! (Teddie jumps off the roof and, if the sound effects are anything to go by, lands on a bunch of trash cans)We ask how he got here, and it turns out he used his awesome special power of... taking the train. Teddie also knows exactly what we're going to do on the trip and that we have free time tomorrow. Great, now he's stalking us. Couldn't we just send him back or something? Yukiko suggests we all go hang out together, which is definitely a better idea than letting Teddie go off with Chie. Rise promises to show us around, we can go shopping and whatever. Sure sounds better than the factory tour that's scheduled for tomorrow. But, um, what should we do with Teddie? I think it would look weird if we brought him inside. Kanji suggests Teddie could sleep outside, as that suit would probably keep him warm. Err, okay then. Now what? CRAP Okay, now we need some improvisation. I knew all those hours spent at the Drama Club would come in handy at some point... This'll work. I'm sure of it. GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTER... eh, never mindHey, it worked, just like I said it would. Brilliant. Just brilliant. As the others go back in, I take a look at Teddie who is doing a pretty good job portraying an inanimate object. I can sense Teddie's strong trust, and that means the Star Social Link advances. ! Holy crap! How much does this fella weigh? --- Next time: The moment you've all been waiting for - KING'S GAME
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Post by shiranui on Jun 5, 2010 14:30:21 GMT -5
Part 96: A Sorry Escapade--- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WELCOME TO THE DISCLAIMER! That's right, the disclaimer! The author of this Let's Play would like to make it clear to the three people reading this thing that no matter what appears to be going on in the screenshots, NO UNDERAGE DRINKING OF ALCOHOL PRODUCTS OR GLORIFICATION OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION OCCURS IN THE GAME. THE BEVERAGES CONSUMED BY THE CHARACTERS IN THE GAME ARE NON-ALCOHOLIC. And they were non-alcoholic in the Japanese version as well, the characters simply think they are inebriated and act like idiots for the sake of humor. Thank you. Enjoy, and drink responsibly.--- Friday, September 9After our shopping spree, we go nightclubbing. We didn't think it would be such a good idea because we're all minors, but Rise assured us it would be all right. Well, at least the dance floor isn't too crowded tonight. I'm not sure what to think of the music they're playing, it's quite catchy but the rapper guy seems to have an entire bag of marbles (possibly giant-sized novelty marbles) in his mouth. www.youtube.com/watch#!v=BSsUH6M8xBg(yes, the theme from Persona 3 FES plays throughout the scene here. I would've preferred "Adventured Act" which played inside this club in Persona 3, but this is decent enough)No, actually this is a pharmacy. OF COURSE it's a club! Huh? Such as ourselves? If I may ask, what the hell are YOU doing here then? Last I checked, you were our underclassman. Hey, he's dodging the question. Anyway, we ask Naoto to join us so we can chat with him. No, Mr. Shirogane, I'm asking you to.. wait, no, that's not right. Err, yeah, since we asked you to join us, that would kind of imply that you stay and have a couple of drinks (NON-ALCOHOLIC, of course) with us. Or something. Naoto is a bit hesitant, but finally agrees to join us when Rise basically swoons over him. Hey, he's blushing. I didn't think he could show emotion. That's interesting. All right, looks like it's time for Rise to use a bit of her stroke as a celebrity. Give me a toot, I'll sell you my soul, pull my strings and I'll go far.Meanwhile, Kanji is again suffering from some sort of an acute ailment that is caused by Naoto's mere presence. Yay! Free drinks! Teddie (or should I say "Kumada", as that is the name he sometimes uses when he's in his human form) sounds kind of weird. Weirder than usual, that is. Kanji notices the same. You know, if I didn't know better, I'd think that the man is, well, drunk!And there's another one, it seems. Okay, wasn't this stuff supposed to be NON-ALCOHOLIC? Hey, are you insinuating that my girlfriend is a loose woman? That's not cool. Yes. Non-alcoholic. Obviously. I probably shouldn't touch any of the drinks, just to be safe. ...King's Game? Yes, sex and drugs and rock and roll for everybody. Excuse me while I facepalm. This is so not going to end