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Post by shiranui on Mar 22, 2010 18:36:48 GMT -5
Entry 50: 50 chapters and we still haven't gotten anything done--- Tuesday, June 7Yumi comes to me during the lunch break. She looks depressed, doesn't say much and keeps sighing. I think today might be a good time to come to drama practice, as it's raining at the moment and there's not that much to do. It doesn't really go all that well. Yumi doesn't seem like herself at all, and at one point she basically goes apes*** on the club president because he dared to suggest we quit early today, even saying that the reason he doesn't get any lead roles is because he half-asses everything like that. While she might be right about the matter, she could have said it more nicely and I tell her exactly that. Yumi says she will keep practicing her acting and controlling her emotions "at the riverbed or somewhere... anywhere but home." Why not at home? So she's gone with the sin? ...sorry. Terrible jokes aside, that means there is no one at Yumi's house, ever, and if she were to try practicing there she would feel like the walls would come down on her or something like that as she thinks about the past and why things turned out this way and so on. She then realizes she hasn't done anything besides whining (her words, not mine) for the last few hours and apologizes. I really don't mind listening, if I can help in any way I would gladly do that because I'm Seta Sôji, Warrior Therapist Supreme. Still, she tells me to forget about the whole thing because she doesn't want to show off her "bad side". Should I forget about it? If it makes her happier, I guess I should. For now, at least. I tell her I'll forget about it, and she says how she can get through anything as long as she has her acting. Also, she expresses gratitude for me being there for her. And... umm, I never thought I'd say this, but I hope she doesn't get too attached to me because let's face it -- if I end up having to choose between her and Yukiko, bad things will go down and Mortal Kombat will probably ensue. Anyhow, the voices in my head say I get closer to Yumi, and so the Moon social link levels up to 4. --- Wednesday, June 8Mr. Kondo was talking about some actor "hamming it up" on a show he watched last night, and Yukiko asks me if I know where the expression "ham up" originates from. Now let's see... ham up
Exaggerate or overdo, especially with extravagant emotion, as in Hamming up the eulogy was disgraceful, especially since he didn't even know the deceased. It is also put as , meaning "overact," as in She loves to ham it up in front of the class. This idiom probably alludes to the hamfat (lard) used to remove stage makeup, mentioned in the minstrel song, "The Ham-Fat Man." From this hamfatter came to mean "an inexpert and flamboyant actor," and was in the late 1800s shortened to ham. The idiom here was first recorded in 1933.The funny thing is that this is not one of the answers I can choose, because apparently the right one is "from the play Hamlet" (none of the other answers listed are any good either, so that's the least worst option). Oh well, Mr. Kondo doesn't exactly seem like he knows... anything at all. I just hope he doesn't put this on the test. At least Yukiko seems to appreciate my "knowledge"... After school, King Moron comes to me and signs me up to take the place of a sick member of the Student Health Association, telling me it's Health Week and I must do my part because that's how it's done here and how all us city folk are lazy and useless and... blah blah blah. My job is to go to the infirmary and do whatever to help them out. And no, of course I don't have a choice, King Moron was kind enough to sign me up beforehand. How thoughtful of him. Well, that doesn't sound too bad. If someone shows up and needs healing, I'm supposed to use the medkit instead of touching any of the medicine in the infirmary. Maybe I could use Dia on them. Maybe not. They also tell me that the only other things to watch out for are phone calls and salesmen, both of which are "pretty uncommon" around here. What a surprise and total coincidence, someone came even though they said no one really shows up around here! That someone is Kitao from Santo Pharmaceuticals (I didn't know El Santo worked as a pharmacist and even founded a pharmaceuticals company in addition to being a legendary luchador and monster killer extraordinaire, but then again the Man in the Silver Mask was also a man of many skills), and he is here to inquire about something related to an order for gauze. Eh, I'll just forward the information to someone who knows something about this. The Health Association members come back, and I tell them Kitao from Santo Pharmaceuticals asked about whether or not the gauze can come in two months. They relay this to the teacher in charge, and I get complimented on not f***ing up and giving them the wrong information. The Health Association guys tell me to clean up before I leave. Before I start with that, a "Konishi-kun" comes in saying that he wants to do his part even though he's busy helping out at his parents' store (apparently, I was standing in for him today). Yes, this guy is in fact Saki Konishi's brother. Yes, I am. Saki Konishi's brother then says he hates Yosuke... and me as well, probably by association. Oh well. Then he asks if he can go home, which I find rather surprising considering that he wanted to do his job just a minute ago, but I let him leave anyway because I'm afraid he might kill me. The Health Association members never return, so I finish cleaning and go home as well. It's time to talk to Dojima for a bit. Dojima is making coffee. He mentions how his mother-in-law used to tell him that this would be the only thing he'd have to do in the house, and it ended up becoming a habit. I'll have my coffee black, in case anyone was wondering. I just saw a different side of Dojima, and the Hierophant social link goes up to 4. Dojima immediately goes all grim, orders Nanako to turn the TV off and walks out. Oh dear. Nanako says she doesn't remember it, which isn't helped by the fact Dojima never talks about the accident either. I wonder if we can get him to mention something about it... --- Hmm, an update of 84 pics cut down to 14 without really leaving anything essential out. I'm getting the hang of this, should have done it 50 episodes ago...
