5/26 T.V. Studio: Tokyo
"Ms. Kujikawa, they will be ready for you in five minutes," said a well-dressed middle-aged man. He pushed his glasses up as he looked over his clipboard.
"How many times do I have to tell you, Inoue, just call me Rise," the idol said with a childish pout.
"Sorry, it's just a habit," the man apologized sheepishly. "Good luck, Rise."
"Thank you, Inoue." Rise sat in front of the vanity to ensure she looked decent as the man left. Before she could look for long, her phone buzzed. Quickly looking it over, she saw it was the group chat she had going on with her friends. While she had initially invited the entire Investigation Team, it was only Yosuke, Teddie, and Yu along with Nanako who were able to come. Yukiko has been learning how to manage the Amagi Inn for the last few weeks, so she was unable to get the time off. Naoto was swamped with detective work, and Kanji stayed to ensure she didn't overwork herself. Chie had surprisingly decided to follow Naoto's example in working for the police, and was currently interning with Yu's Uncle.
"We're lost," was what Yosuke had sent. Rise rolled her eyes with a grin and decided to call him.
"Yosuke, I thought you were from the 'big city'. How did you get lost?"
"Any city is big compared to Inaba!" Yosuke replied defensively. "Besides, Tokyo is HUGE. How am I supposed to know which building is the right one?"
"It's a T.V. station, with a giant billboard of me on it…" she deadpanned. "Just take a taxi and tell them to head over here!" She could hear Teddie in the background faintly.
"Shut up you stupid bear! Stay close or you'll get lost again! Sorry Rise, I knew I should have just met with Yu before heading over."
"He's not with you two?" she asked curiously. This time it was Teddie who answered, undoubtedly having taken Yosuke's phone.
"When is Sensei going to get here? Yosuke doesn't know where he's going."
"Damnit Teddie! Give that back!" the annoyed Yosuke groaned.
"I don't know Teddie, I haven't heard from him," Rise replied a bit disappointedly. "Listen, I got to go; got an interview. If you two hear from him, let me know, alright? I'll see you guys later!"
Rise tossed her phone to the loveseat in her room, and walked out the door.
Outside T.V. Studio
Yu Narukami sat in front of the studio, near the bus stop where he figured Yosuke would show up. Given that, Rise was currently in an interview, he figured he would show up with his two friends. Nanako was a bit nervous, mostly due to the crowds, but it was apparent she was also very excited.
"I can't wait to see Risette!" she said to her 'Big Bro'.
"It's been a long time," agreeded Yu.
"Do you think she'll like our present?"
"Of course," he assured. Nanako had a small gift bag containing a plush figure of Jack Frost. Yu had won it in a crane game back in Okina City when the two went to see a movie. He had initially given it to Nanako, but the young girl insisted that she'd give it to Rise, given that Nanako had three of them already.
"How long is the interview going to be?" she asked.
"Normally they can go anywhere from fifteen minutes to half an hour. That should be enough time for Yosuke and Teddie to get here," he figured. He looked down the street and saw the bus approaching. "Speaking of which, there they should be."
"Yay!" Nanako cheered, glad that Teddie was able to make it.
Tokyo Streets: Moments Before
"There is no way I'm getting us a taxi," Yosuke said to his companion. "It's way too expensive, especially since the studio is just down the street."
"Then how are we going to get there?" asked Teddie. "It's hard getting through these crowds of people…"
"You shouldn't have worn your stupid bear costume then!" Teddie audibly gasped. "Oh, quit your whining. There should be a bus that drops us off any second now."
"Hey Yosuke, do you smell that?" asked Teddie. "It smells… different than before…"
"It's probably smog. You don't really get that in Inaba, since it's such a small town," Yosuke replied, brushing him off. That moment, the bus arrived, and the two boarded. To their surprise, they managed to find a pair of seats. "Alright, we just got to take this bus for three stops. Just… try not to bring so much attention to yourself Ted."
"…"
"Ted?" asked Yosuke. He looked over to Teddie, who was still sniffing the air. "Alright, I'll bite… what do you smell?"
"It's faint…" began Teddie, still sniffing. "No… this isn't right…" Now Yosuke was a bit concerned.
"If you say something dumb like 'udon' or 'sushi'..." began Yosuke, but he could tell Teddie wasn't joking around. A few minutes passed, which felt like an eternity for Yosuke, before Teddie said a single word that sent a shiver down his spine.
"Shadows."
"Shadows?" repeated Yosuke. "In Tokyo? You're saying that after everything we've gone through, the Midnight channel, the Gran Prix, and that Dancing world… we're not done?" Yosuke didn't sound concerned anymore, but rather tired. "Man, I thought after everything with Izanami we'd be done…"
"This is different!" Teddie replied uncharacteristically serious.
