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Post by shiranui on Jun 14, 2010 19:17:24 GMT -5
Part 100: I never thought it would come to this--- Everything is still better with monkeys, and I need a Persona with decent Zio spells. Thus, yet another fusion gives me Thoth.I don't really need Seiryu and my Temperance rank is crap (because, you know, daycare work sucks), but since I'm here I might as well fuse him too. Besides, dragons are cool. Here is Rangda. She repels physical strikes, which makes her a very useful Persona to have (and may cause quite a few stupid deaths in SMT: Nocturne). Of course, she is also ugly as sin because she is an evil old witch from Balinese lore. Now that we are back in the Secret Laboratory, it's time to see what Thoth and Seiryu are made of. Thoth messes up a bunch of "Fail Genes" (yes, that's what those are called) and Seiryu does the same to one of these Wild Drive things. We proceed to beat the crap out of some more silly-looking Shadows and eventually come to another door. What? Up yours! Fortunately enough, there is a Research Card in a nearby chest. This, of course, won't let us through that door we just found, but there was another locked door on B4F. Time to head back a bit. Right, let's see what lurks beyond this door. Oh, it's another one of these Phoenix Ranger Featherman R mechas. I wonder how dangerous this one is. The Dominating Machine, as it's supposed to be called, can hit pretty hard. However, it doesn't seem to be too resistant to our attacks. It can take a lot of punishment, but at least our attacks work on it (as demonstrated by our friend Hanuman here). Rangda, of course, is a huge asset in this fight, as she ensures I don't get hurt in any way and the Machine essentially does itself in after a while. GET DOWN. IT'S GONNA BLOW! Indeed, the Dominating Machine uses its Last Resort and blows itself up to try and take us down, but since we were expecting that it doesn't really manage to damage us. That was quite easy, to be honest. Once the smoke clears, we find a Leader Card from another nearby chest, and I'm pretty sure that can take us down to B7F and beyond. Sure enough, we're now entering "CLASSIFIED SECTOR 2" and "MUST BE ELIMINATED". Isn't it nice when people like you this much? In order to eliminate us, Shadow Naoto summons his strongest minions such as these guys here. Naturally, they go down just like their weaker brethren did. Hm... nice to see Goro is still finding work these days, even if he's now forced to sit on a rocking horse while fighting. Wait, is he chained into that thing? And is he wearing a GIMP SUIT? Disturbing... (Actually, the Jotun of Power is not really an enemy you want to laugh at. Even though he looks retarded, God's Hand is just about the strongest single-target physical attack in the entire game and can f*** your s*** up pretty bad. Naturally, Rangda or another Persona with Repel Physical will render that attack completely ineffective)More of these flying fish? More like fried fish, after Rangda is done with them. The cards in my mind have sent me an angel. This time, it's Gabriel herself. Hell Knight? Wasn't that the Baron of Hell variation that appeared in Doom II?Tell your children not to hold my hand Tell your children not to understand Ohh MotherSo yeah, these here are some of the stronger Shadows that lurk around here. None of them really pose a problem despite looking pretty intimidating, though. The Power Castle is probably the toughest, as it has spells of all four elements and Mind Charge. Those can do quite a bit of damage. At least it's weak against wind. I guess I should throw in some action shots every now and then.These Mind Dice are actually the most annoying enemies we've seen here. They blow up in your face if you don't kill them fast enough, and that HURTS. I... have no idea what that is. This, however, is pretty obvious. (Succubus will apparently learn to resist Hama spells and drain enemies of their SP later, so I should probably keep her around.)Well, here we are. Naoto is right behind that door, but obviously I'm not quite ready to go in just yet. I only have a couple of Revival Beads and stuff like that, so it's time to get some... or is it? First, I'm going in the Velvet Room for the fourth or fifth time today. Mot certainly looks unorthodox enough for me to not forget about him. He is some kind of an undead... whatever that lives in a coffin, after all. Still doesn't stop him from becoming fusion fodder quite soon, though. Kikuri-hime here is far more useful than Mot, and prettier as well. With that said, I'm really beginning to wonder if it is in any way normal for me to have all these things inside my head or soul or whatever... and I'm pretty sure the answer to that is a resounding "DEAR GOD NO". Why are so many shards of my personality either hot women in various states of undress or creepy undead demons in various states of undress? Freud would probably have a field day... Hello there, Full-Life spell.Before we do anything else, we go back to the Lab to beat up some more Shadows. I need to gain a couple of levels so that Yukiko learns Agidyne (lv. 51) and Chie gets Power Charge (lv. 52). The Dominating Machine seen here seems to have experienced the fastest "Degraded Boss" transition ever, he was a mid-boss just a couple of floors ago and now he's a regular enemy with the worst magic resistance known to man.Yukiko (or Amaterasu, to be exact) learns Agidyne, and since Seta gained another level in the process it's time to hit the Velvet Room yet again.Margaret notices I've fused a lot of Personas (50% of the Compendium) and gives me the Velvet Card. This gives me a further discount for summoning Personas from the Compendium, which is always nice because it's easy to burn through 100,000 yen in an instant when doing some of the more complex fusions. Speaking of fusions. Here is the sweetheart of the fairy mounds, Leanan Sidhe... Narasimha, whose Tempest Slash packs quite a bit of punch... Skadi, the ice giantess from the north... And finally... Margaret's latest request, Yatsufusa with Mediarama (and Growth 2. It took forever to get him both of those skills - it's hard enough to get a Persona the skills you want when you're fusing two or three, five is just absolute madness. The main reason I wanted him to have Growth 2 was that the Hanged Man S. Link is only level 1 at the moment, so having Growth 2 will help him learn all his skills while I have him on my active Persona roster. It's worth it, those skills are badass.). My dear lady, keep on trying to come on to me and I might begin to enjoy it. Margaret's next request is Ganesha with Tetrakarn. I can pull that off right now, so let's get to fusing. (20 MINUTES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 YEN LATER)Well, that took most of my money and it was a pain in the ass to get him Maragidyne and Tetrakarn, but there he is. Ganesha seems to have let himself go lately, he was a much slimmer guy when I read about him in school. "It's all about The Game and how you play it..."? Oh, I see. Don't quit your day job, honey. She has a younger sister? Bring her over here and let her dance with me just for the hell of it. Hm... now that I think of it, didn't Igor have a different assistant at some point? I think Minato Arisato's journal mentioned something to that effect... Almost there. Fusing Trumpeter is impossible at the moment for a variety of reasons (one of them being the fact that I currently have 4,000 yen), but we'll get back to that sooner or later. I'm not going in for Naoto quite yet, first I'm going to finish some business in Void Quest. There is a Shadow to be defeated at the top floor. We shall do that now. Ah, Optimus Prime returns. This time he is called Escapist Soldier, who may or may not be affiliated with The Escapist.In any case, he is ridiculously weak. His most dangerous attack is the insta-death Mudoon spell he attempts on Teddie here (and misses).The Escapist Soldier goes down, and the whole battle lasts about as long as an episode of Zero Punctuation.After the Escapist Soldier is defeated, we look around the room and find a Gaia Sword stuck in a piece of the background. This should be useful. (next, we go through Void Quest one more time so I get some money and items, including a Revival Bead or two. Chie finally learns Power Charge as well.)NOW we are ready. --- Next time: What does Shadow Naoto have in store for us?