Shouldn't there be a bunch of new quests available by now? What will happen next in Yukiko's social link path? And what about Yumi? Will we make it to the school campout in the next update or will it have to wait for the one after that? Find out next time on LPP4!
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Post by shiranui on Mar 23, 2010 18:24:47 GMT -5
Entry 51: The campout doesn't start yet--- Thursday, June 9Hm. Looks like Yukiko wants my company. She's not the only one, though, because Yumi also comes up to me and still seems depressed. I gotta say... while it's technically nice that I seem to have two girls showing interest in me, this situation has all the makings of a total disaster. Before I go out with anyone, though, I will head to the shopping district to take care of a couple of things. Let me guess, you're going to ask me to find your sister? (spoiler: yes, she asks me exactly that, and I accept for some reason) Namatame sounds a little bit happier than before. Still looks like a broken man, of course, but it's not like he doesn't have a reason for that. I mean, he lost his wife because of the affair with Ms. Yamano, then Yamano was murdered and thus he lost his other love as well. After all that he got fired from his job, too. Even though he did bring a lot of this on himself, it's still hard not to feel sorry for the guy. This old lady wants me to go find some horns. Why? Well, when she was young she was told that a wedding veil prevents a woman from growing horns when she gets married, and she didn't wear one back in the day even though her mother-in-law insisted she wear it... now as she's gotten old she thinks she's become just like her mother-in-law, shouting at everyone and such, so she wants to turn her life around and wants to hang a pair of horns on the wall so she can tell visitors that the ones she grew after she got married finally fell off. Err... okay, whatever. I'll get her some horns if I happen to find any. I find the dog I was looking for, but it's still wary of me so I try to talk to it gently. It becomes a bit friendlier, but still ends up running away. Crud. Guess I'll try again some other time. I guess I'll go look for that girl's sister now, it's not like I have better things to do than run around town doing fetch quests. I'm pretty sure I've seen the younger twin at the riverbank quite a few times, so let's head to Samegawa Flood Plain to look for her. Sure enough, there she is. Wait, what do you mean I should go tell her sister that she is here?! For god's sakes, can't ANY of these people do ANYTHING on their own?Yeah, no s***! That's what I tried to tell her too, but she just didn't get it. Now give me my reward so I can do some more interesting things that don't include running around Inaba in search of your sister. (the reward is Goho-M x 5, which is moderately satisfactory... at least I won't have to buy those anytime soon) I meet Yukiko at the Junes grocery department. She says she's now studying "the basics of the basics", miso soup in this case - without much luck. You know, I think you should ask someone at the inn to teach you. I have a mental image of the head chef going "OH MY GOD IT'S GONNA BLOW!!" upon seeing the food Yukiko made, but I don't think I should say it out loud. She says she always tells them to leave her alone, but they always stay and watch. That's probably a good thing for all involved, to be honest. (It's been said before and I'll say it again, this game has some awesome dialog options for a main character that is a complete jerkass) Yukiko asks if I really think this way, and I'm honestly not quite sure, I just think I should try to encourage her instead of being a dick (Yosuke can probably take care of that part). I certainly don't want to upset her. The waitress apparently then told the head chef that "Yuki-chan wants to make it herself, even if it's awful." Wow, that's very encouraging. Anyhow, at some point it became so that everyone thought Yukiko was "studying to cook for a boy she likes" and things just went crazy from there, with her parents getting involved and everything. ..... Was that a faint hint of love I sensed there? Whatever it was, the social link levels up to 6 and Yukiko finally realizes she actually came here to shop. --- Friday, June 10Chie, have you been watching Scott Hall promos again? She asks who I think will show up on the Midnight Channel next. Hmm... now that's a pretty hard question, I must think about it for a second. There are a few potential candidates in this town, but I honestly can't think of anyone in particular. No one from Inaba has been shown on TV either since the news special Kanji appeared on. I guess we'll find out sooner or later. Chie asks Yosuke why he seems so excited about the upcoming campout. Yosuke, just like me, hasn't been to one of these campouts because both of us came to Inaba quite recently, so Chie informs us that "developing a love for one's hometown" means picking up trash off the mountain. Yeah, that kinda sounds like one of my school campouts some years ago, it's not as if those are supposed to be fun. Yosuke is not amused, though, saying it sounds more like slave labor. Yosuke gets a bit happier when Chie informs him that we get to cook our own food and sleep in tents... and a lot happier when he hears the four of us are in the same group. No, of course we don't sleep in the same tents! Do you actually think King Moron would EVER arrange a campout where the boys and the girls slept in the same tents? Think, man! Think! Chie informs him that there are different tents for boys and girls, and if you try to leave your tent at night you'll be expelled on the spot. Yep, that sounds more like the King Moron we know and love. That doesn't sound so bad, though. Aww. :3 It's raining, so no one is here. I don't have drama practice today and I don't feel like going to the Aiya Chinese Diner either (or going fishing, for that matter), so I'll just go to the library to study for a while. When I come home, Nanako confronts me with a difficult question. I can't answer that with my current level of expression, so it's time to do some translation work in my room! Well, no one said it would be easy. If I tried to guess what the letters are, that would only lead to a "Blind Idiot Translation" which is something I'd rather avoid. So, I try to speculate from the context instead, and that pays off because I end up doing this awesome translation and getting 9,000 yen for it. Also, my Expression goes up. --- What happens when Seta tries his hand at the daycare assistant job again (for whatever reason)? Find out next time on LPP4!
