Persona 4: Golden Part #123 - February 11 - Febrary 12 Part 1: Hitting the Slopes

Part 123: February 11 - Febrary 12 Part 1: Hitting the Slopes

> Today is the day of your ski trip with your friends. It will be your last big memory of winter in Inaba...You endeavor to have as much fun as possible...

This next cutscene is a little too busy for screenshots. Here's a gnarly video.

How are all those people standing perfectly still like that?

Hahahahaha, yeah! Yosuke, you're pretty good!

Dude, you too! Is this really your first time snowboarding!?

Just gotta keep your balance, right!? Hahahahahaaa!

Seennpaaaiiii! You're too fast!

You gotta open up your stance, d'you get it? C'mon!

It's...It's easier said than--AAH!

Damn that hurt...

Ahh! So sorry!

So sorry...Huh?

If I win, you owe me a date!

You won't win!

Sanzo's "Goddamnit I'm going to have to fix this" face.

Yosuke and Teddie have just crashed into a building and are now lying motionless in a crumpled heap.

Sanzo and the girls respond immediately...

...with laughter.

Geez! You two!
Maybe they're still stinging a bit from the Culture Festival.

> You ski down the slopes a number of times, enjoying the time with your friends...

-Everyday Sunshine-

Hey, what do you think of my snowboarding skills? I bet you're head over heels with them!

It's not fair that Kanji gets to keep skiing with Nao-chan. I'm completely against one-on-one personal lessons.

You were doing it on purpose, you bastard!

You guys are completely ignoring my lines, huh...?

It's not going as I'd hoped. I keep going in the wrong direction or falling over without warning.

I hope I do a little better tomorrow.

My fur's all frozen, too. I feel like Frosty the Snowbear.

We've got tomorrow, too, so let's call it a day. Aren't you hungry, Chie?

I didn't even notice it until now...I'm super-hungry! What are we having for dinner at the lodge?

I think...sole cooked in non-regional style. That "non-regional" part caught my attention.

So...it's a non-style style? What is that supposed to taste like?

I think you would only call it something like that if you weren't all that confident about your food.

I doubt the chefs would appreciate hearing that from you guys.

That's so mean! I remember you yelling about how delicious that cake we made was!

I wasn't yelling! And that cake was only good because Naoto helped you!

That's not true! It was thanks to the cookbook!

I don't care which it was! And you guys should've been using a cookbook in the first place!

There's something more important at hand right now!...Sole is a fish, right? What about some real meat? MEAT!

How much of a carnivore are you...?

I don't think I saw any real meat dishes on the menu.

No beef? Or pork!? Or even chicken!?

She's got a point. Considering how much we've been skiing, I could use something with a lot of protein.

Meat...

> Everyone turns to look at Teddie...

Has the day finally come that you all want a little taste of Teddie!?

No, we'd never do that...Bear meat is pretty gamey, after all.

You're so cruel, Yuki-chan!

> You finish skiing for today and decide to return to the lodge.

-Like A Dream Come True-

> After dinner...Everyone gathered in the lounge...

We saw these college girls while we were having dinner. He said he was gonna hold out in the bath until they showed up.

Sheesh, what's he up to now...?

You say that, but I bet you wish you were there with him right now, don't you?

Whaaat? That's the worst.

Wouldn't you rather spend time with us--I mean, me rather than people like that, Senpai?

Dude, how awesome is it that we all get to stay overnight like this? And it's co-ed! So why don't we--

No.

But I didn't suggest anything yet!

Sorry, were you going to say "play cards?"

Then we'd have to take another bath afterwards. Honestly, I'm already exhausted from snowboarding all day.

Then...Why don't we do what people usually do when they get together at night?

Tell ghost stories!

I don't know...! Isn't that usually a summer thing?

Yeah, um...I think I'll have to disagree, too...

Huh? Could it be that you're actually scared of ghost stories?

Stuff like in those stories actually happens in the mountains!...That one time during shooting was enough for me...

Wh-What!? S-Stop it!