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Post by shiranui on Jun 15, 2010 20:10:22 GMT -5
Part 101: Plastic Surgery Disasters--- We enter the door at the bottom of the Secret Laboratory and HOLY CRAP WHAT IS THAT There's also a ginormous saw blade upon what I suppose is an operating table of some sort. Is THIS what Shadow Naoto was going to use for the... um, body alteration process? Looks more like something Dr. Anton Phibes would use. Naoto himself is fine, he is reacting to this whole situation with what I can only describe as mild annoyance. Guy's got nerves of iron. And there is the Shadow. It behaves like an annoying bratty kid, which is quite a contrast to Naoto's cool and collected manner. Looks like we're headed for a fight shortly. Shadow Naoto suddenly drops the childish voice and behavior, and now he's actually sounding quite sinister. Other Naoto: "You haven't the means to deal with society's two-faced nature... You're just a lonely child."And now he's acting and talking like a kid again. I wish he'd stop doing that and changing between those two voices, it's disturbing. The Shadow's words are slowly but steadily starting to get to Naoto, and so he continues on. Herr Doktor, we might have something to say about that. I don't think your equipment passes all the official safety regulations, and we really do not appreciate your idea of sawing our friend in two or whatever it is you're trying to do here. Huh? What is he...? Did his voice just crack? What's going on here? ......wait, what? WAIT WHAT If you made it this far without finding out Naoto's true gender, well done. While it's treated like a big reveal in the game, the English voice actress unfortunately does such a poor job at disguising her voice that it's pretty much obvious from the outset that Naoto is a girl pretending to be a boy. The Japanese seiyū does a far better job and actually sounds like a teenage male (which is expected, because the actress is Romi Park who specializes in voicing teenage boys such as Edward Elric of Full Metal Alchemist). And of course, this is the Internet, where plot points go to get spoiled by everybody and their dog... and guess just how much fan art of Naoto there is.Naoto actually doesn't throw a tantrum or anything despite the big reveal just now. That doesn't stop the Shadow from taunting him - uh, HER, though, so Naoto says what everyone who has been faced by their shadow have said. Chie tries to stop her from saying it, but Kanji says it's okay and we should let her "spill the whole thing" because Naoto will just keep hurting otherwise. Hm, that's a good point. We shall do exactly that. Yukiko, Chie and Teddie - get ready for battle. Yosuke and Kanji, take care of Rise and Naoto once the Shadow transforms. We don't know what's going to happen. That's the best putdown this side of "you mediocre dunces"! Transformation sequence! Now that's just freaky. But who cares, time to fight! Let's do what Kanji said and kick this thing's shiny metal ass to infinity and beyond. --- BOSS: SHADOW NAOTOOperation? I'll pass. Shadow Naoto here is not the hardest boss in the world, especially compared to such monstrosities as Shadow Mitsuo. He... she... whatever (is the Shadow female too? I suppose it is, so let's refer to it as a female from now on) has a couple of nasty tricks up her sleeve, but nothing as annoying as Shadow Mitsuo's "let's spam Mazionga and Megidola over and over" tactics. Chie now has Power Charge, so we can put that to good use here. Teddie can boost everyone's attack with Matarukaja to make things slightly easier for us. Of course, Rakunda is once again a must so you can bring Shadow Naoto's HP down faster.Shadow Naoto can hit pretty hard too. However, her Brave Blade only hits a single target, and Teddie will take care of that with Diarahan which cures all of a party member's HP.Power Charge + Tarukaja + Rakunda + Blade of Fury in action. Hanuman kicks ass.Dr. Insano seems like a jam up guy and a perfectly respectable scientist compared to Shadow Naoto, who is now starting to get angry.When Shadow Naoto gets angry, she begins using Element Zero. No, not that Element Zero, this is a skill that nullifies the party's elemental resistances.I love charged attacks.When Shadow Naoto decides she has had enough of playing fair, she starts using Gargarian Eyes. This is an attack that appears to bring one of your party members down to 1 HP and causes automatic Enervation status on them. Bullshit. At least Teddie is there to fix the damage quickly.She is really pissed now.If Yukiko is in your party, Shadow Naoto will spam Mabufudyne whenever she feels like it. I think she can use the other Ma-dyne spells, but if Yukiko is in the party she will use nothing but the ice variant. I don't know what she has against Yukiko.Thankfully, Shadow Naoto doesn't use Mabufudyne on her extra turn. Instead, she chooses to boost herself with Heat Riser, which would be bad news if we didn't have the means to counter that. Fortunately, I always come prepared, and so I simply dispel the effects of Heat Riser with Dekaja or Purifying Water.In the meantime, I keep whacking her with charged physical attacks. She is not amused.That's it for Shadow Naoto.--- Was a girl? As far as I know (and thanks to us defeating the Shadow before any unnatural alterations happened), she still is. Naoto comes to and realizes we all saw what happened back there. She doesn't really mind and chooses to start telling the story of her life. Naoto talks about how her grandfather took it upon himself to help her realize her dream of becoming a detective, and Naoto eventually got into the scene by secretly helping her grandfather with his clients. People started calling her "Junior Detective" and it all kind of took off from there. However, since she was young, her co-operation wasn't always welcomed. Naturally, that problem would fix itself with some time, but... ...well, yeah. Yukiko wonders if Naoto doesn't like being a girl, but the problem has more to do with her gender not fitting her ideal image of a detective. You know, I doubt that. The Inaba police is full of idiots, but I don't think they're sexist idiots. Her gender most certainly wouldn't be a concrete reason for them to look down on her... if something like that were to happen, it would end up plastered all over the media and the police force would have a bit of a scandal on their hands, right? And so, Naoto faces her other self. "The strength of heart required to face oneself has been made manifest..."Whoa, that's a tiny Persona. (Sukuna-Hikona here was previously seen as a boss in Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army)Well, our job for today is done, at least. We rescued Naoto, so it's time to head back to the real world. And just like Kanji said, we did it in one day. You know, Naoto really did put her life on the line to prove that the case is still far from closed and that the culprit is still running free. I had my doubts about Mitsuo's confession, but without Naoto those doubts wouldn't have been confirmed. She's... well, she is incredible. Looks like Kanji was more worried about Naoto's well-being than she herself was. (Naoto says she never doubted that we'd come for her, even though the other world was nothing like she ever could have expected) In any case, Yukiko mentions she should take Naoto back home. Naoto doesn't seem to want anyone to help her. Finally, Yukiko and Rise end up taking her home. Looks like it's time for me to go as well, we'll talk about the case later. Naturally, the first thing I see when I come in is a very drunk Adachi. He and Dojima got out of work early (I kinda noticed that), and Adachi mentions that Naoto has been found safe. Should I be surprised? Naoto is our friend, you know. Dojima and Adachi still don't know Naoto is a girl, though (and I don't think it's my place to inform them of that particular fact). To be honest, I still have a hard time referring to Naoto as a female, as she did such a convincing job dressing up as a boy and acting like one. Only now do I finally realize what it was that always seemed kinda "off" about her, it was the way she was throwing her voice to imitate Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV or whoever. And, of course, the fact she was a girl pretending to be a guy all along. *sigh* YES, I DID. What does it matter? At least Adachi has some more common sense than Dojima. As usual, Adachi starts running his mouth (even more so now, because he's been drinking) about the case and how they can't seem to solve it. Dojima isn't pleased. Are you threatening me? Seriously, I wish Dojima would cut me just a little slack every once in a while. I helped him bring the family back together and everything, so why does he still have to treat me like that? Eh, I suppose he's drunk too (and now he wanders off to bed), so I shouldn't think much of it. Thanks... but you know, I really can take care of myself, Adachi-san. I wish I had Adachi's optimism. The fact is that the real killer is still out there, watching... waiting, perhaps, and we can't do anything but wait until he makes his next move. Adachi goes back home now that Dojima has passed out, and so I end up spending the rest of the evening with Nanako who didn't seem to understand what Adachi meant by having more brains than the rest of the police department. I seriously wonder what will happen next. Guess we'll have to wait and see. ---
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jun 15, 2010 22:30:22 GMT -5
THAT GUY'S A CHICK?!?!?! So that kinda explains Kanji's uneasiness around Naoto. Remember, he did get a nosebleed when he saw Yukiko and Chie in their swimsuits.