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Post by shiranui on Mar 24, 2010 17:53:09 GMT -5
Entry 52: Even More Social LinksOkay, what the hell, Photobucket? They changed their IMG tag system, now all of the pictures that are hotlinked are automatically made clickable for some reason. I certainly hope this does NOT affect the images I've posted already, because if I have to go and fix 3,000 picture links I will be f***ing pissed beyond belief. If anyone has any issues with the pictures not showing up or something, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Thank you.--- Saturday, June 11The usual: talk to it gently until it runs off. I wonder how many times I have to do this. Since I have nothing better to do (yeah, right), I go to the hill overlooking town again for some daycare work. Once again, these horrible little soul-sucking monsters tug me in every direction and I am once again forced to wear this ridiculous-looking apron. At least I get paid 5,000 yen for it. I wonder where Yuuta's stepmother is, she didn't pick him up today. Oh, wait, is that her? I go talk to her, and it turns out she was going to pick up Yuuta but just suddenly started feeling weak and had to sit down here. She tells me she's not actually Yuuta's mother (and Seta is surprised even though the daycare supervisor already told him that. Whatever. Also, the text box still says "Yuuta's mother". Again, whatever.) and barely knows the kid, and because her husband is always working it's just the two of them in a dark house. Sounds pretty depressing. I suddenly feel a faint bond forming between myself and her for some reason. I wonder if... Ah, yes, there it is. The Temperance arcana's social link has been established, and even it calls her "Young Mother". Who knows, maybe she is someone's mother, but she certainly isn't Yuuta's mother. Then again, who cares about minor details such as those? Not me, especially when I'm distracted by the size of her forehead. She looks like Uatu the Watcher in drag, for god's sakes. She identifies herself as Eri Minami and tells me to take good care of Yuuta. Sure, I will, at least whenever I happen to come here. That may or may not happen very often. I can now explain to Nanako why people die. I'm not sure she understood the explanation, but then she asks if I know what happens to people when they die. Before I can think, I blurt out they go to heaven. I don't necessarily believe in life after death, but I think Nanako might be more satisfied if I told her her mom is still watching over her. She seemed to think that way already, though, so I don't think I did much harm with that answer. Nanako then asks why "bad people" do bad things (such as robbing post offices or banks or whatever), and I tell her its because they've got no other choice. I suppose that's true to an extent. It doesn't make her any happier, though, because she remembers how her Dad used to be home a whole lot more when there were less "bad people" around and fears that the bad people are more important to him than she is. I try my best to assure her that it's not the case, but I'm not sure if it works. The social link levels up to 4. --- Sunday, June 12Hey, anytime. Where are we going now? We go to the shrine and talk about stuff, when suddenly some lady called Kasai who appears to work at the Amagi Inn comes and... well, yeah. Kasai makes a comment about the "hard work in the kitchen paying off", and Yukiko is quick to tell her that it's not what it looks like. Oh dear. Kasai leaves and Yukiko informs me she was one of the waitresses working at the inn. Apparently, they've all got the "wrong idea". Hey, it's okay, no need to apologize. Yukiko mentions that all the cooks and waitresses are helping her with her cooking, even on their breaks and such, and at one point when she managed to make something decent they all taste-tested it and complimented her on how good it was. Yukiko: "I want to do my best... For everyone's sake..."The social link levels up to 7. This means Yukiko's determination in battle has once again enhanced, and now she can cure ailments during battle. (If someone is afflicted with an ailment and Yukiko knocks down an enemy, she can cure the ailment without any items or spells or anything. Not really that useful, but nice to have nonetheless.)Yukiko says that if she left, she'd be betraying everyone who cares about her. Hmm. Anyhow, we leave the shrine and walk home partway together. Now I'm going to ask Dojima about Nanako's mother. He's hard at work trying to find an old newspaper article of some sort, he even made a copy but that's gone missing at some point so now he's trying to find the original article. What's this article about, anyway? Why is it so important? Since this case is pretty old, it's in danger of being buried under newer ones... but Dojima tells me this is one case he is not going to give up on. He CAN'T give up on this one. I think I have a vague idea of what the case might be about, and I don't think this is the time or place to ask any further. Nanako comes and complains about stomach pains. We're in the process of trying to find out what caused it and looking for the medicine, when suddenly Dojima's cell phone rings. The caller is Adachi, informing Dojima about a sealed letter from an Ichihara-san. Dojima runs off and leaves me in charge of tending to Nanako faster than you can say "Father of the Year". At least he takes the time to inform me that the medicine is in the med kit... So, I give Nanako the medicine and put her to bed. Dojima returns a couple of hours later and seems to be in a bad mood. Okay, pops, would you mind telling me just what the hell is going on and what is so important that you couldn't be here with your sick daughter? He snaps at me at first, but calms down almost instantly and says I do have a right to ask what's going on. Then he finally remembers to ask whether Nanako is all right. Yes, she's sleeping and she's going to be fine, no thanks to your efforts though. At least he thanks me for being "a great help". I think I might have an idea. Time will tell whether or not it's correct, right now the social link levels up to 5. --- Monday, June 13All right! Even better, this is supposed to be the rainy season but apparently there won't be that much rain after all. Mr. Kondo seems to be surprised about me knowing the answer. Even if I hadn't learned this in school years ago, it wouldn't be a very hard question. I finally manage to give the dog some food (a steak skewer from Souzai Daigaku), and now he's energetic enough to return home. I hope he does return home. Yumi isn't coming to drama practice. Maybe she's going to go to the hospital again. Might as well check up on her after practice is over. --- Next time on LPP4: Checking up on Yumi, and some other stuff. Will we finally finish reading Twilight? Can Seta do magic tricks? Will King Moron threaten us? Is the campout gonna start already? Find out in the next chapter! Look forward to it!