well. Rise: "The King's word is law! Chop-chop!"Okay, um, anyone wanna give a little rundown of the rules of this game? Me and Chie are a bit confused. I've heard of this game and have some idea how it goes, but a reminder would be nice. Right, that cleared it up. Thanks, dear. Can't go wrong with the far one. It says Number 1. Christ Almighty, Teddie is King. We're royally screwed, hopefully not in a literal sense. Hm. Well, that's relatively harmless, at least. Still a bit creepy, though. Number 1?! FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU- Yeah, take #2 instead. I love you, man, I do, but not quite enough to smooch you. Hey! You shouldn't be that excited about Teddie smooching me! Well, I suppose Yukiko might be into that stuff... Did he just come up with that haiku on the spot, or has he rehearsed it for an occasion such as this one? I'm not sure which of those options is more disturbing. Oh, to hell with it. Do your worst, bear. ?! Well, looks like his aim was slightly off and he ended up smooching Kanji instead. Right, let's get back to it. Round 2. Let's try the near one this time. Groovy. Chie is relieved to have "someone decent" as the King, but unfortunately this game does not work that way. You wanna get extreme, huh? All right, ladies, let's calm down. Rise's idea was good enough, so let's go with that. Hm, this is nice. Very nice, in fact. You know... in my own way, I *am* king. Hail to the king, baby. Yukiko didn't even draw a chopstick, but she isn't letting that bother her. Yosuke tells Naoto to ignore her because she's breaking all the rules, but Naoto says it's fine and he'll play along as long as we reveal something as well. Hm, sounds fair. Yosuke thinks Naoto is killing the mood, but I actually find this stuff quite fascinating. Hey, you know, the Kuzunoha agency actually exists and they're still in the detective business. Sure, the stories about Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV were probably embellished quite heavily (no one can pull off all that stuff... then again we can do all kinds of things with our Personas, so maybe he had a similar power), but as far as I know he was a real detective who was active in the capital in the 1920s. Actually, from what I recall, "Kuzunoha" is a title and their real names are unknown... so in theory, Detective Prince Naoto Shirogane here could be a descendant of Raidou the XIV or something. That would explain his skills and his look, as he is a dead ringer for a young Raidou the XIV. I'll just let him explain himself for now, I can ask him about his possible relation to the Kuzunoha later. His grandfather sounds like a legendary detective of some sort. I wonder... could Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV still be alive? He'd be over a hundred years old now, but maybe... ah, this is stupid. Forget it. I shouldn't have started thinking about that. In any case, that was very interesting. Naoto: "Ahm... I fear you may be looking to the wrong person for that."Honey, there are some people in this room who have been doing a pretty good job embarrassing themselves tonight, but I wouldn't say Naoto is one of them. Meanwhile, Rise falls asleep. Ah, crap. I was afraid he'd ask that. Now, how should we explain to him so that he'd believe us? Well, that's one way to approach the situation, I suppose. Needless to say, Naoto doesn't believe that particular explanation. Time for yet another facepalm... Technically speaking, they *were* telling the truth. Can't blame the guy for not believing them, though. what What. Then... how... Meanwhile, Yukiko passes out as well. How she manages that, I don't know. I have no idea. Someone should find a wagon of some sort, I guess. Seriously, I thought the only way a person could get in that shape by drinking NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES was the My Immortal Drinking Game, but maybe I was wrong. Yes, once again, the characters have been drinking NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, meaning that this chapter of Let's Play Persona 4 does NOT depict or condone underage drinking. Thank you.I don't know about that, but after tonight at least one thing is for sure: My life is a goddamn mess. ---
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Post by shiranui on Jun 6, 2010 18:42:42 GMT -5