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Post by shiranui on Jun 17, 2010 17:28:34 GMT -5
Part 102: Don't you cry tonight--- Monday, September 19It's Respect for the Aged Day, and that means there is no school today. I think I'll go see if Mrs. Kuroda is at the riverbank again. But first, let's see if this guy has gotten over his fear of cats by ambushing one with the Red Goldfish. Oh lord, what have I done? I liked this guy better when he ran away at the sight of a cat. At least the request has been granted now. I don't want to know... I don't want to... Mrs. Kuroda is at her usual spot. She tells me about how she met her late husband, who used to come to this town once a year as part of a traveling circus troupe. Eventually, they got to know each other and fell in love, and after they married her husband quit the circus to live here in Inaba and do field work despite not really knowing how. Mrs. Kuroda says how she wants to be by his side again, but then she adds that she never will, because... well... I really don't believe that, as she seems like such a kind old lady. I ask her not to torture herself like this, doing my best to sound convincing. I don't know about that, but thank you. I got to know Mrs. Kuroda better today, and that means the Social Link advances. She goes home, and I sit there for a while before I head back to Dojima's place myself. The Death Social Link goes up every time you meet Hisano, meaning that you don't even have to have a Persona of the Death Arcana with you when you talk to her. It might still be difficult to max out if you start it too late or spend your time on Sundays and holidays with your other Social Link people or in the TV world or whatever, and I'm not at all sure if I'll manage to max it out on this playthrough.Nanako wants us to make dinner for Dojima together. Sure, why not? Apparently, Dojima made copies of the family photo we found a while back. Nanako says that I should have one because I'm part of the family now. :3 Another Social Link mastered, forged another bond that cannot be broken. Nanako says we should start with the dinner so we can finish making it before Dojima shows up. Right, let's get to work. My job is to make the salad while Nanako fries some eggs. DINNER PREPARATION COMMENCESWe manage to get the food ready in time, and when Dojima comes home Nanako is there to greet him happily. Dojima doesn't seem to know exactly what's going on, but notices that Nanako is more cheerful. Eh, well, I might have helped just a little bit... --- Tuesday, September 20Yumi really wants me to come to drama practice today, so I probably should show up even though Daisuke is asking me to come to soccer instead. Thanks for that, Mr. Kondo, nothing to brighten up the afternoon like mental images of 90-year-old ladies sweating. With all due respect to the guy's grandmother, of course. Despite my protests, Daisuke basically drags me to soccer practice. I hope Yumi doesn't get too offended. He says that he's going to talk to his ex-girlfriend after practice is over to set things straight between them. Daisuke is taking a major step here with help from me and Kou, and that makes the Social Link yet stronger. After practice, we return to the Classroom Building and Daisuke goes to talk to his ex. He wants me to give him mental support by watching the proceedings from a distance, so I park myself in the corner and watch him meet with her. That's right, Daisuke, you can do it. His ex is wondering what's suddenly gotten into the big lug. To be honest, Daisuke is acting completely different than he did up until a few days ago, so it's no wonder she is confused. S***, she saw me, she is looking right at me, and she sounds happy to see me. I can't believe this... Seriously now, what is it with... ...oh. She was talking to this guy who happened to be behind me at that time. Thank god, I have enough relationship drama going on as is. The guy is one of the varsity players from the soccer team, which means that Daisuke's ex has probably been coming to watch us practice to see him instead of Daisuke. I like how they all just ignored Seta standing there.Daisuke's ex and the varsity player leave, and Daisuke says he's feeling pretty good right now. I can believe that. Sure, let's read some of the Timid Teacher series. I hear it fills you with tender feelings or whatever. Great, an inspirational story. How I love those. Hey, it actually did what I expected! --- Wednesday, September 21Nothing interesting happens at school during the day. I go to Samegawa riverbank with Kanji after class, as he "can't get the place out of his head". Let it go, man, it's not here any more. The doll boy shows up and mentions how he's been looking all over the place for Kanji. The kid says his mom and this Sana-chan's mom want some dolls as well, and they want to pay Kanji actual money for them. Kanji doesn't seem to be too excited about getting paid for his work. It's so good that he deserves to be paid for it, though. Another little Persona 3 reference there.Ah, well, that seems to be a common occurrence for us as of late. I tell Kanji this is a good thing, but he's not so sure. Kanji proceeds to recount an experience from his childhood... Kanji: "I only did it to make her happy, but... The next day, all the girls were making fun of us.
...She cried. I didn't understand why, but y'know... I thought I'd done something wrong. So I never thought... I'd be thanked for doing this stuff."And up goes the Social Link. Kanji goes to Okina Station to buy some materials for the dolls, and even though he seems embarrassed about the whole thing I can tell he actually likes this. I go to work in the evening. I meet Sayoko, but the Devil Social Link doesn't advance this time. --- Thursday, September 22Right, looks like Yumi wasn't offended by my decision to skip practice yesterday. I'm certainly not going to skip it today. Huh? Basically, she wants to find her own path in life and stop playing all these different roles, as she no longer needs acting to cope with the pain and loneliness she's been going through until she made peace with her father. I probably would have done that. She knows me well. Oh, it's fine. Yumi gives me a pile of papers, which in closer inspection turns out to be the script of the play we were supposed to do - and it has Yumi's own annotations all over it. Yumi: "Even if it was my escape from the world, I put my heart into my work. If you can remember what I was like back then, I can carry on even further."I also feel something else coming... Indeed, the Social Link voices start to echo in my head once again, telling me I have forged yet another bond that can't be broken. !! This will be hard. Really hard. Yes, I know! No need to remind me!Even though she quit the drama club, Yumi still knows how to create a dramatic scene. What on earth am I going to do? This isn't like the time I had to turn down Chie's advances, I don't think even Chie herself was convinced by what she was saying there, but this is something completely different and I can tell Yumi means every word. She is obviously taking this very seriously, and I feel terrible already because I know that... ...I will have to turn and walk away. For a brief moment I truly wanted take Yumi into my arms and hold her - I considered actually doing that, but finally I ended up doing what I feel is the right thing to do. Not that it makes me feel any better, but sometimes decisions simply have to be made. As Michael Jackson used to sing... "Be careful what you do, don't go around breaking young girls' hearts." Now, why do I have the feeling that going around breaking young girls' hearts is EXACTLY what I've been doing for a while now? I really hope Yumi doesn't take this too hard... then again, if I had responded to her feelings and she then found out I was going out with Yukiko already, she probably would have considered me a womanizing piece of s*** and truly had her heart broken. As I said, this decision is the best for both of us. She does not look back even once. ---
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Post by Ash Kingston on Jun 17, 2010 21:32:05 GMT -5
Ouch... that's gotta sting the poor girl, although Seta really did the right thing there by walking away. Unless Yukiko and Yumi like sharing... ya know, I bet there's a lot of fanfic/fanart about Seta just building up his own harem before having one big orgy.
...unrelated note, I'll be in my bunk with my laptop. >_>
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on Jun 17, 2010 23:03:42 GMT -5
You did the right thing Seta.
Now, this "work" Ranma is working on....