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on Mar 25, 2010 15:33:50 GMT -5
M, I have a problem. I got Persona 4 about a week ago (luckily, GameStop had a brand new one for only $30), and I've been playing it like a madman. However...
A) My social link with Yukiko is barely existant (maybe Level 2, MAX).
B) Every single time I face Shadow Kanji, Nice Guy screws me over by giving Kanji something ridiculous for attack and defense while Tough Guy decides to murderdeathkill me. I'm lucky if I can get Kanji down to half HP. I'm seriously considering leaving his ass to take care of himself.
C) My current level's about 16, and unfortunately I have it saved just before I enter the door to face Kanji. I have the feeling I need to be stronger to actually make it past the boss battle.
On the plus side, my strongest social link is the Sun Persona (Cu Sith, except the bastard's at level 13), thanks to the chick at band practice (who I can't name at the moment). So, you know, that's something.
Also, you know where I can get the Angel and Demon Statue? I know it's somewhere in this thread, but there are too many pictures to go through at the moment.
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Post by shiranui on Mar 25, 2010 15:48:03 GMT -5
A) My social link with Yukiko is barely existant (maybe Level 2, MAX). Well, the only solution for that is to just hang out with her more, preferably while having a Priestess type Persona in your possession for max social link points. Kill Nice Guy as soon as you can. Also, when he casts Heat Riser on Kanji, use Yosuke's Dekaja skill to negate the effect and bring Kanji's stats back to normal. The Tough Guy is the least of your worries, he can hit hard but he's much less of a threat than the other two so I just ignore him whenever I fight this battle. Killing Nice Guy makes the battle so much easier that it's not even funny. Then again, that brings us to your next problem... Well, yeah. Shadow Kanji's level is around 23-25, and you should be at least lv. 20-21 to stand any chance whatsoever. (As you might have noticed, I was at level 25 when I fought him) However, don't fret if you run out of time - if you do you get to try again as the game flicks you back in time a week before the deadline and you can do things differently. If you still have time before the fog comes, just go around killing enemies in the castle and the bathhouse. The castle. The Angel Statue is carried by the Avenger Knight on floors 6-7 and the Demon Statue by some other monster in the same area. I think it was the Magical Magus that had it.
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Post by shiranui on Mar 27, 2010 15:35:44 GMT -5
Entry 53: We're all going to DIE--- Monday, June 13 (continued)This time, Yumi's mom actually did collapse, and now she's saying she has to quit the drama club and find work in order to make some extra money for them. Yumi proceeds to have an episode of what I can only describe as Wangst. I try to talk her out of it, at least for a bit. What do you mean I didn't seem reliable? I did everything you wanted me to and took the drama club somewhat seriously - unlike the club president. Oh well. At least she apologizes for her whining. Yeah, I do. I think. Hm. She still seems to appreciate me. The social link also levels up to 5. --- Tuesday, June 14These guys are planning to skip the campout. Can't say I blame them, especially if the weather's going to be like this. I go see Yumi at the hospital again after school. No social link development this time, though. For reasons I don't quite understand, I try to entertain Nanako with a magic trick. It works, somewhat. --- Wednesday, June 15Yeah, that probably goes without saying. It's going to be something a lot more frightening. King Moron asks Yosuke what the root of the word "pend" is, and of course Yosuke has no clue whatsoever. The answer is, of course, "to hang". Whoa. I knew King Moron was a dick, but holy crap. Are you threatening me, sir? I spend the afternoon with Yukiko but the social link doesn't go up. There's been a lot of that happening recently. And of course, when I get home I get right back to reading this drivel. At least I finally manage to finish the damn thing, any more of that and my brain would have tried to escape. --- Thursday, June 16I can hardly contain my anticipation. Still, we're in the same group, so the plan for today is to go to the Junes grocery department and buy some ingredients for making dinner at the campout. Hmm, we're apparently going to make curry. That doesn't sound too bad, although I really hope Yukiko's cooking has improved since the last time I tried it. I think I tasted mercury in my mouth for three days after that. Okay, I honestly have no EARTHLY CLUE about making curry, but I'm fairly sure you don't put radishes in it. Couldn't they just have googled something like "Japanese curry recipes"? This is the first hit I got: www.grouprecipes.com/2942/japanese-curry.htmlYou know, I'm not sure if this is such a good idea after all. And where in the blue hell did Yosuke go? Apparently, he has something he needs to take care of. I think we really need his input here, because now the girls are talking about "special ingredients"... We are dead. DEAD. --- Next time on LPP4: THE SCHOOL CAMPOUT. Look forward to it. I know you want to.