Oh, our inn has a lot of spooky stuff, too! Once, we asked a customer how he liked his room, and he said the restroom was too dark...But his room didn't have one! And sometimes, when you take pictures in that room during Obon, they don't come out right!
Next on True Tales of Terror: The Man Who Craps In Closets!

Whoa, that's pretty creepy...

Oh, and I heard that haniwa are occasionally found in the mountains around here. They say this entire area could have been a grave site long ago...

F-Folklore has little valid scientific evidence, but is a result of cultural significance and strong story elements...A-Any "ancient burial ground" is likely just the site of a t-temple, so, um...

You're scared too?

Yes.

This is starting to get pretty good! How are you and scary stories?

They're okay.

Yeah, you say that, but I bet you've got some crazy story of your own up your sleeve. Hmm, you and ghost stories, huh...That might be seriously scary.

I can't believe you guys! I'm having no part of this! I'm plugging my ears!

...Wouldn't it be scarier to only hear bits and pieces of stories like that?

Shut up, Moronji! Why are you pushing so hard for us to tell ghost stories!

Will you stop callin' me that, dammit!?

...Well, I'll start off, then. Yukiko can go last. Her stories are off-the-charts creepy.

-Who's There?-

It seems his sister went to a pretty prestigious private school, but she ended up running with the wrong crowd. Supposedly, she and a bunch of other girls were bullying another girl in their class.

He said that she'd come home every night and laugh over the phone with her friends about the kid they were harassing. One day, she suddenly came home with a pale face. Ever since then, she started locking herself up in her room.

No matter how much he asked what was going on, she'd completely ignore him. But he could hear her mumbling...She'd keep saying to herself: "It's my turn next"...My friend got worried, so he went to ask his sister's friends what was going on. But it turns out...

All her friends had passed out for mysterious reasons and had been taken to the hospital...He was so scared that he didn't know what to do. That night, at around 11:30...

Suddenly his sister started screaming in her room! He ran into her room, and she was covering her ears and repeating, "She's calling me! I can hear hear her...!"

But my friend couldn't hear anything, and soon, his sister rushed out of the house...The next morning, she was found unconscious outside the school gates, just like her friends had been. In the end, she was taken to the hospital and recovered, but when he asked the people at school what had happened...

It seems the girl they were bullying...was dead. They said that the girl must've become a spirit that haunted them one by one...

Eeeek! Ahaha!

Th-That's impossible! Your story is full of inconsistencies!

...Wait, but I think I've actually read a police report like that...

That's not denying it! You're supporting it!

Wait, did she die...? I think she turned up okay...

Well, that doesn't matter. That wasn't bad for a leadoff, right? Well, you're next. What do you have in mind?

This happened to me recently...

You're gonna do this too, Senpai? You meanie...

-Who's There?-

> You decide to tell them a story you know...

It sounds realistic when you tell it...

So? So? And then?

He woke up in a blue room...

C'mon, this isn't a ghost story anymore, is it? It's just a story about someone being kidnapped.

*THUMP*

Wh-Wh-What was that!?

I heard something! I heard something, just now!

That was...unusual.

I-It's just our imaginations. Anyway, keep going! You can't just end it here! That'd be even scarier!

A creepy man with a looong nose...

-Who's There?-

Whoa, that's freaky...Something about a nose that long...

*ZATCH*

A-A blackout!?

Ahhh, shit! Something just brushed past me!

I told you I didn't want to do this! Why didn't you listen to me!?

Someone, get the lights on! I can't take this anymore! Hurry!

H-Hang on! Where's the switch...

Hooooow daaaaare yooooouuuu...To think you're eating all the snacks while I'm gone...I'm gonna currrrrse yoooooouuuuu!

-Youthful Lunch-

Get him?

Yeah, let's finish him off.

I'm sorry, Teddie...Only people have human rights.

Wh-Why're you so mad at me!?

So it was Teddie...Dammit, he freaked us all out...

And? And? What happened after that?

> The night goes on...

-Everyday Sunshine-

> The second day of the ski trip...You decide to spend your time on the slopes until the sun sets...

Someone's full of energy...You guys were up talking all last night, too.

