Part 44: 6/13/09-6/14/09

6/13/09

Mitsuru’s coming back into the fight up close, I hope she’ll be okay. I mean I trust her but I’ve never seen her actually fight.



Yamagishi will be living in the dorm with us.
And starting tonight, she’ll be providing us with support during battle.
So, now I can rejoin the front line.
Will you be okay?
Hrm… Well, you’ll see for yourself.
Even though I’m a bit out of practice, I will soon return to my prior form.

I talked with Maiko a bit after school, she’s worried about that guy with the striped shirt.



Do you think Striped Shirt is okay?
He said he can only come on Sundays, but I can’t come that day.
I want to play with him, too…
…But, today I’ll play with you!

Her parents did both make it to her birthday, luckily.



Did you know it was my birthday the other day?
…At least Mom and Dad didn’t forget about my birthday this year…
They remembered!
Of course, they love you!
Of course!
> Maiko seems very happy.
…We haven’t really eaten together as a family for a while.
We used to eat dinner together every night…
How come Mom and Dad don’t get along anymore?
> Maiko is absorbed in thought.
I know! I’ll just ask them why they want a divorce.
If I can get rid of the reason, everything’ll be fine, right?
I’m going to do whatever it takes to get my parents back together!
You’ll do what you can you help, right?
> Maiko seems to really like you.
> Your relationship is stronger now!

There are some things that, once you break them, you can’t fix. It’s terrible that she has to learn that so early.



All right… I’m gonna ask them.
So, maybe we can play again some other time.
> You returned to the dorm after saying goodbye to Maiko.

Elizabeth had some news.



Hello? This is Elizabeth.
I’m calling to inform you of a change in Tartarus…
I believe a path that was blocked is now open…
I thought you would like to know.
…I wish you a safe journey.
> The call ended.

Fuuka moved in today.



Um, since I’ll be substituting for Mitsuru-senpai from now on…
…just tell me if you want to go to Tartarus.
I’ll do my best.

Mitsuru uses her fencing skills in combat.



Her Persona specializes in ice magic.



That lady on Who’s Who was talking about a guy who kind of looks like he’s a gangster.



Female Reporter: Today’s subject is a man in his 30s, with sunglasses and long hair that reaches to his back.
When I asked him what he did for a living, he became upset. Hmm… Why might that be…?
…Next is news. Pain, pain, go away!

Seems like Fuuka doesn’t actually get sick a lot.



At first, people were saying that she was absent because she was being bullied…
But, then they started saying she was really sick.
Strange, huh? She seems pretty healthy to me.

She’s pretty enthusiastic but I want to give her a few days to settle in before we go to Tartarus.



I’m glad she wants to be a part of the team. I’m looking forward to the next mission.

I don’t know what Mitsuru did to Fuuka’s teacher over this but it must have been pretty terrible.



Well, there are some things in life you don’t want to know about…
This is one of them.

Fuuka moved in so fast not all of her stuff is even here.



They said I could move in on Sunday, but I decided to come a little earlier.
I wanted to begin helping you all as soon as possible…
But I didn’t even have time to pack, so I don’t have anything with me.

Tanaka continues to be impressed with his dirty business dealings.



You know, these days, even a first grader knows how to buy stocks online.
How about you? Are you interested in stock trading?
Not a bit.
What a pity… The stock market is the future of investment.
Women need just to smile… I absolutely hate that point of view.
> President Tanaka is sighing…
My company just went public.
Since our sales have been skyrocketing, we decided to sell shares. And guess what…?
The number of shareholders skyrocketed too.
Listen, this is the funny part… The majority of our shareholders are also our customers!
They keep buying more of our products, so of course the stock will rise!
…Isn’t that just hysterical? You should learn to appreciate the irony.
I’m thinking of offering you a job, so you should come up with some stories of your own.
> You listened to President Tanaka passionately share his advice.
> You feel like you understand him a little better now.

If he’s not careful I’ll open with the story of how he conned forty thousand yen out of a high school girl in a mall.



Have you been keeping your promise? You didn’t tell anyone, did you?
If you go back on your word, I’ll find where you live and ring the doorbell every night at midnight!
> President Tanaka left.

6/14/09

Went down to the strip mall for a bit with Junpei.



> You’re having a good time hanging out with Junpei.
* sigh *
We came all this way and I couldn’t even read one manga that I wanted to read…
Seriously, who was holding onto all the volumes in that series!?
> Junpei is a little angry…
Since they didn’t have that, I forced myself to read through some of that shoujo manga.
You know the ones that’re popular with girls now? I was curious what they’d be like.
But I gave up in half an hour. Reading those things wore me out…
> Junpei seems fed up…
All the guys in those manga are either really good-looking, really rich, or really smart.
I mean, yeah, it’s a manga, I know it’s gotta be like that.
But is that really the only kind of guy girls dream about?
Manga isn’t reality.
Oh, really?
Oh… Okay, I think I get it.

I think he finally got that it’s the girly version of having super powers. Though actually super powers are more fun than I can imagine going out with a rich guy is.



…Then again, we’ve got Personas, so our lives are kinda like manga, too.
Whoa, when I think about it that way, it’s pretty exciting!
> Junpei is getting excited…
> Today, your friendship has grown stronger…
> It’s starting to get dark out.
> You decide to go back to the dorm.

Also have I mentioned Ikutsuki kind of creeps me out sometimes?



And she is a very nice girl, always considering the feelings of those around her.
Her name suits her perfectly. “Fuu” means wind, and “ka” means flower.
She’s like a flower gently blowing in the—
U-Um, never mind… I-I’ll stop talking now.

Speaking of Fuuka she’s finally got all of her stuff moved in.



It’s all my old stuff, but once I had it all in my room, I felt revitalized.
I’m still struggling a bit with the layout, though…

I kind of shuddered when I heard something on TV, just at the thought such a thing would happen.



Narrator: Episode 17: The Priestess’ Revival! It’s bad times when the fiend returns!
Newscaster: …And now, the news.

Anyway I hung out with Mutatsu-san for a bit and called it a night. Not feeling that eager to rush back into Tartarus after what happened last time we were there.