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Post by shiranui on Mar 27, 2010 19:26:51 GMT -5
Entry 54: Littered campgrounds, folding chairs, feed Doritos to the bears (School Campout, Part 1)[/u][/size] --- Friday, June 17We've spent the day developing a love for our hometown... or picking up trash of the mountain, if you will. Now, it is time for dinner. Soon we'll see if the girls ended up cooking something decent out of the ingredients they picked... somehow I'm not all that optimistic about THAT, but we'll certainly find out soon. Full tradition. Yeah. I really do hope that her cooking has gotten better since the last time, that boxed lunch was full of something that certainly wasn't tradition. Out of this world... yeah, I'm expecting it to be something that the man-eating beast from the first level of Out of This World might be able to eat without dying, so you might be right about that. I don't think we have the same idea about "out of this world" cooking, though, so you can have my portion of the food as well. Oh, f***. He didn't fall for it. I don't think that would be healthy. Neither do they, for that matter, so they bring the stuff to us. Thanks a lot, ladies. Yosuke, being the idiot he is, is still totally enthusiastic about Chie's and Yukiko's cooking. As I'm a gentleman, I'll let him try the stuff first. With predictable results. Don't tell me I didn't try to warn you, man. IT STINKS! Obviously a roaring success, then. Yosuke says the stuff was so nasty he can't even swallow it, and what does Chie have to say in her and Yukiko's defense? Yeah, like I expected. Yosuke then proceeds to tell her it was nauseating. Which it probably is, but Chie says it can't be THAT bad and that's just Yosuke's opinion... S***. Yosuke tells me I should NOT attempt to eat it, but I'm getting a "But Thou Must" vibe from the way the girls are looking at me. Oh God. I miss the good times, as in fighting a bunch of demons from an alternate dimension and nearly getting killed on a daily basis. I'd rather fight seven Contrarian Kings and three Gay Robot Hulk Hogans than eat this. OH JESUS CHRIST I CAN'T SWALLOW THIS I CAN'T OH GOD OH GODOHGODITBURNSI'MCHOKINGONTHISSTUFFAHIJGSDFHJNlkdhfg Goodbye, cruel world... tell Yukiko I probably love her even though she just killed me... (Seta spits the stuff out, much like Yosuke did a minute ago. I didn't quite manage to get a screenshot at the right time).......... ---
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on Mar 27, 2010 20:02:24 GMT -5
That's it. One way or another, I'm getting past shadow Kanji and his weird creepy friends, JUST for this moment.
If you don't see me in this thread for a while, it's because I'm going through hell just to get past Kanji.
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Post by shiranui on Mar 27, 2010 20:42:42 GMT -5
Entry ??: FISSION MAILED --- ?!?, #(%/¤#/%=Huh? What? ?!? That was weird. Now what? I... think I'm... regaining consciousness. I think I ate something I shouldn't have. Where is this? Where am I? Am I dead? WTF Anyone mind telling me what's happening? --- Tuesday, April 7Yeah. That's right. My first day at my new high school. Now, what class was I in? My head is a goddamn mess. Hey, why is my name not on the list? Oh, there it is. "Emo Git"? For some reason, that name sounds weird for a Japanese kid such as myself. Then again, I *am* a transfer student, so maybe I just hail from some exotic location. Who cares. I think someone told me to go to the faculty office. I have a weird feeling about all this. It's as if something's... wrong. Really, really wrong. Library? Was I asking about the library? It's right there next door. How do I even know this? I haven't been here before. Have I? Anyhow, this girl looks adorable, I'd like to know her better. I probably will, since I'm going to spend at least a year here. What happened? Wasn't I supposed to go to the faculty office? I... I guess I did. Who is this guy I'm with? A friend? Why don't I recall his name? Crap, not again! .......want to be close.......... --- Joke update. Next time on LPP4: School Campout, Part 2.
