Persona 4: Golden Part #32 - June 17

Part 32: June 17 - June 18: Bad Taste

Alright camping! Rise and shine! Up and at 'em! Other cliches!

> You should hurry to the meeting place...School camp, at dusk...

-Like A Dream Come True-

I can't believe someone threw away an entire bike. Dammit, litterers should have to deal with their own garbage...

Anyways, time for dinner! Man, I'm starvin'. Dude, the girls cooked just for us! Not that I expect much outta Chie, but Yukiko's got the full tradition of the Amagi Inn behind her food! You know it's gonna be out of this world!

You shouldn't eat it.

Ohh, no way. I'm not falling for that. You just want it all for yourself, huh? I can't wait to dig in!

Huh? O-Only if you do it first...

Uhhh, sorry for the wait. Um...We...put a lot of love into it...

Whoa, really? That's kinda cliched, but still awesome! Okay then, chow time!

Urh, agh, aaarghraaaaw!

H-Hey...?

I mean, what kinda--*cough cough* Curry's supposed to be like "really spicy" or "kinda mild"...This just stinks! And it's gritty too! It's somehow both gritty and slimy...And it's got squishy parts in it...It's so frickin' nasty I can't even swallow it!

Well, it just didn't mix too well...But it does offer a wide variety of textures...

It's nauseating!

C'mon, it's not THAT bad...! That's just your opinion!

I'm telling you as a friend...Don't do it. I wouldn't even joke about trying that slop!

> You're being looked at with expectation...

If you've got the Courage, digging in anyway gets you a boost to Chariot and Priestess.

> You can tell after one bite that this isn't edible...There's no way you can swallow it...

Sorry...

*sigh* What're we gonna do? Our group's the only one without food. I mean, if it was even slightly edible, that'd be one thing...But I'm not taking another bite of this Mystery Food X.
"Don't worry guys, I've still got a ton of Tiny Soul Tomatoes and Super Croquettes left over from last month...guys?"

Something smells good...!

Hanako...!

...I don't have any choice. And besides, she owes me, considering what she did to my motorcycle.

H-Hey...Uh, Hanako? You...wouldn't happen to have any extra curry left, huh?

C'mon, give us some! We're begging you! We're starving to death here!

No way. I'm on a diet right now, so this is all that I made. It has to last me.

All that you made...? It's like a bucketful...

*sigh* I wonder if there's any way we can get something delivered here.

But our cell phones don't get service up here...

And dinnertime's almost over...

Alright, back to your tents! Men's tents are this way, and the girls' tents are that way! Come on, people, look alive! Youngsters like yourselves should hurry up and get to bed after they eat!

It's now time for us teachers to have some boo--I mean, err, off to bed! Lights out!

You guys are gonna pay for this...

A-Ahaha...haha...Night.

> Inside Sanzo and Yosuke's tent...

And how the hell did you end up here?

My teach threatened to hold me back a year if I didn't show. And the first-year's tent is all quiet, like someone died.

Well, if you were in there with 'em, I'm not surprised...

Is it just you two in this tent?

The other guys called in sick. Smart move...

So it's okay if I hang out here?

Stay as long as you want.

Hey, you're a stand-up guy, Senpai. Don't worry, I won't make any trouble for you. They won't catch me unless we raise a ruckus.

*sigh* Alright, alright. You can sleep over there.

Dude, there's a huge rock under there. How'm I supposed to sleep? It's gonna hurt like hell.

Pipe down...Didn't you say you weren't going to make any noise?

Yo Senpai, can't you go just a little further back?

Nope. There's a slope just past here. I'd roll down the hill in my sleep. If you don't like it here, go back to the first-year tent.

Hey...wasn't your teacher some guy called King Moron?

That guy stopped me outside earlier, and he pissed me off so bad I was about to lose it. He was going on and on about when I was in middle school, when he doesn't know shit about any of that...Not only that, he was bullshitting about how I'll be expelled immediately if I cause trouble...That ain't funny, man.

Yeah, that guy's set a speed record for jumping to conclusions...

Check this out, right? I heard it from a guy in my class. He said that asshole was talking shit about the two girls who died.

King Moron was talking about Ms. Yamano and Saki-senpai...?

It was like, "It's no surprise that people who are unfaithful or run away from home meet a bad end..." I dunno, maybe he was exaggerating. Everyone seems to hate that son of a bitch Morooka.

Damn, I can just picture him saying that...

He never shut up about me either when I moved here last year. Not that I remember anything he said...

Even if it's only a little true, it still pisses me off...The dickhead's a damn teacher, for god's sake.

Yeah, you got a point...

Wait a sec, what're you eating!?

Animal crackers.

What the--!? Those are mine! Dammit, I was so pumped about finding the penguin today...

Penguin?

The secret animal cracker! You were eating them and you didn't know that!?

A-Are you serious? Well, you shoulda said something!

Oh well...

Ughhh...This isn't gonna fill me up...*sigh* Let's just go to sleep...

That's all you got to say for yourself after taking my snacks...?

Man, I can't sleep over there, or my back's gonna break.

Oh...Okay. Uh...Hey.

Yeah?

...Why'd you come to this tent?

Huh? I already told you. Geez...'s wrong with you?

This is as good a time as any, so...I-I want you to be honest with us.

Uh...okay?

A-Are you really...you know...?

Am I really what...?

What I mean is, uh...Are we gonna be safe with you?

Wha--!?

That's just more suspicious!

Hell no! We settled this already, dammit! Right now, I'm...Well..How do I put it...? Uh...