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Post by shiranui on Jun 20, 2010 18:58:43 GMT -5
Part 103: Now with relationship advice--- After that episode with Yumi, I decide to head to the hospital to earn some cash. Perhaps working would help me take my mind off things, I'm kinda feeling like crap right now. Of course, that goes right out of the window when I meet Sayoko, who appears to have a problem of her own. Turns out the patient she was assigned to at the hospital she used to work at died, and now she is blaming herself for leaving that little kid behind. In her own words, she was so busy after she transferred here that she forgot about him altogether, when the poor kid was fighting for his life. I try to tell her not to blame herself for this. Why do these Social Links constantly seem to get more depressing? --- Friday, September 23We have a day off from school due to the autumnal equinox, and I go to Souzai Daigaku with Rise. As we're chatting, the deputy mayor shows up and starts talking about that film Rise was supposed to star in. Obviously, neither of us knows what he means when he mentions "hearing the news". Well, it turns out this Kanami girl we were talking about earlier took over the starring role in Rise's absence. And they're going to be filming here in Inaba. Uh, that's nice, I guess? Rise says she doesn't have anything to do with those people any more, but I'm not sure the deputy mayor is listening. He walks off talking to himself about having the film crew stay at the Amagi Inn, and guess who shows up next! Why, it's Inoue-san, of course. Rise's former manager, who somehow still manages to find her wherever she goes. He asks one last time if Rise wants to come back. It takes her a moment to answer, but she eventually tells Inoue she isn't going to return. Having gotten the answer, Inoue says he can now focus on his new job. I see. Good for her, I suppose. Of course, now that Inoue got the answer from Rise, he proceeds to start praising her personality and acting skills in a way he apparently never has done before (at least Rise later says Inoue never talked about any of this stuff when she was still working for him). What a stand-up guy. In any case, Inoue goes off and Rise seems to have gotten emotional. I tell her it's all right. I wouldn't say that... she still has her family and friends. PERSONA 4 RELATIONSHIP TIPS # 1: Hugging a close female friend of yours to comfort her when she's feeling down equals starting a relationship with her. If you already are in a relationship and happen to end up in a situation like this, simply stand there like a smug jackass and watch your friend cry her eyes out without saying a word. Otherwise, you'll be a womanizing piece of shit.[/color][/i] For a second I think about holding her to make her feel better, but I don't want her to get the wrong idea or anything like that. In the end, Rise realizes she hasn't lost everything after all and that there are people who need her. This realization makes the Social Link get stronger. These Timid Teacher books kinda suck, but somehow reading them makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. --- Saturday, September 24Nothing much happens on this day, I hang out with Yosuke for a while and then chat with Dojima in the evening, but there's really nothing to report. --- Sunday, September 25Sorry, I'll pass. Where did she even get my cell number? I don't recall ever giving it to her. PERSONA 4 RELATIONSHIP TIPS # 2: If a girl calls you and wants you to come shopping with her, politely decline if you are in a relationship already. Otherwise, your girlfriend WILL bump into you on the way and demand to know what's going on. Also, she might think you're a womanizing piece of shit, even though that doesn't really matter all that much. In any event, just say no in order to avoid all kinds of unnecessary drama. [/color][/i] During the day I hang out with Rise, who is still thinking about her life and future pretty hard. Cool. But before we go, Dojima gives me a coffee mug that is just like the ones he and Nanako are using. Dojima says that since we're family, I should have my own coffee mug. The one I was using until now apparently belonged to his wife. Nanako is wondering why we came to the Samegawa riverbank, and Dojima says it's because Nanako has been telling him she wants to come here. He suggests we should come again on a nicer day and have a picnic, which doesn't sound too bad. "This is where the fish lives"... err, waitHowever, from now on, Dojima won't be doing that to escape from anything, he'll be doing it because he is a detective. He thanks me because I apparently made him remember what's important. Ah... I don't think I did all that much, to be honest. Hm? I know this feeling... Oh yes. Another "unbreakable bond". We heard voices behind us, and it appears this officer here was chasing some of the juvie thieves that have been going around town mugging people... I guess those are the same ones whose asses Chie almost kicked a while back. Dojima decides to go and stop them, telling Nanako that arresting bad guys is his job. F*** them up. And so, he runs off. Finally, even Nanako thinks her dad is cool. Dojima did sound like a badass there, to be honest. I take Nanako back home, it's getting kind of late. --- Monday, September 26Rainy day, which means it's time to go see the fox. Hermit Social Link goes up to 8. I read some more of the Timid Teacher book in the evening, not much else happens. --- Tuesday, September 27Basically, she wants to know if her twin sister is thinking of the same thing she is, and I'm supposed to go ask her sister what snack (in this case, chocolate) she is thinking of. Yeah, that goes about as well as I expected. I go back to the other twin and tell her the experiment failed, but she still gives me some Dokudami Tea for my help. Err, thanks. Hm, an ema request written in the form of a haiku. That's new. Clearly, someone is looking for their wallet. Err... all righty then. I'll just go and find that wallet, then. She mentions she might have dropped it somewhere near the riverbank, so that's where I'll search first. I'm not sure why she can't look for it herself without asking for divine intervention (which is basically what these ema requests are), maybe she's gone on without food for so long that she can't move an inch from that spot. I end up finding a round wallet in the bushes and take it back to the woman. Please stop speaking in tanka, that is getting a bit annoying. The basic gist of it is that the wallet I found is not hers. Oh well. I'll just give this one to Dojima when I get home, he'll probably make sure it gets back to its rightful owner. Out on the streets for a living/Picture's only begun/Your day is sorrow and madness/Got you under their thumb... Okay, okay, lady, I'll get your damn wallet back, just stop with the poetry for two seconds! Please! She then remembers she might have had it at the shrine, so that's where I'll go next... and look what I find. I hope this one is her wallet. It is. I'm about to point out she's missing one syllable there at the end, but then she realizes it herself and decides to stick to composing haiku. All right... I hope she remembers to go back to the shrine to make that offering. Kanji seems deep in thought for some reason. I take a look at the math book Kou gave me. This book was too complex for Daisuke, and now I'm beginning to see why... it may or may not have been written under the influence of something, no one in their right mind can make heads or tails of it. --- Wednesday, September 28Either he is using hyperbole or he is a university student. I meet up with Kanji again, and now I get why he didn't say much yesterday. We go to Samegawa Flood Plain to meet the doll boy, where Kanji shows off the stuff he made since their previous meeting. My GOD, this guy knows how to make these things. In any case, the boy is about to give Kanji money for those dolls when Nanako suddenly shows up. Somehow, Nanako seems surprised that Kanji can make this stuff. Did she already forget Kanji crafted that really elaborate art project to get her through her summer homework a while back? Nanako thinks it's cool Kanji can make these things and says she also wants to learn to make them. Sure, why not? Kanji mentions how he also needs to confront his past, what the Shadow said in the TV world and that girl he made cry all those years ago, in order to find out what strength really means. Also, his mother has apparently been "hassling" him about selling the stuff he's made in the store. Hey, why not? I'm sure that would make quite a bit of money. --- Thursday, September 29What the f***? Kanji hasn't done anything wrong. Did you guys find your badges in a gashapon capsule or what? Do you know who I am? I'm sure Detective Dojima wouldn't like it if his nephew was wrongfully accused of whatever crimes you're thinking Kanji and me have committed. Yeah, those guys Detective Dojima caught the other night. What about them? Oh, for the love of all that is good and holy, these guys are f***ing morons. I wonder who tipped them off. Kanji realizes they're talking about the boy he sold those dolls to yesterday. Go ahead. Take us downtown. I'm sure Dojima will be pleased with your work. The doll boy shows up and is confused as to what's going on here. Uh, yeah, kid, that's not really helping right now. Sorry. So, anyway, the kid tries to tell the Keystone Kops here the truth, but they're not having any of it. The cops are taken aback by this and don't seem to be able to come up with an answer of any kind besides a flabbergasted "What?" Kanji is awesome. Really awesome. Finally, Kanji's mother shows up and tells the cops they are mistaken. Apologize? You guys should consider yourselves lucky we're not living in America. Otherwise, your asses would be sued for this. Hm... maybe Dojima should be informed of these guys' incompetence, it's borderline dangerous. Kanji wonders why his mom believed him instead of the police, and she says she knows as a mother that he would never do such a thing. This causes Kanji to visibly tear up, although he insists it's just a cold. --- Friday, September 30Hm... no, I wasn't listening. Certainly not. We go to Okina Station and hang out, but no Social Link progress happens. I start the next part of the Timid Teacher series, this one is called Short On Cash and is a lot more entertaining than the previous one. It has psychopathic bill collectors! --- Saturday, October 1Wow, it's October already. And of course, it's raining. Once again, that means it's a good time to visit the fox and raise the Hermit Social Link. --- Sunday, October 2Me and Kanji go shopping with the girls. Kanji doesn't seem to understand what that normally means, so Rise informs him. Yeah, I know how this stuff works. Kanji still isn't impressed. ---
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Oak: Certified Jade Hater
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Edgier than Wayne Brady, Harder than Chinese Arithmetic, and Higher than the ratings for Blade: The Series
TOP ROPE CATCH A VIBE YEAH I SWERVE WHEN I DRIVE
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on Jun 30, 2010 15:39:10 GMT -5
Did this LP get eaten by the Shadows?
Did Seta and the gang forget to save it before the fog settled in?
Will I stop asking questions in groups of three's?
Find out next time in "Let's Play Persona 4! - The Thread!"
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Post by shiranui on Jun 30, 2010 15:44:33 GMT -5
All right, sorry about the recent lack of activity, my so-called real life has been getting in the way lately. Don't you worry, updates will resume soon enough.