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Post by shiranui on Mar 29, 2010 19:17:32 GMT -5
Entry 55: Yosuke is a jerk (School Campout, Part 2)--- Friday, June 17 (continued)Chie and Yukiko apologize for almost murdering us. It's fine (although I gotta say I had the weirdest dream after the curry knocked me out), really, our main problem now is that our group is the only one without food. Yeah, I think we can use that to kill monsters in the TV world. Say, something smells pretty good nearby... Okay, now that's a lot of curry. Yosuke asks Hanako there if she has any extra curry left, since we're starving to death here and all... It has to last... for the love of god, you could feed 300 - no, 600 - Spartans with that! Ah, whatever, it's no use. Good luck with the diet, though. Good idea in theory, but our cell phones don't get service up here and dinnertime's almost over anyway. Looks like no one's eating dinner tonight. Sure enough, there's King Moron to tell us dinnertime is over. Damn it. Oh well. What can we do? Time to head to our tent, I guess. Yosuke sounds like he means that. Looks like all the other guys somehow managed to leave at some point (Yosuke says they all called in sick. Convenient), because me and Yosuke are the only second-year guys here. Kanji also shows up in our tent, apparently because the first-year tent was "all quiet, like someone died". Hm. Yosuke theorizes that's because Kanji was there with them, and he's probably right. When we ask Kanji how he even ended up on this trip, he says it's because his teacher threatened to hold him back a year if he didn't show up. That works, I suppose. Kanji asks if he can stay in our tent. Hey, why not? We have plenty of room, anyway. Thank you, I am. Kanji promises he won't make any trouble for us. Yosuke seems reluctant to let Kanji sleep in our tent, but eventually he gives in and says Kanji can sleep "over there". Who set up this tent, anyway? How is it even possible to set it up like that? Yosuke can't go any farther back, either, because there's apparently a slope on the other side and he'd roll down in his sleep. Whatever. Good old King Moron. The guy stopped Kanji outside the tent earlier and kept saying how he was a no-good punk ever since middle school (even though King Moron knows nothing about that) and how he would be expelled if he caused any trouble whatsoever... the usual. Not only that, but Kanji also heard from a classmate of his that King Moron had been talking shit about Mayumi Yamano and Saki Konishi a while back. Ah yes, sounds just like something King Moron would say. Of course, he might have been exaggerating, apparently he always used to give Yosuke a lot of crap as well when he moved to Inaba. But still, King Moron. Tell me about it. I still have no idea how he keeps his job. Kanji notices Yosuke is eating his animal crackers. Wait, what? Animal crackers?What.Okay, I get it, but... oh, to hell with this, let's just go to sleep. Meanwhile, Yosuke casually remarks that the animal crackers didn't fill him up. Soon after, Yosuke keeps asking if Kanji is really... well, you know. To be honest, the way Yosuke is going on about this makes me think he has some... issues. Yosuke says the way Kanji's acting now is making him look even more suspicious. You know, if Kanji punches your head off, it's going to be your own damn fault. Then he asks if Kanji can PROVE he can be around girls. "We"? Okay, now that's either the greatest or the worst idea I've heard in a while. Yosuke reminds Kanji that King Moron is still out there. That's the spirit! Hey, why the hell not? If Kanji can do it, maybe Yosuke can rest easy from now on and no longer needs to wonder about the possibility of surprise buttsecks or whatever. And off he goes. This probably won't end well, but we'll worry about minor details like that later if we must. Well, you DID start it. --- Next time on LPP4: We have a look inside the girls' tent. Speaking of which, what will happen to Kanji? Is King Moron still keeping an eye out for possible debauchery, and will he find any? Find out in the next update!
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Post by Schattenjager on Mar 31, 2010 1:45:33 GMT -5
Secret animal crackers? Now this is really getting can't-miss. Although, I feel the entire cast of Persona 4 could have been fed with Hanako alone, but I digress.
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Post by shiranui on Mar 31, 2010 4:57:11 GMT -5
Although, I feel the entire cast of Persona 4 could have been fed with Hanako alone, but I digress. Yeah, that amount of food she made could probably feed the entire Persona Compendium, but what can you do. (besides, I don't think Personas eat anyway) She said it has to last her, after all...