How do you know about that!? Don't tell me...

It's no surprise that they heard you, considering how loud you were. I told you over and over the walls were thin...

O-Oh. So that's all...I thought he might have been peeping...

We were talking about some pretty risque stuff in there...Sorry, Kanji. Did you get a nosebleed all over your pillow?

Shuddup. Who'd wanna listen to you hens cluckin' all night, anyway?

I think I would...Just a little.

I maaaaaay have done a little listenin'...

I heard things about Nao-chan's size...and Yuki-chan's shape!

Stop lying, Ted! We didn't talk about anything like that!

Wait, what about my shape!?

H-Have I changed somehow!?

You're letting him get to you. You're being manipulated.

Geez, forget about it. Let's just enjoy our day skiing. Let's go, Senpai!

...Hold it right there. R-Rise-san, don't you think you're being a little too...y'know? You've been hogging the same ski partner way too much.

Huh? But it works out so nicely. You and Yosuke-senpai are both on snowboards. Teddie and Yukiko-senpai keep taking the steep slopes and won't slow down for me. And Kanji seems to want to be with Naoto-kun.

Hey, what're you gettin' at...!?

So it's only natural that I'd pair up with Senpai yesterday. He and I will take it slow. You don't have to worry about me.

C'mon, Senpai, let's go!

Her logic is 100% ironclad...Show biz people have amazing ways of persuading people.

Why're you impressed!?

Ahem...Th-The reason we're on this trip is for all of us to make some good memories of spending time with Senpai! In other words, we should all be trying to have some skiing time with him!

Oh crap, you're right...You're right!

I want to make memories with Senpai, too!

Sometimes, when you say things, I wonder if you have some hidden agenda behind them.

Th-Then, I'm not snowboarding today! I'm switching to skis!

Hey, that's no fair! I wanna leave my ski tracks of love with Sensei, too!

Um...Hey!
Oh God, they've all snapped! I've done the Social Links TOO well! And Sanzo's stuck on the mountainside with them!

Why don't we let Senpai decide for himself? Be honest, and just make the call.

> Seeing everyone staring at you so hopefully hurts...

Whoa, wait a sec, everyone! I don't like where this is headed! Some of you sound like you're out for blood!

Let's all enjoy the slopes together. Okay?

Th-That would be best! I concur!

*sigh* Thanks for not answering before I could get that under control...

Thanks.

No prob. You've got a partner who understands your needs...

*sigh* Well, let's go enjoy the slopes.
And then they chopped Sanzo into little pieces so he could be with them all forever and ever. Game Over.

> You plan to make today a fun day as well...Everyone is enjoying the slopes. Kanji is helping Naoto practice...

How's it going? Do you think you're ready to start going for real?

No...Not at all...

Quit freakin' out about it. Open up your legs and point your toes in, or else you're going to speed up. C'mon, keep your balance with your knees.

B-But if I stand with my feet further apart, I-I'll fall down for sure!

Like I keep sayin', you'll be fine. Even if you do slide down, I'll catch you.

You're so nice, Kanji. You never said anything like that to me.

You already know how to ski. I don't have to teach you.

Well, if I ever do need someone to teach me, I'd definitely want someone nice like Senpai to do it! Right, Senpai...?

They're doin' that today, too!? That's more like falling than skiing!

Maybe they just don't know how to stop...?

Well, they ain't dead yet, so I guess they can stop somehow...

Ah, it's Chie-senpai and Yosuke-senpai! Yoohoo!

I'm so jealous that they can snowboard! People who are good at it can look so cool...But I'm definitely more into skiing with you right now, Senpai! I feel bad that we're in other people's way, so shall we get going?

P-Please, wait! Can you stay with me until I reach the bottom...? I have no idea which way I'll end up going...

Okay! Last one there's a rotten egg! See you at the bottom!

W-Wait, weren't you listening!? I can't turn or stop!

Don't worry! Someone's going to be there to catch you. Right, Kanji?

Huh? That's, well...R-Right!

I'll catch you all!

Whoa, what're you getting so fired up about!?