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Post by shiranui on Jun 30, 2010 18:14:07 GMT -5
Part 104: A Really Short Update--- Monday, October 3Ms. Kashiwagi's biology lessons somehow manage to sound creepy and wrong even when she's not saying anything suggestive. I don't know how she does it. After school, Yosuke and I go to the hill overlooking town and share what I can only describe as a tender moment... I mean, a moment of MANLY BONDING as Yosuke talks about how he used to hate the town but has realized it's not that bad. He also mentions how he wants to tell Saki-senpai that what's important is not where you are and that the important things are always around you. Yosuke also says he always wanted to be "special" and thought he could be exactly that when he got his Persona, but then he realized that you're already "special" to someone as you live your life... and that I'm "special" to him. The stuff Yosuke is saying could easily be... uh, misinterpreted if one felt like it, but I am fairly sure that he doesn't mean it like... well, like that. In any case, the Magician Social Link gets even stronger. --- Tuesday, October 4The right answer to the question is, of course, 0.5 liters, but I wasn't really paying attention and gave the wrong answer. It starts raining in the afternoon, so I decide to go to the shrine after the day's lessons. There's another ema request the fox wants me to grant, and this one can only have been written by one person. Yep, the old man at the riverbank. Basically, there is this ginormous fish in the Samegawa that they call the Guardian, and the old man once had the chance to catch it but it was too powerful and got away after a battle that lasted for hours. He never saw the Guardian again even though he kept fishing throughout the years, and now he really wants to see it just once before he dies of old age. (Or, as he puts it, "goes to the big bait shop in the sky".) Of course, he's not getting any younger, so the only chance for him to see the fish is to have someone else try and catch it. I know where this is going. Indeed. The old man realizes I'm a pretty good fisherman as he remembers I've brought him several huge fish, so now he wants me to take a shot at the Guardian. He even gives me his angler's set because catching the Guardian requires proper equipment. He also gives me some expert tips. Basically, if I pay enough attention, I can tell what kind of a fish is nibbling at the bait and thus I can reel it in before the fish actually bites. This helps save bait and energy. Okay, let's do this. .... (A COUPLE OF INABA TROUT AND GENJI AYU LATER) ... HOLY F***, this guy is big. Like, really big. This thing weighs a metric ton. As expected, he put up a fight for the ages, but in the end I managed to pull off the impossible task and actually brought him ashore. (sorry for not having screenshots of the epic battle, but I thought it was more important to hit the correct buttons on the controller to haul the thing in rather than reaching out to the keyboard and hitting the F10 key... if you mess up even one button command while trying to haul in the Guardian, you fail. Also, I did NOT use save/load scumming to catch him, I actually caught him on my first attempt. The weather and the expert fishing tips helped a lot.)As one might expect, the old man almost has a heart attack when he sees the Guardian up close. He congratulates me for a job well done, and I almost feel bad about the fact that I managed to catch the Guardian in 15 minutes when he couldn't do it in 50 or 60 years. Gotta say, this is one cool old guy. Time for another Timid Teacher book. This one is called "Changing Careers" and unfortunately doesn't have psychotic bill collectors. --- Wednesday, October 5Crap. Midterms coming up. Didn't we just have exams a while ago? What the Christ?! He proceeds to ask Yukiko a question, but ends up asking Yosuke instead because he doesn't want to "pick on" Yukiko. Err, okay then. Of course, Yosuke doesn't know why leaves turn yellow in the autumn, and I need to tell him that it's because the chlorophyll ages and the green color fades. Yeah, it's another rainy day and that means... wait, what, what do you mean the Social Link doesn't go up? I granted the wish on the ema and everything! You got a big money offering! What is this?! Oh yeah, it's been raining for a few days now, and that means I should watch the Midnight Channel. Naturally, no one shows up because we saved Naoto before horrible things happened to her. ..... --- Yes, this was a short one, but that's because the next couple of days feature lots and lots of talking and this is a cool way to end an update.
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Post by shiranui on Jul 1, 2010 8:44:25 GMT -5
Part 105: Now with more boobs (kind of)
--- Thursday, October 6Naoto is back and seems to have recovered from her ordeal. She thanks us once more for saving her, and Yosuke notices that she is still wearing a guy's uniform. While I wouldn't mind seeing her in a skirt, she probably finds male clothing more comfortable or something, so let's not dwell on that. I wonder why this guy is so freaked out by the revelation. The girls seem to find her even cooler now. We decide to discuss Naoto's kidnapping after school, and so we head to the food court at Junes. Naoto says the culprit rang the doorbell, which is what he did with the other victims as well. How did she stay conscious? Well, she expected something like this to happen, so she prepared accordingly. She is an ace detective, after all. Anyhow, the culprit seemed to be a man and was acting alone, Naoto heard no voices or conversations or anything like that. That would mean there was a TV close by. Chie wonders if there was a TV on the side of the road, and while we all facepalm at that suggestion I'd say the culprit had to have a TV SOMEWHERE nearby. Unfortunately, Naoto doesn't remember much about it. This, of course, means that Mitsuo Kubo was nothing but a copycat killer. Naoto believes Mitsuo didn't know the world as well as the real killer did, and that only when the police were after him did he consider the possibility of putting his entire body through the screen. Certainly seems plausible. Things might get clearer if we could ask Kubo in person, but unfortunately it turns out that Naoto has been taken off the investigation. What? Why the hell would they do that? Because she did her freaking JOB and raised the possibility that the case might NOT be closed after all? Brilliant. Just absof***inglutely brilliant, Inaba's finest at work. "Okay, we caught this guy and even though nothing about this case makes sense, let's just wrap it up even though there may or may not be another killer on the loose! Who cares? The case is closed! Let's all get wasted, man! To the 7-Eleven! To the liquor store! Let's party all night and party some more!" Shut up, Yosuke. Yosuke says he keeps forgetting that. Yeah, right. To be honest, he's got a point. Naoto stayed calmer in that situation than any of us would have, and let's not forget that she also lured the culprit out of hiding when she made that appearance on the TV special. Basically, she let herself be kidnapped and knew that we would rescue her. With that said... she's very cute when she's embarrassed. Naoto joins our crew and the Fool Social Link grows accordingly. As the self-proclaimed King of the Geniuses, Teddie had expected things to go down this way and had glasses prepared for Naoto. Oh dear. I spend the evening working at the hospital. Sayoko is there, but she doesn't say much. --- Friday, October 7Naoto arranged a medical checkup for all of us. Not only might that help us find out what Teddie is, the TV world might also have cause us some negative effects that we're not aware of, and so she decides it would be a good idea if we all went. The doctors were apparently rather confused, but it seems we're all just fine. You're going to be PUN-ished. In any case, the doctors couldn't tell anything about Teddie. No, seriously, they couldn't tell anything. Other than that, though, he seemed perfectly normal. As for Teddie's X-ray results, the doctors thought the machine was malfunctioning. Speaking of which, Yosuke looked them up in the library and on the internet and found out "Persona" and "Shadow" were common psychological terms. No shit? Naoto also did some research of her own. Err... yeah? How many times have we seen someone's Shadow turn into a Persona now? That's the spirit. Well, this might be awkward. And Yosuke isn't really helping matters. The girls aren't exactly thrilled about this scenario, although Rise doesn't seem to care one way or the other... her measurements are public knowledge, after all. ...well, yeah. Yuki-chan, I can assure you your measurements are perfectly fine. The quality of this game's dialogue is improving at a rapid pace!Huh? What's with the reaction? Hmmmm... ...mmm. Right. That was slightly awkward. Naoto runs off, presumably to shred the medical documents like she said. Good idea, guys. This is getting rather uncomfortable for all involved. I tell Teddie that we will help him find out who he is. The Star Social Link goes up. Yosuke tells us to hurry, but I think that since I'm here at the hospital I might as well go straight to work. Sayoko is there again, and now she seems to be terrorizing the other nurses who supposedly aren't doing their job properly. At least she doesn't yell at me, which is somewhat of a relief. Sayoko seems like she's not well, but she clearly wants to work as hard as she can and so I tell her to hang in there. If I told her to get some rest, she'd probably get mad and I'd end up having a mop rammed into my eye socket or something. Gotta say, though... I'm kinda worried about Sayoko's health as of late. I hope she'll be all right. --- Saturday, October 8Gah. Me neither, to be honest. I don't think I'll have to study that hard to do well in the exams, though. English grammar, the bane of students everywhere. I can write pretty good English, but all the grammatical terms just blur together and I have no idea about any of them. Okay, I don't even want to think about how she exactly expects me to find an item that is carried by a character in a video game. (Sure, I CAN do that because of the whole TV world thing and Void Quest and all, but how in the blue hell would I do it if I were a normal person like she presumably assumes I am?) Next she probably wants me to find a freaking Super Mushroom. This girl has apparently been babysitting some kids who want cool badges of some sort. Luckily, beating Giant Hulk Hogan Monsters gives you a whole collection of Proofs Of Passion, and so... Yay, a Bead! awww :3 It's raining again, and that means there isn't much to do... which in turn means it might be a good time to visit the fox once more. Now where did the offerings go? This is strange... Right. I guess that's where the money went. Looks like things are going well with the shrine, and the fox seems happy as well. Heh. Nice. The Social Link voices start again, and that means another bond has been forged. Awesome! I think. Well, this is definitely awesome. ---