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Post by shiranui on Apr 3, 2010 12:51:44 GMT -5
Entry 56: Insolency? Indecency? I dunno what it's called! What is it called? (School Campout, Part 3)--- Friday, June 17 (continued)Meanwhile, inside Chie and Yukiko's tent...Chie and Yukiko aren't getting any sleep either, most likely because Hanako is now snoring rather loudly after eating that massive pile of curry a while back. Speaking of curry, Chie and Yukiko are hungry as well because they quite understandably didn't feel like eating any of that Mystery Food X of theirs. Not only that, it would have given you really weird dreams. Chie and Yukiko decide that enough is enough and it's time for a change - they are leaving. Or are they? Where would they go? Climb down the mountain? Maybe they should instead try to do something about Hanako first... Umm... that might work in theory, but I don't think it's such a good idea. Neither does Chie. Sounds like someone's trying to enter the girls' tent in the middle of the night. That's not very nice. Of course, then Chie and Yukiko decide to come to the guys' tent instead, asking to be let in. Yosuke will be ecstatic, that's for sure. Oh. Well, I guess he has a point there. Chie, however, says they can't go back because King Moron is still wandering around. Speaking of King Moron, that slurring of words suggests the guy is totally plastered. If he wasn't such a paragon of virtue and integrity, I'd think he's actually looking for some kind of "indecency" just so he can watch. We have no choice but to let Chie and Yukiko in, though, because King Moron might try something out there. But... um, what brings the two of you to our tent? Oh. ...Oh. I'm sure this is the exact way it went down. Right, Yukiko? See? No funny business or anything. As Chie puts it, they couldn't sleep with Kanji lying there and decided not to wake him up as that might have made a fuss, so they came here and left him there. What, you don't believe their story? I mean, it's completely plausible if you suspend your disbelief just a little bit... Oh, F*** me. There's King Moron, stumbling in his drunken stupor right outside the tent. Lights out, guys, if you don't mind. I don't think he'd like to see the four of us in the same tent. Or maybe he would, but let's not take that risk. As a side note, I love how even all the text boxes call him King Moron.The guy is so wasted he couldn't tell we're here even if he saw us, so let's have a bit of fun with him. See? He doesn't know what's going on. I don't think Yosuke was joking here, though. That's what we were trying to do before you came here, Sir, now would you mind turning back and leaving the general vicinity of our tent? I can smell the sake in your breath from over here and it's a bit distracting. And there he goes. Chie says they can't leave now, so they'll just spend the night here and go back to their tent before the others wake up. I guess that's a decent enough idea, coming from her at least. Hey, I wouldn't think of it... never mind, that was obviously directed at Yosuke. He probably WOULD think of it. Hell, he probably was thinking of it until now. Shut up and go to sleep, you heard what the lady said. The person who wrote the script clearly hasn't been in the army. When I was doing my military service a few years ago and we set up camp in the woods, we'd usually manage to fit 12 guys AND a stove AND everyone's belongings inside a tent of approximately this size. Barricade or no barricade, these four should fit inside the guys' tent just fine.--- Next time on LPP4: Swimsuits
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Post by shiranui on Apr 5, 2010 13:27:45 GMT -5
Entry 57: Fanservice (School Campout, Part 4)[/u][/size] --- Saturday, June 18The students are all dismissed in the morning, not that there were many of us in the first place. I guess that also explains why no one is here at the riverbank. I'd rather go home as well, but Yosuke brought us here for some reason. What's with Kanji, though? Yosuke wonders if it's a stomach ache, but I don't think Kanji ate any of the Mystery Food X. No, no, nothing like that happened. Certainly not. Well, ain't that peculiar? Obviously a dream. Kanji has this "WTF?!" vibe in his voice here. What? No, let's not. Yeah! And I got... umm... you know, you're not supposed to go in the water in the 24 hours following the consumption of Mystery Food X! If you do, you will be killed by kappa demons! Unless... Oh. Okay then. This trip officially sucks. Just drop it already, Yosuke. Chie agrees that they DO owe us, but... well... Yeah, how convenient! Now, seriously... drop it, Yosuke. You'll get us killed here. I wouldn't mind seeing Yukiko and Chie in swimsuits either, but give it up. "NOW GET NAKED, DAMMIT" See, Yosuke, it's not going to work no matter what you do. The only way this could possibly work is... eh, I'm not even going to say it because it would be creepy as hell. Oh my f***ing GOD, you actually DID that one thing. You actually brought swimsuits for them. Jesus. Apparently, he had his clerk friend choose them while the rest of us were buying ingredients for Mystery Food X. But dude, that's just wrong.Chie, I have to agree with you. I mean, honestly, I wouldn't MIND seeing you guys in swimsuits, but this is just wrong on so many levels. I don't even want to know where those have been. You know, Yosuke, this is turning into blackmail. So, Chie and Yukiko finally give in to Yosuke's demands and head off to get changed. Well, well, well. Let's hear what Yosuke has to say about this development, it's probably going to be something witty. Oh. Well, that works too. Kanji doesn't manage to say a word. Yosuke, her face is not down there. Yukiko is looking damn fine. I tell her exactly that. She seems somewhat delighted. Shut up, Yosuke. No, seriously, just shut up before we get FALCON PUNCHed. Oh, whatever. I guess I'll play along, maybe he'll shut up then. Crap. Maybe I shouldn't have said that. YAAA-HO-HO-HO-EEEEEEEEE Please shut up already. This is bad enough as is. At least Kanji was smart enough to keep his mouth shut and avoided the plunge into the ice cold water. I wish the same could be said for us. I still blame Yosuke for all this, though. "Injuries"? You know, I'm beginning to think Kanji might have run into Chie's boot at some point last night. I don't think that particular type of nosebleed was caused by Chie's kung fu or anything like that, if you know what I mean. One "Ewwww!" and a push from Yukiko later, Kanji joins us in the water. Good, the more the merrier. Right? wait what oh god OH GOD (also, best text box ever.)Kill me now. Allow me. This is all Yosuke's fault. I'm going to bathe in sulphuric acid when I get home. Thanks, Yosuke. NEVER AGAIN. --- Next time on LPP4: Something else
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Post by shiranui on Apr 5, 2010 13:46:18 GMT -5
For your amusement, here's the campout in its entirety in Youtube video form so you can appreciate King Moron's drunken voice acting!