Part 97: Return of the Midnight Channel--- Saturday, September 10 (last day of the school trip)Yukiko doesn't remember the events of last night. I'm not sure how that is even possible when you consider the fact the drinks didn't have any alcohol in them, but I guess it doesn't matter that much. Rise tells her they went to sleep early and that the going apparently got "pretty wild", so she doesn't remember anything from last night either. Which is odd, because... ah, never mind. Maybe somebody put something in their drinks. Rise used to eat here at Hagakure pretty often when they were shooting at Port Island. I gotta say, this ramen is really good... we don't have anything like this in Inaba, do we? Speaking of Rise, we're wondering how no one seems to recognize her. Sure, she doesn't have that much makeup on today, but still. And yeah, it's probably because Teddie is here in his mascot getup. Teddie quickly swipes Yukiko's bowl as she is looking up at the autographs hanging on the wall (including Rise's). Yukiko is not pleased. And how much has this guy been eating, anyway? Damn! He's not even sorry about it. Aww... She sounds genuinely upset about it. Can't really blame her. Right, looks like it's time to start heading back home. But first, we need to buy a souvenir for Nanako. Not a T-shirt, that's something Dojima would buy... umm, how about Iwatodai Mochi? That sounds good. (No, I have no idea what that is either)All right, let's... huh? Oh crap. Seriously, oh crap. What are we gonna do with him now? ......oh. Never mind, then. That sounds like a plan we can all get behind. After all, he made it here by train so I don't see why he couldn't do that again... Tough luck, friend. Maybe you could get a job? I hear the Chagall Cafe is hiring. And so, we leave for the rendezvous point and leave Teddie to his own devices. Farewell, it has been a pleasure spending time with you. Just kidding. He regains his mobility as soon as he sees us heading towards the door. Ah... finally back home. Nanako is excited over my return and keeps saying how she's seen Tatsumi Port Island on TV, there are tall buildings and an ocean and stores and everything. I give her the Iwatodai Mochi, and she seems to really like it. Dojima comes home as well. He asks me how the trip went and if Naoto was there as well. Apparently, I should try to make friends with him, because - as Dojima puts it - "he's a cocky brat, but he's honest". I wonder what the problem is that the police are having with Naoto. He's a detective, he is doing his job and doing it properly instead of half-assing stuff like many people on the force seem to. Sounds like a good idea. I'm tired as hell, so I might as well get some rest after that. --- Sunday, September 11I take a nice little walk by the river to relax a bit. I find Mrs. Kuroda sitting on the riverbank and decide to talk with her for a while. She is talking about her husband, of course. I'm sorry to hear that. Huh? Oh... well... kind of, I suppose. Death is sometimes depicted as a lady in black, and Mrs. Kuroda's attire reminds me a bit of the woman who hangs out with Lucifer in some stories. I tell her she sort of looks like Death, and she says with a sad smile on her face that one "mustn't become Death". Some of these Social Links have been pretty depressing lately, I must say. Then again, since her arcana is Death, it probably wouldn't be wise to expect any kind of a happy funtime. That's a nice thought... Err, what? Okay, that started to get somewhat freaky towards the end. I say goodbye to Mrs. Kuroda and go back home, where I talk with Dojima for a while. His Social Link doesn't advance, though. --- Monday, September 12Kashiwagi is, of course, referring to Teddie. Or as she puts it, "that cute bear Seta-kun had on the trip". Teddie sure is unique all right, I wonder what Kashiwagi would say if she realized Teddie isn't just a plush toy. Now that I think of it, Kashiwagi is one woman who probably would be totally dazzled by Teddie's bishounen sparkles if she met him. I should keep him far, far away from her... or maybe not, perhaps he'd leave my girlfriend alone if he got to smooch Kashiwagi. Oh yeah, there is a lecture going on. Almost forgot. If getting drunk on non-alcoholic drinks counts, some of the girls did take a step or two towards maturity... or something. There's your Silver Lump, now give me something worthwhile. (He gives me two Uplifting Radios, which is decent enough)This girl gets the Reflecting Board she asked for, and in return I get something useful for once. Thanks! Yumi isn't at drama club practice