Oh God, don't trail off like that! You're freaking me out!

I'm trying to tell you that I have no problem being around girls now!

Can you prove it!?

P-Prove it...?

'Cause if you can't, we're gonna be stuck here all night half scared to death.

-Zone Time-

Tch...To hell with this. If that's what you really think of me, then I'm gonna go hit the girls' tent right now!

Huh? Wait, well that's a little extreme! You don't have to go that far! They'll expel you if they find you! Don't tell me you forgot! King Moron's got his eye on you!

Yeah...like that'd stop a man like me!

Dude's seriously going for it...Hey man, you gotta stop him.

Don't do this.
One thing I'd change about this game: add a "Well baby, at least we'll finally be alone..." dialogue option here.

> You tried to convince Kanji not to go through with it...But he's not listening!

Y'think I'm gonna put up with this crap!? I'll show you guys! To hell with King Moron! No one's stopping Kanji Tatsumi, dammit! Raaaaaaahhhhh!!

What a putz. I declare myself not responsible for anything that happens.

> Meanwhile, inside Chie and Yukiko's tent...

-The Mother Goddess In Repose-

I can't sleep...

*sigh* I'm hungry, too. I should've eaten a little more of that curry...

It might've knocked us unconscious...

Sheesh...We can't sleep, we can't walk around...

I wonder what Teddie's doing right now. Being alone all day's pretty rough when you think about it...You know, a while ago he--

*GZZZNOOOOORRK, HOOOOOONCH*

...Uuuugh...Aaaargh! That does it! Yukiko, we're outta here.

Where'd we go, though? I don't think climbing down the mountain is a good idea...

...Do you think she'd stop snoring if I covered her nose and mouth?

N-Nonononono! Yukiko, NO!

Ugh...I can't take it anymore...

*rustlerustlegetbentrustle*

Wh-Who's there!?

> Back at Sanzo and Yosuke's tent...

What're you doing here!? This is the guys' side!

Let us in!

Don't be ridiculous! If King Moron finds out, we'll all be expelled! Go back to your tent!

We can't!

Are there any rotten apples out and about!? Any indecent students out there...?

A-Alright, hurry up and get in!

Well, it's Kanji-kun...He's out cold...

I-I don't know what happened! He just came in and then, and then...h-he fainted all of a sudden. That's all. Right, Yukiko?

Huh? Y-Yeah.

So there was no way we could sleep with him lying there, and you know...If we woke him up, he might've made a fuss. That's why we left him there.

What? That makes no sense. He busted into your tent, then suddenly fainted?

Listen up! Being insolent and being indecent are very different things!

It's him! He's right outside! H-Hey, turn the light off!

> You can sense King Moron getting closer...

We're here.

Huh...? Ahhh, so you're in there...Is Hanamura already asleep?

Yessir! Fast asleep, Sir!

Don't get cute, Hanamura! Shut up and go back to sleep. *yaaawwn* Ugh, I think I had one too many. I'm so sleepy...

> It seems that King Moron left...

No joke...We were nearly expelled...

Hey, this is you guys' fault!

Wh-What else were we supposed to do!? Anyways, we can't leave now. We'll sneak out before the others wake up tomorrow. Is that good enough for you!?

What're you so pissed off for...?

You better not try any funny stuff while we're asleep, is that clear?

H-Hey, we didn't say you could--Dammit, you owe us for this!

> You set up a barricade inside the tent using everyone's belongings. You spent the night cramped up in a tight space...

> The next day...The students were all dismissed in the morning.

And just left to fend for themselves and find their own way off the mountainside, apparently.

-Like A Dream Come True-

What's wrong? Got a stomach ache?

No, it's just...I thought I got pissed and ran out of the tent last night...It's so weird...Was it a dream? When I woke up, I was in Yosuke-senpai's tent...

It-It was a dream. Must've been a dream.

Okay...?

Alright, then let's get swimming!

Are you seriously taking a swim? I'll pass...I'm still all stiff.

What're you looking at us for...? If you guys wanna swim, go right ahead.

You know, you two still owe us.

Huh? Whoa whoa whoa whoa, we're not going in there.

I mean, we do owe you, but...

Oh yeah, we don't have swimsuits with us! Man, of all the luck!

Y-Yeah, it really is unfortunate.

Oh, I see how it is.

We put up with your dinner, we save you from King Moron, and you won't even have some fun with us in the river.

N-No, it's really too bad. It'd be no problem if I just had a swimsuit. Haha...

They're Junes-brand originals, from our brand-new line of swimwear that just came in for the summer. I had a clerk friend of mine choose 'em for me. Pretty swanky, huh?

Dude, that's just wrong...

Did you have those this whole time...?

C'mon, let's all go swimming!

What should we do, Yukiko...?

"It'd be no problem if I just had a swimsuit."

Urgh...

Y'know, we really were looking forward to dinner.

Ngh...

I wonder what would've happened if we didn't help you guys last night...

We get it already! Sheesh, you just never let things go!

Alright! That's more like it!

C'mon, let's get in.

......

S-Stop staring like that!

H-Hey...

......

W-Why're you all quiet!? Yosuke's the one who chose these suits, not us!

> They both seem embarrassed...

Man, this is going even better than I expected. Kinda makes up for having to eat that Mystery Food X last night. And c'mon, you guys gotta admit I chose some good suits. Those girls might be childish on the inside, but I bet they're gonna turn into some fine-looking women before too long! Don't you think so, Sanzo?

I don't know about that...