Not my caps, so I didn't include them in the actual update (I meant to capture my own footage for that purpose, but ran into some problems). These videos were posted by ZeromusX.
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Post by Schattenjager on Apr 5, 2010 14:51:10 GMT -5
How come I never get invited to a swim like that? I mean if I knew more girls who looked Yokiko did in a bikini, I.. ..yeah, uh, I don't have a girlfriend.
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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 Apr 6, 2010 1:31:49 GMT -5
You know, I don't think there's a safe option. I randomly chose the other choice on accident and got screwed, you picked what seemed like a nice option and you get screwed.
Oh, figure I should give an update. I've gotten past the double boss battle (which really shocked me) and am now facing who I think is the final boss (who has appeared in this very LP!).
Oh, and I LOVE working at the hospital. Good times, good times...
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Post by shiranui on Apr 6, 2010 2:12:45 GMT -5
You know, I don't think there's a safe option. I randomly chose the other choice on accident and got screwed, you picked what seemed like a nice option and you get screwed. Yeah, you go into the water no matter which choice you pick. Where's the "......" option when you need it?
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Post by shiranui on Apr 8, 2010 14:51:32 GMT -5
Entry 58: Holy shit, is that the plot?!--- Sunday, June 19Tanaka is selling a "Huge Fish" for 9,800 yen. I buy it, because I have a hunch it will make my life somewhat easier in the near future. I just hope Dojima doesn't get pissed about all the fish we have in the freezer. I go out and run into Yosuke at Junes. For whatever reason, he really wants to see my room and practically barges in once we get here. Huh? Is this guy for real? Is he actually asking about... Yes, it appears Yosuke indeed wants to have a look at my adult entertainment collection. Dude, seriously. It's the 2010s, no one stuffs porn mags or videos under a futon any more. Oh, well, that is good to hear. I guess. Not that I look at any of the "freaky" stuff or anything. Why are we even talking about this? Not yet, but I will soon. At least I hope so. You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Nanako comes in looking for a public notice of some kind that she is supposed to pass to some kid in her class. I'm glad Yosuke didn't dig up the "Best of Maria Ozawa" DVD yet, that might have been awkward... not that I own any such things, naturally. Ahem. Anyhow, Yosuke seems surprised Nanako is going to a guy's house, to which Nanako replies that her other classmate "Miwa-chan" is going with her because she likes this Takeyoshi kid. Oh my, kids these days... It was probably his only one, too. Yosuke says he doesn't need it in his life right now, there is something he needs to take care of first. Nanako thinks he's talking about homework. I guess you could call it that... Well, at least he waited until Nanako had left. Of course, there isn't anything under the futon. Certainly not. Anyway, my relationship with Yosuke is a bit stronger again and the social link goes up to 5. Yosuke leaves, so it's time to go watch some TV with Dojima and Nanako. An entertainment show is on, and they're showing a press conference of some kind. Rise Kujikawa, eh? Rise quickly says this is not the case, which then leads to the same guy asking if she has psychological problems instead. Brilliant. Hey, that's the girl I saw in that one commercial a while back. Inaba? She's coming here? Nanako wonders if "Rise-chan" is quitting her job on TV. Certainly seems that way, although we don't get any more answers from her because the press conference has just erupted in total chaos as her spokesman is trying to restrain the mass of reporters... Oh, hey, it's that commercial again. Looks like plot advancement to me. It's been long enough since something happened.--- Monday, June 20Kanji has actually showed up at school, apparently because of this thing called "mandatory attendance policy". He also reminds Yosuke that we weren't going to talk about the school campout ever again. Hey, that's okay, the events of that trip are nothing that good old Brain Bleach can't make better... Rise's arrival is now the talk of the town, and that includes everyone in school. I gotta ask, is she really that popular? I only saw her in that Quelorie Magic commercial. But hey, I'll take Yosuke's word for it, he seems to be somewhat of an expert in this area. He also informs us that Rise just started out in the business a while ago, but at this rate she'll be a top-class idol in no time. Okay then. I wonder why she decided to quit. Oh brother. This tofu shop can be none other than the Marukyu Tofu Shop at the shopping district. Yukiko says their inn used to serve Marukyu's tofu until recently. Count me in. Umm... no? She was shown on TV just recently AND she is coming to Inaba so EVERYONE is talking about her, so she might be in danger. Indeed. Mrs. Nakayama IS Michael Jackson. I am sure of it.Yep, good old Socrates. I believe he said that after he was sentenced to death in his trial. Yosuke comes to me during lunch break and seems desperate. He really, really needs me for something after school, but I can't decide anything just yet. Especially since Yukiko also comes to me and seems like she has something on her mind. And then there's Yumi, who looks like she needs some support. --- Well, we have a choice between three social links, and we need to pick someone to hang out with today. Just because I can, I'm leaving that choice to YOU GUYS.
Yes, tell me right now whether you want me to advance Yosuke's, Yukiko's or Yumi's social link next![/size]
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Post by Gopher Mod on Apr 8, 2010 15:12:01 GMT -5
What Personas do you have on you?
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