today. That's not really a surprise these days, to be honest. She seemed quite weird when she came to me during lunch break, so maybe I should go and see if she's at the hospital. She's in her father's room, as usual. I'm really not sure why, but I decide to enter the room seeing that the door was open. I should probably keep a bit of distance, though, as this isn't really any of my business. While I care about Yumi and want to support her, I feel a bit uneasy sneaking around like I'm friggin' Solid Snake or something and listening in on private conversations. I consider going back out to the hallway, not that it really prevents me from hearing what's going on in the room, but still... but no, I decide to stay at the doorway and see what happens. I kinda hate myself for that because I should just walk away, but I can't help it. Yumi's father doesn't seem to be getting any better. ... ...... I'm really feeling quite awkward right now. I know I shouldn't be listening to this. Yumi's father doesn't hear her any more, he's passed away. Now I finally walk out of the door. I really should not have been watching there, none of that was any of my business. I'll just wait for Yumi here, she will probably need support from someone, anyone after what she just went through. She doesn't seem surprised. I don't think she saw me back there, though. My condolences. I do my best to comfort her, and she seems to appreciate it. We'll face the night. She remembers she's supposed to talk to the doctor, so she tells me goodbye and that she will see me at drama practice. I hope she'll be all right. More crap about the murders and Mitsuo Kubo, huh? As if I wasn't in a bad enough mood already... what on earth was I doing back there in the hospital room? Seriously, why couldn't I just wait outside like a normal person? At least no one saw me... Huh? Naoto? What the hell is he doing on TV? What's the point of all this? Sounds like he's being presented as "the mastermind who solved the murder case in Inaba". Seriously, WHY THE HELL IS HE ON TV? If I know the guy at all, he is the last person on Earth who would be interested in taking the spotlight. Something odd is going on here. The police are not going to be pleased about this, that's for sure. --- Tuesday, September 13We briefly discuss the TV special on our way to school, and the consensus is that it did seem out of character for Naoto to appear on television like that. Of course, while we're talking about it, the man himself arrives. He wants to ask questions about the case. He asks if this is the same conclusion we came to. Well... yeah, it is. He is good, no question about that. Wait, what? Oh, well, that's a relief. It's no wonder he has solved 24 cases so far, the guy really knows what he's doing. As for King Moron, Naoto describes how he's never been shown on TV (which we already knew) and that whereas the previous two victims are still listed with an unidentifiable cause of death, King Moron was killed by... well, a whack to the head. Like I said, a whack to the head. This is the inconsistency about the case that has been bothering Naoto for a while now, although the police don't seem to give a crap and just want to wrap up the case as quickly as possible. We never saw King Moron's body from up close, so we weren't aware of the exact cause of death and didn't really think of that at any point... hm. Where's he going? I guess he's not going to come to school today. ...Speaking of which, we're gonna be late if we don't hurry. I attend drama club practice again, and to my surprise I see Yumi has returned. She's not really doing anything, though, and seems sort of distant. I can't really blame her, the poor girl's father just died yesterday after all. When I ask her what's wrong, she says that she can't step into the role any more. Oh my. I don't think I can just keep quiet, so even at the risk of giving her the wrong idea I call her name. I'm not sure if that was such a good plan, to be honest. Or maybe it was. She seems to have regained a bit of her composure and is now opening up to me. Yumi wonders what she should do now and what her parents meant by "bear fruit". I tell her to take it slow, there's no need to hurry at this point and that she'll certainly find her purpose sooner or later. Once again, she asks me to stand by her side, and I feel her trust even stronger than before. In the evening I chat with Dojima for a bit, about whatever comes to mind. --- Wednesday, September 