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Post by shiranui on Jul 8, 2010 19:25:20 GMT -5
Part 106: Hit Me With Your Best Shot--- Sunday, October 9Rise has come to a realization. She has been searching for her true self, but now she understands that all of her personalities (umm... idol Risette/sexy Rise, plain Rise, student Rise, tofu Rise, homicide detective Rise, what else are there?) are all parts of her. This means her Social Link levels up to 9. I'm glad she finally realized all this, I was starting to get a bit weirded out by her constant "real me" talk. --- Monday, October 10Another day off. I go to Junes and run into Yosuke, who wants to tell me something. Off to Samegawa Flood Plain we go. I had no idea about any of this. Oh, brother. Um... Yes? What? Hit him? Why does he want me to hit him? Why would I want to hit him? (SHUT UP! I'VE WANTED TO DO THIS FOR THE WHOLE GAME!)I mean, Yosuke can be a bit of a jerkass from time to time and often doesn't see what's right in front of him, but would punching him in the face help in any way? (YES.)DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DU-DU-DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAAAAT URGH! TAKE THAT, JERKASS COMIC RELIEF
(This scene happens much earlier on in the Persona 4 manga, it takes place right after Yosuke gets his Persona and we even get to see Izanagi and Jiraiya duke it out as Seta and Yosuke do)Yosuke can hit pretty hard himself. I hope we won't be too badly bruised tomorrow at school, or we'll have a whole lot to explain to Chie, Yukiko and the others. We got beat pretty good ourselves, you know. Err... thanks. Shouldn't we focus on beating the shit out of Shadows and the true killer instead of beating the shit out of each other? I can see it... "What the hell are those two idiots doing down there? Wait, they're fighting? F*** him up, Seta, f*** him up! ^_^"It appears Yosuke is now ready to move on with his life. And then, this happens. Susano-o's design here kinda reminds me of Powerline. You know, from the Goof Troop movie.Hm... I recognize this feeling pretty well by now. It's the voices in my head once again, saying that I've formed another unbreakable bond. I've been forming a lot of those lately, haven't I? I'm still not entirely sure how exactly they will help me find the truth, but I suppose we will see. By the way, Mada is known as "the Intoxicater". Sounds rather intriguing. That's it for this particular installment of the Timid Teacher series. --- Tuesday, October 11Fortunately, neither me nor Yosuke received any visible damage from our fight, so we don't need to explain ourselves. By the way, just so you know, Louis XIV's wig was 20 centimeters tall. We have a group study session after school. Chie demanded we have one, because she's once again afraid that she will screw up the midterms. So, we head to Junes' food court. Math doesn't seem to be Kanji's strong suit. Naoto offers to help him, which prompts Yosuke to ask if she can help him as well. Naoto says she wouldn't know where to start with second-year subjects, and that makes Yosuke jokingly call her "useless after all". Okay, okay, let's just calm down and try to get some studying done. How about it, guys? (Yosuke is right about one thing, though - Naoto is very cute when she is angry and/or embarrassed.) Guys? Well, this is useless. No one is able to study, and eventually Nanako starts talking about how it's weird that Teddie doesn't know who he is. So, we all end up wondering about Teddie. The guy himself thinks he is some kind of a "special being" in the world populated by Shadows. I'm not so sure about that, although it is odd that Shadows normally wouldn't attack him and Naoto also figures he is probably some kind of a special being in there. Teddie also doesn't remember anything about how long he might have been in that world. The first thing he remembers is when me and Yosuke bumped into him inside the TV. Teddie... King? If he says "Hail to the King, baby" I will throw a book at him. I hope she sees him wearing more than just that cape... GAH! What am I thinking? Can't unsee... Will someone shut this bear up? When Chie realizes that Teddie is talking about what happened at Club Escapade, she and the others go buy something for Nanako so that Teddie doesn't share the entire tale of our sorry escapades in front of her. Thus, I'm left alone with Teddie at the table. I really shouldn't have told him that he really might be a king... But it's all good, because the Star Social Link goes up and Teddie believes we will find everything out together. More Timid Teacher. This book is called "Sensei's Friends". The "shady teacher" reminds me of Mr. Yamada for some reason, although he'd probably be more of a "perverted teacher". --- Wednesday, October 12Hm, yeah, and then there's Jushin Liger and Hulk Hogan and whatever. I see what she's talking about. Perhaps. It's hard to say, this is the Midnight Channel we're talking about after all. Makes sense. I thought I should show Seta's status screen once in a while. I'm not sure if I'll be able to max out all of his attributes, but I will try my best.I attempt the Mega Beef Bowl Challenge again, and while I obviously still can't finish the damn bowl, the guy from Aiya gives me this book about ramen. Pretty cool. --- Thursday, October 13Culture Festival? Ah yes. That sounds great, it's certainly nice to have something to look forward to. Too bad our school doesn't have a light music club, I'd like to hear someone play some good old-fashioned rock music at the festival... actually, if our school DID have a light music club, it would probably be me out there performing. If I recall correctly, I wouldn't have joined the drama club if the music club played something more contemporary. I guess it worked out pretty good this way, since I met Yumi and was able to help her in her time of need. I wonder what's up with Yumi, I haven't seen her recently. Well, gee, I wonder who THAT might have been. She's completely missing the point... Yeah, I can feel I'm turning into a plant of some sort as I'm listening to Ms. Kashiwagi's lectures. I also noticed that there was a good opportunity for a lame dick joke there, but I'm better than that. I guess I should study for the midterms at least a little bit. I'm not worried, I'm pretty sure I can do well but it always helps to refresh your memory just a bit. I go to the hospital in the evening. Sayoko is there, and it seems the staff are rather worried about her well-being. So am I, and to be honest, even she seems to realize she isn't well. She can apparently sense my support, though, so the Devil Social Link goes up. --- Friday, October 14All right. Time to do this. I feel pretty confident about my answers so far. --- Saturday, October 15The second day of exams, once again I feel good about the answers I chose. --- Sunday, October 16Nothing of note really happens. (except for the fact I've now maxed out Seta's Understanding)--- Monday, October 17Ho-hum. --- Tuesday, October 18"Louis XIV, The King of Soul" has a nice ring to it. Of course, I still pick the correct answer because that's how I roll. --- Wednesday, October 19This was the only question I had to think about for a moment, although it was pretty obvious at the end. --- Thursday, October 20That's it for the midterms. I feel I did well. I train my kung-fu with Chie, who gives me a pair of wristbands as a gift for training with her and being there for her. Epic. Is that Darth Maul's lightsaber? And so, yet another bond has been forged, taking us one step closer to the truth... or something. A letter? For me? Great. An anonymous letter, the sender's name and address are nowhere to be found. Still, it's addressed directly to me... ......what the f*** is this. This is either a cruel prank... OR this means that the killer knows about us. And not only that, he also knows where I live. S***. Did he follow me on my way home, or has he been watching from a distance, or... Argh! I have to show this to everyone tomorrow, maybe Naoto or someone could help me figure out where this letter came from. I don't think I'll be getting much sleep tonight... --- Meanwhile...---
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Post by Ash Kingston on Jul 8, 2010 20:05:21 GMT -5
"Delete... delete... delete..."
