Part 87: 8/3/09

8/3/09

Elizabeth had some bad news for me this morning.



Good morning. This is Elizabeth.
I am calling to inform you that another human has strayed into Tartarus.
2 this time, I believe. Please don’t delay in carrying our your rescue.
Goodbye, now.
> The call ended.

Just one more reason to head to Tartarus tonight. Anyway, I got a much more welcome call just after.



It’s okay.
Hey, wanna do something today?
I’m glad to hear that. Let’s meet up outside the dorm.
> Yukari seems excited…

We went down to the mall for a while.



> You’re having a good time hanging out with Yukari.
I know I should resist the temptation, but let’s see what’s new…
If I’m lucky, maybe the one I want will be delayed…
I’m already over budget for this month…
> Yukari seems to be enjoying her day off.
Hey, I don’t know if I should ask you this, but…
> Yukari seems nervous.
Are you a saver, Aelita?
Money is meant to be used.
Ahaha, you’ll be in trouble down the road if you think like that. Though… I can’t blame you.
There’s so much stuff you want, but you feel insecure if you don’t have any money either…
I find it’s best to save little by little. I want to live on my own after I graduate from high school.
> Yukari seems enthusiastic about the subject…
> Today, you learned something new about her.

I also learned she likes banana cupcakes, though that’s no surprise.



Wow, this is amazing…
Hey, can I try it?
……
Yep, this is delicious! Amazing… You’re like a professional chef!
Aww, it’s already all gone… Can you make me some more?
> Yukari seems to absolutely love the gift.
> It’s getting late…
> You decide to go back to the dorm.

We’re getting very close to the Full Moon, which means we needed to go back to Tartarus even if not for the missing people.



This Thursday, the 6th, there will be a full moon.
I’m sure a Shadow will appear as well.
Please be ready.

The missing people are definitely priority one, though.



Newscaster: You may have already heard of it: southern Miami, in the USA!
Let’s see what they have to say!
Foreign Correspondent: Hi, and welcome to Miami, which is filled with tourists this time of year!
Newscaster: …Now for our next story.
Shuichi Niimura, a freshman at Gekkoukan High School, and Yasuko Murabayashi (51), a housewife in Minato-ku…
…have gone missing very quickly, one after the other.
Once again, police turn to the public for any leads regarding what may have happened to these two.

It seems Aigis’ persona is as built for durability as she herself is.



This is sure to increase as I progress.
A high level of endurance is crucial in battle.

Fuuka’s working hard to be ready for the next Shadow.



So, to avoid any similar mistakes in the future…
I’m going to do visualization training so I can react to any situation.
I will do my best to support you all.

We returned to Tartarus, as I’d planned.



There seems to be someone inside Tartarus, between floors 68 and 73.
…No, they seem to be present on other floors as well.
It would be best for you to search the tower for them and find them as soon as you can.

I was feeling especially motivated tonight, the Shadows were running away from us. The others said they’d never seen my Persona before but I didn’t feel like anything was really different.



Anyway we found the woman first.



……? Is that one of the ones who went missing?
We need to treat them as soon as possible… Please come back to the entrance immediately!

And the guy second.



Fortunately, they were both fine. I feel like we’re pretty strong right now, so I think we’re ready for whatever the Full Moon will throw at us.