14Naoto seems to be getting popular at school. It's a rainy day, and since I granted the request on the ema I pay the fox a visit to strengthen the Hermit Social Link a little. The rain isn't letting up in the evening, so I suppose we should watch the Midnight Channel for a change. Actually, when you look at it closer, that's obviously Naoto. I recognize that posture. And the hat. Yosuke calls, but he didn't seem to recognize Naoto. Jesus, man, try a bit harder. Well, he was shown on that special report the other day, wasn't he? People who are shown on TV around here tend to get kidnapped, don't they? We decide we'll discuss the situation tomorrow, but I can already say that one thing is for certain - if Naoto was shown on the Midnight Channel, he is in danger. ---
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Post by shiranui on Jun 7, 2010 10:41:01 GMT -5
Part 98: Shin Megami Tensei: Detective Prince: Naoto Shirogane vs. The Inaba Police Force--- Thursday, September 15Isn't it obvious? That was clearly a Jack Frost wearing a Raidou Kuzunoha hat. Or perhaps it was Naoto, who just appeared on TV the other night. What? No one's entered... OF COURSE NO ONE HAS ENTERED THE OTHER SIDE, YOU MORON! The blurry picture on the Midnight Channel appears BEFORE the person is thrown in the TV, kind of a pre-emptive warning... as you should know PERFECTLY WELL because that pre-emptive warning helped us save Kanji and Rise before! It was YOU who came up with the idea that the picture shows the next target, I might add! Christ almighty, what the hell is wrong with you people today?! Kanji: "That s*** Naoto said didn't make any sense either, so there's no use getting all worked up over it."Ah, so now we're ignoring the Midnight Channel and going "f*** it"? Brilliant! Shouldn't we at least CONSIDER the strong possibility that Naoto is in danger? Oh yeah, of course not, since the killer has been caught and whatever inconsistencies there are are probably nothing to worry about! I suddenly feel like Sgt. Nicholas Angel here. Yosuke is a dick. Kanji gets angry and storms off. Ask Yosuke, he'll tell you all about it in great detail because he's a dick. What, you mean like how everyone around me seem to have turned into complete idiots over the last 24 hours? Oh. Well, I don't know about that. True, the general public can be a strange bunch sometimes. But yeah, I guess I'll just go home now. Since it's been raining the whole day, I need to watch the Midnight Channel. At the rate we're going, no one else is going to bother to watch it anyway. Sure enough, the picture appears and is crystal clear. As we've established, that is never a good thing with the Midnight Channel. And that is Naoto, all right. Or his Shadow, I suppose, but still. Welcome to what now? I'm not quite sure what kind of a process he is talking about exactly, but that sounds kinda bad. ...this sounds really bad. Kanji calls, but he is too flustered to say anything intelligent. I tell him to calm down (which is something I've had to do quite a few times in situations like this, actually). We're going to meet at the "special headquarters" tomorrow and see how we'll proceed from here. --- Friday, September 16At least they seemed to watch it. And Naoto seems to be in the other world already, if Teddie is to be believed. So yes, it would appear that Naoto is using himself as bait to lure out the killer. I wouldn't expect anything less from an ace detective such as himself. Of course, he didn't tell us straight out because he knew we'd try to stop him. Isn't it obvious? Mitsuo Kubo didn't kill the first two victims. Yep, it would appear that the real killer is still on the loose, and it's probably the person who kidnapped Naoto. Mitsuo is a whackjob. We all heard him say he was doing the whole thing for the attention and fame. Since he apparently killed King Moron for that reason, it's very reasonable to think he'd confess to the previous murders as well. To get even more attention, you know? Whoa! Easy, Kanji! He slams his hands on the table so hard that our drinks actually get knocked up in the air for a moment. The guy has a point. We should go to the other world right now, before Naoto becomes a victim of SCIENCE. Seriously, what was that stuff about the "body alteration process"? Right. Where is he? Shall I clock you in the snout? Unfortunately, Rise can't pinpoint Naoto's location unless we find some information for her. That means