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Post by shiranui on Jul 8, 2010 21:55:48 GMT -5
Part 107: We're going to do what?--- Friday, October 21Naoto seems to believe the letter is a warning. Kanji and Chie think stuff like this usually only happens in movies. Yosuke asks if I've shown the letter to Dojima. Dude. Think about it. If Dojima as much as catches a glimpse of this, he will blow a gasket and we will be under such surveillance that we will not be able to go to the bathroom without a police escort, let alone do a damn thing if someone gets kidnapped again. That is exactly what I was worried about. Honestly, I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night because of all this. I'm not easily fazed, but this is a bit too much. Indeed. Yosuke wonders if we ended up being shown on the Midnight Channel when we went in to save the victims, but we don't think that is likely because someone at school would have seen us and said something about it by now. For now, we'll just wait until the situation changes. Chie decides it's time to change the subject. It seems our class has no idea what to do for the Culture Festival. I hope it's something that doesn't require TOO much work, to be honest. Yosuke has an idea. That is never a good thing. I haven't really thought of it. I guess I'll just go with Yukiko if she is free. If not, I don't know. I decide to hang out with Rise after school. The Social Link doesn't advance this time, but we have fun nonetheless. --- Saturday, October 22Uh, yeah... we should probably get to voting if we're gonna decide what we're doing. Not really, no. Let's hear the options so we can vote. I THINK I might have an idea which one of those Yosuke came up with. The smirk he gives when the group date cafe is mentioned kinda gives it away, as does the fact that he pretends to be surprised about such an option and asks if Chie or someone else put it in there. Dude, give it up, we all know it was you. I think it's a cafe of some sort... where group dates may or may not take place. Just a guess. I don't know, ask Yosuke. Yeah, it was his idea. I'm voting for something else, though. The group date cafe sounds like it requires some extra effort, and while I'm all for working hard I don't feel like I want to put too much energy into the culture festival, especially now. I'd rather just go around and see what everyone else is doing. Our class certainly is a serious bunch, right? This is all Yosuke's fault. Apparently, Yukiko voted for the group date cafe because she wanted to know what it was and because it would have been sad if no one voted for it. Oh dear. This is gonna suck. Huh? Sure, yeah, whatever. Principal Bugenhagen here wants me to find a training shell for him. Once again, I have no idea how he realistically expects me to get one... and I don't really care, to be frank. I tell him I'll keep an eye out, anyway. I can finally accept this job. It pays pretty well, and I don't think it's as draining as the janitor work at the hospital. I decide it might be a good time to go pray at the shrine. (Basically, you can choose a Social Link character you want to pray for, and as a result the corresponding link gets slightly closer to leveling up. Because Kanji's link is the one that needs the most work right now, out of my party members anyway, I pick him)Since it's Saturday night, I might as well go and introduce myself to the student I'm going to be tutoring from now. He's a middle school kid named Shu Nakajima. Jesus. Could his mother be any more overbearing? Yes, she apparently can. COLLEGE? The kid is in middle school, for god's sakes! Shu, to his credit, isn't exactly impressed by the way his mother is acting and wants her to leave us alone. Well, that's cool. You do whatever you want. ...the hell? Is he threatening me? Who the f*** does this kid think he is? ...is what I want to say, but I bite my tongue and tell him not to worry about me instead. I could use the money, you know. So, let's get to it. Shu asks what we should study first, and I think I have the perfect answer for him. This cannot fail. Did I say I was joking? 100 pushups, stat! Okay, maybe I was joking back there. This kid might be a bit of an asshole, but I gotta say he is really smart and it's quite easy to tutor him. Hey, was that a compliment? I think it was! Seriously though, am I the only sane person in this town? Hell, am *I* even sane? Cool. I guess I did pretty well, after all. Huh?! Wow, my Social Links have rather low standards. --- Sunday, October 23Yeah... that's the plan. Spring isn't that far away, to be honest. What's gonna become of us, and will we catch the killer before I go? We must catch the killer, we're the only ones who can do it... I have to say I kind of saw this coming as soon as she got that letter from the fan. Rise has now come to terms with who she is, and so she wants to make a comeback to showbiz because she thinks she might actually have fun working now. She gives me a photo that was taken at school. She signed it "Risette" because, well, that is who she is. Rise's newly-found resolve makes something happen to her Persona as well. Himiko gives way to Kanzeon, who has similar powers but is much stronger. For instance, she can now show a Shadow's weak point during battle. Actually, I'm kinda wondering how exactly I'm causing my friends' Personas to change forms. I mean, I'm helping them with problems and so forth and they overcome them in the end, but how much of that is my doing? Then again, does it matter? She loves me? Hm... I do like her a lot too, especially now that she's gotten over her identity crisis. Maybe some day in the future, if things were to turn out in a certain way, I could answer to her feelings... Argh, what on earth am I thinking? Bad! And so, another Social Link reaches its maximum strength and another unbreakable bond has been formed. I'm also going to be able to create quite a roster of ultimate Personas sooner or later, now the goddess of love Ishtar is joining their ranks... (BUHBY: HE DUMINADE? Um, sorry about that.)I've had enough of the timid teacher and his wacky friends. I'm gonna read something else next time. --- Monday, October 24What? Okay, so I did quite well, but I expected better than that. I guess I should have studied just a little bit more... oh well. I hope this is a good enough result to get the reward Ms. Sofue promised. Oh, good. No harm done, then. Hey, don't mention it. Say... Oh, bloody hell. Looks like I need to read more Man's Life books or something. "...Serph Sheffield? No, I'm not. He kinda looks like me but is in a different game."What in the holy hell is this guy talking about? Why did he stop me as if he recognized me and started asking all these questions? Does he expect me to be able to answer all this stuff? Huh? Naoto? This person knows her and refers to her as "Naoto-sama"? Who is he? (Time to study, or something to that effect.)I run into Naoki Konishi outside his family's store and go get some dinner with him. He doesn't seem to have gotten over his sister's death yet, not that I can blame him. All right, time to read some manly literature again... --- Tuesday, October 25...and study a bit. --- Wednesday, October 26That's a suspiciously specific denial, Yuki-chan. All right, looks like the Daisuke we all know and love is back and is working these poor bastards to death. Daisuke tells me he's not going to screw around any more and is all business from now on. He also gives me this brush I can use to clean my cleats. He hasn't been using it too much recently because he didn't care for what he was doing, but that's gonna change now and we'll be doing a lot of running from here on out! Me and Daisuke head to Aiya with Kou and get some food. Now this is more like the Kou and Daisuke I remember. Daisuke gets mad at first, but then he thanks us for being there. Indeed, my man. And then, of course, this happens. Another genuine bond, and I'll be able to fuse Zaou-Gongen, The One that Demands Surrender! That sounds rather badass. Man, those two guys... ---
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Post by shiranui on Jul 9, 2010 12:25:23 GMT -5