it's time to walk around town and talk to people for vague hints once again, so let's mosey. First of all, though, I visit the shrine for the next ema request. This time, someone seems to want to get rid of their fear of cats. This guy wants me to bring him an Eternal Lamp so he can take walks at night. Dude, buy a flashlight or something. Naturally, he can't tell me anything about Naoto. Fanged demons, huh? I knew it. Looks like I found the guy who wrote the wish on the ema. He doesn't seem to think that is a good idea (he offers to give me money if I don't bring a cat here), but he'll get a damn cat and like it, dammit... hm, actually, maybe I'll take him to see the cat that's always outside Dojima's place. Which goes about as well as you might expect. I guess I'll talk to him later and see if that experience made him less fearful of cats. Somehow, I doubt it. But yeah, we had a job to do. I shouldn't get sidetracked so easily. I want to find information about Naoto, and since no one in the town seems to know anything, I go back to school and see if any of the Naoto fans can give me new information. Uh, thanks. Not what I was looking for, but thanks. Uh-huh. Mind telling me where this girl might be? No? Okay. Right, we're getting somewhere now. Strange, I can't really imagine him getting angry. Apparently, this was when he was talking to a police officer in the shopping district a while ago. So, the next order of business is to... talk to a police officer in the shopping district! I'm sure they'll co-operate. Yeah, I guessed as much. What now? While that is a pretty good idea, I don't think it would help us all that much in this case. Well, yeah, that might work. Let's try it, shall we? Success! That's probably not enough for Rise to go on, though, but it's a good start. Apparently, we should speak to another police officer, but there don't seem to be any around at the moment so I decide that we'll continue the investigation tomorrow. In the meantime, I earn a bit of extra cash working at the daycare... ...and spend some time with Nanako in the evening. --- Saturday, September 17Remember, kids, greed can be a good thing! Yes. What of it? He has a great idea that just might work. There is just one problem, though... and what is that? This is hopeless. So, now he wants me to get him "a cute fish". I'll get him a cute fish, all right... I wonder if he'd prefer the stonefish or the lionfish? There's another police officer at the shopping district today, so I talk to him. Yeah, let's not solve the case properly, let's just go get wasted, man! Way to go, Inaba Police. Okay, that seems to be all the information we need. I'll report to Rise tomorrow, as I just remembered I had plans with Kou and Daisuke. Daisuke is not pleased about us dragging him all the way to Okina City. To be honest, I'm not sure why Kou thinks this is a good idea. See, Kou thought it would be great if we all went on... ...a group blind date. The girls don't seem to be too excited about us coming here from Inaba. Then again, we are sexy beasts and no one can resist us. Or something. Daisuke isn't having any of it and walks off. Kou has to tell the girls that tonight is not going to work out, and we go after Daisuke. Now, that didn't go so well. Daisuke seems to have missed the point. Kou tells him he set up the group date for him and how Daisuke's "girls are a pain in the ass" act is, well, an act. All right, guys, let's calm down a bit here. Try not to kill each other. Kou has some choice words for Daisuke, who starts telling us how his life is none of our business and how we have nothing to do with it. Daisuke apologizes, as he realizes Kou is right. We go to the riverbank and listen to Daisuke talk about the girl he went out with back in middle school. Apparently, he still has feelings for this girl, and so Kou tells him he needs to settle it because there's no use carrying that baggage for god knows how long. Daisuke says Kou is too nosy, but seems to appreciate our support nonetheless. The Strength Social Link gets stronger once again. I say goodbye to the guys and head home. When it gets dark, I grab my fishing rod and head back to Samegawa. There's the "cute fish" for that one guy, let's hope he appreciates it when I see him tomorrow. Of course, tomorrow is also the day we go into the TV world and rescue Naoto, and if all goes to plan we'll do that in one day. --- Next time: An action-packed episode! Look forward to it!