Part 108: This is gonna suck--- Thursday, October 27Yosuke said earlier that he was looking forward to a "certain event" at the Culture Festival. I think I might have found out what event he was referring to. Well, that figures. Kashiwagi is organizing the whole thing, so of course she would want to be in it herself. Wait a minute... this list has a whole lot of familiar names! Chie, Yukiko, Rise and Naoto are all on there! How did they end up entering the pageant? Hm, there's someone else as well... Anyway, all of the girls (at least Chie, Yukiko, Rise and Naoto) seem to have their fans already, if the discussion in front of the bulleting board is any indication. Yosuke comes and tells me Chie wanted to see us on the roof. Dude, what did you do now, and how did I get involved in it? I thought as much. Well played, Yosuke. Unfortunately, Yosuke overlooked the fine print and didn't realize that once you're entered in the contest, you can't back out even if someone else entered you. We have Kashiwagi to blame for that one. Chie is not pleased. The incredible heroines Yosuke is referring to are Yukiko, Rise and Naoto. This doesn't go over so well either with Chie. Anyone want to remind me... why do I hang out with these people? Yosuke asks Kanji what he thinks of the beauty pageant. His answer is pretty much what I expected. I wish Yosuke would just shut up already. Dude, leave me out of this. I don't really care if they are in the pageant or not. ...Whatever. I just don't want to be in the receiving end of Chie's inevitable roaring rampage o' revenge just because Yosuke is an idiot. ...NO! I already said I'm not associated with this person and do not endorse his ridiculous ideas in any shape or form, especially when doing so runs the risk of getting my f***ing head kicked in! Hm. Well, at least one of them doesn't seem to mind. So this thing was Teddie's idea, eh? Well, that figures. It does seem like something he would come up with. To be honest, if being in the pageant meant that Naoto ended up wearing some more feminine clothing, I actually wouldn't mind seeing that either. Kanji is essentially begging Naoto to be in the pageant. No, I really don't have any idea what being an ace detective has to do with a beauty pageant, and neither does Naoto. In the end, it appears the four of them will be in the pageant and Yosuke is happy. Next, it's time to set up the... *groan* group date cafe. This is the basic idea of how the whole thing works. Yosuke isn't listening or doing anything else for that matter. We do manage to get the cafe more or less set up with or without Yosuke's help, but I'm not at all sure that this is going to work when we're actually supposed to run it. Once I get out of school, I go to the hospital to see if Sayoko is still overworking herself to death. Yeah, she is. She actually collapsed this time and was brought to this room to rest. Sayoko soon gets up and is about to go back to work, but this time I stop her. She doesn't have to do this, no matter how much she tries to convince me (or herself) that she can save someone's life and that she is doing this for that former patient of hers that died recently. She finally gets it. She is doing this for herself, "working hard to avoid feeling anything at all" as she puts it, seemingly trying to hold back tears. Sayoko thanks me and tells me to go home, saying that she will stay here and rest for a little while longer. I guess she will be okay now. Hopefully, at least. --- Friday, October 28The what? Crossdressing pageant? Um... just WHY are they holding that? Well, let's look at the list, shall we? There seems to be a healthy list of participants for some reason... EH? Yosuke's smile fades very, very quickly when he realizes he is on the list. HEH? Kanji too? I think I can figure out who is behind this... I just hope that they didn't... ...oh, god damn it. Yosuke, you son of a BITCH. I will punch you in the f***ING SOUL. This is your fault. And Teddie's, I suppose. You two asshats have done it now, look what you got us into! This is still your fault. Well, at least you won't end up as the whole town's laughing stock through no fault of your own! Word! My dear Yuki-chan, did I ever tell you that you kind of scare the hell out of me sometimes? Look, Kanji agrees! Huh? That was fast. I didn't think Kanji would be swayed that easily. Hm... I guess he's got a point... of sorts. Unless you're Nicole Bass, that is. Shut the f*** up, Yosuke. This is your own goddamn fault, and you're going to take it like a man. THIS. IS. YOUR. FAULT. Me and Kanji have an actual REASON to complain about your unmeasurable idiocy getting us into this predicament, but are we crying about it like you are? Now shut your trap. Heh, "trap". How appropriate. Great, now he lost it. F*** this and f*** Yosuke, I'm going home. How do I always get into these ludicrous situations? ---
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Post by shiranui on Jul 9, 2010 17:19:12 GMT -5
A while after I started doing this LP, I was trying to find ways to fix the graphical glitches I had early on and happened to read about a certain technical problem with the PCSX2 emulator that would make Persona 4 crash at a certain point and render it unable to continue without a lot of extra configuring. For a long while I was afraid that I couldn't progress beyond that point, but now that I look at it I realize that the cutscene that triggered the crash has already played (it's the October 20 scene with the person writing in the notebook) and so I can probably finish the game unless something else comes up.
Sure, the post about that particular glitch was from late 2008 and there have been several updates to the emulator since then, but since the thread didn't have any confirmation about the problem being fixed I still had my suspicions. I guess I COULD invest in a capture card at some point if I want to keep doing LPs of modern console games, but here emulation works nicely because I can use save states (I don't exactly abuse those or anything, mostly just utilize them to be able to skip lengthy dialogue scenes if I end up losing to a boss... that is, if I remember to save the state at the beginning of the boss fight, which I usually don't. I haven't died since the first couple of Contrarian King encounters, anyway...)
The next real update is coming soon enough, this "behind the scenes" post was made because I thought I'd try to get us closer to the next page because there are too many pics mention something about the glitch and how I wasn't even sure I'd make it this far.
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Lupin the Third
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jul 9, 2010 17:40:51 GMT -5
I'm surprised you haven't kicked the s*** out of Yosuke yet. I would have, because it was his fault that you guys are in this mess. I mean, yes, you get to see your gf Yukiko and the others in a beauty pageant, but is it worth it?
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Post by shiranui on Jul 9, 2010 17:47:33 GMT -5
Well, I did punch him in the face a couple of updates ago, but that was before he got us into this mess and I would kind of like to do it again if the game allowed me to do that. Persona 4 also doesn't let you attack your allies in battle unless you're charmed or confused, so I can't "accidentally" whack him with a baseball bat either.
Ah... that reminds me of the single finest moment of Final Fantasy VIII, namely the final battle with Ultimecia where you get to hit Zell in the face with the gunblade in order to take him out of the battle.
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Post by shiranui on Jul 9, 2010 19:33:30 GMT -5
Part 109: Culture Festival, Part 1--- Saturday, October 29Why am I wondering about that? Of course it won't turn out well. ...Color me surprised. First-hand experience in second-hand love, everybody! That, of course, means that we're supposed to demonstrate how this thing works. The only problem is that there's only five of us. Well, there's our sixth person. Now, the next problem is that there are four guys and only two girls, so one of us is going to have to sit on the girls' side. Since it's Yosuke's fault that we're going to be crossdressing tomorrow, it's only fair that he be our third girl here. Dear god, this is the dumbest thing ever conceived. Looks like Yosuke is getting into the role pretty quickly. Perhaps too quickly, as Chie points out that he doesn't have to TALK like a girl. Could someone just kill me and get this idiocy over with? ?! This is a goddamn mess. Yeah, no shit. And it's Yosuke's fault too, as he's the one who came up with the whole ridiculous concept. Hey, at least I can give an honest answer. Yukiko seems taken aback by it (she probably didn't expect me to answer this directly) and looks a bit embarrassed, but she seems happy as well. Let's hear what Kanji's answer to this question is. Figured as much. Time to pick on Yosuke, he deserves it. I immediately regret my decision. I didn't expect him to get into the act this much... ...or is it even an act on his part? It's hard to tell with him at points. Oh, hey, it's Rise! Rise-chan, please come and save us from the horror that is the Group Date Cafe! ...Or you can just run away in terror. That works too and is very much an understandable reaction to what is going on in this classroom. You don't say! Want me to remind you of who came up with the idea in the first place? We could just have set up a video room where people could come and watch K-ON or something, but noooo, we had to have a group date cafe! Look how that turned out, you moron! And don't even get me started on tomorrow's "Miss" Yasogami pageant! Thank God that's over with. Let's see if the other classes have managed to set up something that manages to rival Yosuke's creation in sheer FAIL. Probably not, but one can always hope. Well, this isn't too bad. Hmm... Kou playing Hamlet? Now that might be something worth seeing... ...I take that back. Exciting. Yes. Very. Well, at least they're being supportive. Igor? I guess not. But yeah, I ran into Ai in the corridor and she started dragging me around school until we came to this "fortune teller" booth. Oh, it's just Kashiwagi in there. Great. I haven't spent much time with Ai recently, but it's nice to see she hasn't lost that cheerful personality everyone likes so much. What? What. Don't ask me. I have no idea about anything any more. Well, that's it for the first day of the Culture Festival. Of course, the best... or should I say, the worst is yet to come. The pageants are tomorrow, and I just know that will be total chaos for everyone involved. This is all Yosuke's goddamn fault. ---
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Post by Ash Kingston on Jul 9, 2010 20:43:47 GMT -5
...let's face it; Yosuke is why you don't get an option to attack your team mates; he'd be dead twenty times over by now. =P
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