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Post by shiranui on Jun 7, 2010 15:05:23 GMT -5
Part 99: WITH SCIENCE--- Sunday, September 18The ailurophobe seems to like the goldfish I provided for him, so he goes off to ambush a cat with it. I'd go and see how it goes, but I have work to do. It's time to save Naoto. Before we enter the TV, Kanji says we will only need this one day to save Naoto. That mostly depends on whether or not the fox co-operates with us today, because if it's happy we won't need to pay a fortune for healing. Fortunately enough, the fox actually is happy and thus we actually might have a shot at doing this in one go. I give Rise the information I collected, and she manages to pinpoint Naoto's location. Let's see what kind of a place he has created. Hm. Looks like the lair of a supervillain, an insane doctor or something. Didn't quite expect that, to be honest. "Live action shows"? Dude, just say "tokusatsu", it's less confusing.Phoenix Ranger Featherman R has been going on for over a decade now. I used to watch it back in the day as well. Of course, Nanako watches the show these days, and from what I've seen of the newer stuff I'd say the only thing it has in common with the earlier seasons I saw is the name. That's how it works with these shows, I suppose. But yeah, um... maybe we should go in? That creepy red vortex is beckoning us, you know. Umm... Guys? It is? Yes, they are. Now, about saving Naoto... No, Chie, I do not comprehend. Are we going in or what? No, it does not. So how about that... ...f*** this, I'm going in by myself soon if all we're doing here is discussing the finer points of kung-fu movies and tokusatsu shows. Okay. Now, if you guys don't mind, Naoto is not going to save himself from there. So, let's get this show on the road, shall we? Hey, green mist! And a defense system that says "THREAT LEVEL: YELLOW" and "DEPLOYING GUARDS INSIDE THE FACILITY"! This is very interesting. Ask more nicely. Sorry, not gonna happen. Let's go find Naoto and see what the defense system in this place throws at us today. Nice of them to leave the doors open for us. Also, that insignia appears every 20 feet or so. Soon after, we run into our first Shadows. This here is the Royal Dancer, and it doesn't seem to be immune to physical attacks. That means Hanuman can go to town with Blade of Fury. This attack packs some serious punch, it's basically an updated version of Ose's Atom Smasher and hits all enemies 2-4 times for medium damage. A perfect hit can take out an entire group of Shadows. This is the Source Basalt, which likes to cast a rage spell of some sort. It's also nearly impervious to physical strikes (well, it IS a pile of rocks after all), so the best way to take care of these guys is a Hama spell. They are weak against light, so Hama is an instant kill. Oh, howdy there, Pazuzu. Just a word of warning: If you ever happen to think it would be amusing to make me tell someone that their mother sucks c***s in hell, I will dismiss you in an instant. More of these guys? Boring. Another new Persona, here's Parvati. More enemies we meet on the first floor. I'm not entirely sure what the Inviting Nyogo is supposed to be (looks like a tree wearing a kimono), but I suppose that's not important. As one might expect, in this dungeon we're going down instead of up. Okay then, if you insist. I go to the Velvet Room to fuse more new Personas, such as Gabriel here... ...what just happened? No, that's not the "wild card", you just f***ed up! I wanted to create Gabriel, not friggin' Staryu! Actually, it's Decarabia. Who isn't really half bad, even if he's not what I tried to fuse. Thanks to the Fusion Forecast effect, he even learns Maragidyne which replaces Megidola. (Megidola is an Almighty spell and does decent damage on multiple targets, but Almighty spells are generally less effective on enemies than the elemental spells. Thus, Maragidyne is infinitely more useful and costs less SP.)(By the way, this is the first instance of a fusion accident in this LP. Basically, Igor just happens to mess up on occasion, and you get a Persona that has nothing to do with the one you were trying to fuse. However, Personas that result from a fusion accident are usually leveled a bit higher than Seta is, so even if his level isn't high enough to fuse something like Decarabia here you can get those Personas early via fusion accidents. By the way, that original Shin Megami Tensei design for Decarabia looks creepy as hell.)No accidents happen when fusing Alraune. I make sure she learns Growth 2, because my rank in the Moon Social Link isn't exactly high and so she won't be very strong. Clotho looks a whole lot more attractive here than in God of War 2, that's gotta be said.Okay, time to head back to the Secret Laboratory. This place has really nice music.Here's Teddie showing off his special knockdown attack. More Personas. What now? I went outside for 15 minutes just a moment ago! Isn't that good enough? Yeah, that did sound really creepy and wrong. I agree we should hurry... even though nothing is likely to happen until the fog lifts, we'll get him out of here long before that. Oh, hey, more of these tower things! They're always nice, especially when they always seem to get the first strike in. 10 SLAM NASTY 900 POUND GIANT THROUGH CRUST OF EARTH BROTHER 20 GOTO 10 (I notice Mecha-Hulkster here is "furious" now. I'd be pissed too in his current financial situation. His Akasha Arts attack is not a laughing matter, though, that is basically a stronger version of Blade Of Fury and can hurt you real bad.)12,000 yen and a chest key, much appreciated. This thing looks kind of dangerous. Very dangerous. Aeon Rain and Torrent Shot are not attacks I want to be in the receiving end of, especially if it uses Power Charge beforehand. I end up hitting the Panzer with a Hama spell, which kills it. Great, now a guy sitting on top of a moving... gate thing... wants to kill us. Dominion takes care of him with Hamaon, the stronger version of Hama. Threat level is now orange, and "major facility areas" are locked. I didn't think they'd let us go through the base that easily. This time he is not a purple octopus.We'll see about that. I'll be back! Must have left it in my other pants. Really. This guy looked much cooler in the original Shin Megami Tensei. He was also a pretty annoying boss in Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army.Yeah, I bet. So far, you guys haven't exactly been doing anything that would even come close to eliminating us, so how about you try a bit hard... ...errrrrr. I'll take that back. Actually, both of these guys are fairly easy to defeat. The Wild Drive is weak against electric spells, and the lion beast goes down quite handily as well. This here is the World Balance. It likes to blast us with Ziodyne. It's also weak to light, meaning that Hamaon takes care of it and its friends. That'll have to wait, because it's time for another trip to the Velvet Room! Be right back! --- Next time: More action!
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Post by shiranui on Jun 8, 2010 21:13:08 GMT -5
You know, I've really been thinking about rewriting the first few chapters of this thing. I really had no clue what I was doing when I started out, and now I would like to make the commentary... narration... whatever... consistent throughout (now the style pretty abruptly switches from the poor man's MST3K to the almost equally terrible first-person narration by the main character). I know it's probably a bad idea to mess around with something I've already released to the public, but the early part of this LP and the sudden change of style just bugs me.
The next update is coming at some point or another, I guess. I really wouldn't like to post that many more updates on this page, as there are too many pictures as is.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jun 8, 2010 21:31:10 GMT -5
You know, with the way he handles parody by a FRIGGIN' CEREAL, I'm surprised the Hulkster hasn't had any beef being portrayed in this game.
Also, everytime you face one of those black Hulkster's, this theme should be in the background.
Just a suggestion.
Why not Real American?
Please. Everyone's used that theme already. The other thing that is puzzling me is this "bodily altering process." I'm intrigued at what this means.
You don't suppose? ............Nah.
Also, Seta-kun, if I can call you that, your girlfriend is a lightweight. Drunk of a non-alcoholic beverage. That's kinda pathetic.
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Post by Ash Kingston on Jun 9, 2010 0:10:44 GMT -5
It just means she was drinking American beer. >_>
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jun 9, 2010 21:32:48 GMT -5
It just means she was drinking American beer. >_> Oh you're one to talk, Mr. "I change into a hot, busty girl everytime someone sprays me with cold water." Um, I think his.....her......whatever.....eyes are up there.Shut up, text bubble. I knew that.
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Post by Ash Kingston on Jun 10, 2010 4:54:45 GMT -5
It just means she was drinking American beer. >_> Oh you're one to talk, Mr. "I change into a hot, busty girl everytime someone sprays me with cold water." Um, I think his.....her......whatever.....eyes are up there.Shut up, text bubble. I knew that. ...what does that have to do with anything? I mean, really, how is my curse related to Yukiko being a lightweight and drinking American beer? ...and stop staring! *kick*
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jun 11, 2010 22:42:11 GMT -5
Oh you're one to talk, Mr. "I change into a hot, busty girl everytime someone sprays me with cold water." Um, I think his.....her......whatever.....eyes are up there.Shut up, text bubble. I knew that. ...what does that have to do with anything? I mean, really, how is my curse related to Yukiko being a lightweight and drinking American beer? ...and stop staring! *kick* OW! Dammit, look what you got me into!! Me?! You're the one that was staring at her chest!!But she wouldn't have noticed if you wouldn't have said anything! So clearly, this is all your fault. Bite my shiny metal ass.Anyways, what were we talking about. Idon'tknow. Seta-kun's girlfriend being a lightweight on Non-Alcoholic drinks.Oh yeah. Well I believe the whole phrase, "I think, therefore I am" plays into this. "I think I'm drunk, therefore I am." That made no sense what so ever.A lot better explanation than what you had. So therefore, I win.
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