"What do you mean?" asked Yosuke. "We just got to beat whoever is behind it this time, don't we?"
"No, I mean we're not in the Midnight channel!" Teddie pointed out. "My world is still peaceful, so this… this is something different. Besides, these Shadows smell different!"
"So the Shadows are in the real world?" asked Yosuke, looking around discreetly. "Where?"
"I smell them coming from in front of the bus…" Teddie replied unsure. "But…"
"Wait wasn't that our stop?" asked Yosuke, seeing the T.V. station now behind them. Suddenly there was commotion going on with the other passengers.
"Hey, driver, what are you doing? That was my stop back there!" a man in a business suit said angrily.
"You're going to make us late!" agreed a woman wearing a hospital mask. "What's the big idea?!" The bus driver didn't acknowledge the two's outburst, but turned to face the rest of the bus. To the horror of Yosuke and Teddie, the man's face was contorted in a twisted anger, and his eyes were nearly bulging out of his head. He laughed darkly as he slammed his foot on the gas.
"Teddie! Grab on to something!" Yosuke ordered, feeling the bus accelerate.
With Yu Narukami
"I guess that wasn't them," Yu shrugged. Nanako seemed to deflate a bit, before there was a loud crashing sound that caught her and Yu's attention. They turned to see the bus that had barreled through now crumpled, like an old soda can, and had black smoke rising from it.
"Big Bro…" began Nanako. "What happened?"
"I don't know," Yu said grimly. A part of Yu wanted to go investigate, but he knew he couldn't leave his cousin alone. "Nanako, go inside, and ask for Rise's manager. You remember him, right?"
"Mr. Minoru?" asked Nanako. She remembered her brief interactions with him when she had danced with Kanami and Rise a few years ago. "Yes, I remember."
"Ok, find him, and tell him to call an ambulance, I'm going to see if I can help." Nanako was hesitant, but ultimately listened and ran off inside.
T.V. Studio
"So, Risette, tell us about your new album Sapphire," the woman interviewing Rise said with a polite smile.
"Well, to be honest, the song I named the album after was the first song I wrote alone. It's about how I used to feel towards a certain person when I was still in high school, and how it's evolved as the years passed."
"So this song is about the same person as the songs you've written in the past? He must be one lucky guy to have you attention! I'm sure you have hundreds, if not thousands of fans who are envious. What can you tell us about him?"
"Well, when I met this guy, I was having a lot of doubts about my career and choices I made up until that point. I was feeling pretty down at the time… It was him, and my other friends back home, who supported me when I needed it most." Rise then let out a small laugh. "After some time with them, I didn't feel so alone anymore… I've been complimented for my looks ever since I started my career as an Idol, but it wasn't until I met my friends, best friends, that I felt like I was worth more than the peppy high schooler everybody saw me as. I felt beautiful, and worth something, although it has been ages since I have seen them, so I still feel a little homesick. So, combine those three things; value, beauty and feeling a little blue, and you got Sapphire."
"That story is incredible," the interviewer beamed. "It's not common for an Idol to leave and make such a huge comeback, so tell us how that journey was."
"It's been surreal," Rise replied without missing a beat. "Sometimes, I still don't believe it, and I feel it will disappear if I look away for too long… but you know what, I'm ok with that. To be able to live my life as if it has been a dream come true for this long… I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. I have my friends to thank for that."
"Wow, to be this popular, yet still humble. You truly are an inspiration to young women everywhere Risette. We'll continue the interview after these messages from our sponsors!" the cameras cut, and the host let out a breath of relief. "You're shining like always! It's always great to have you on, Risette."
"Thanks," Rise smiled, "but you're the one doing all the work, I'm just answering questions."
"Oh, surely you don't believe that! That tale you just-"
"Risette!" called out a young voice. Rise turned over to see Nanako standing off set with Inoue. Rise couldn't help herself and ran over to the girl, bringing her into a hug.
"Oh, Nanako-chan! It's been forever since I've seen you! Look at how big you've gotten!"
"Rise, it's Big Bro!" Nanako began, her voice wavering ever so slightly.
"Where is he?" asked Rise, looking around. Nanako looked a bit overwhelmed, so Inoue took over.
"There has been a car-accident down the street from the studio," he informed. "Ms. Dojima here informed me that Mr. Narukami sent her here. I already called an ambulance… I don't know how bad it is."
"What!?" Rise asked in shock. "Do you have any idea who was involved?"
"It was the bus," Nanako replied. "It passed by the bus stop way too fast, and I think it hit another car! Big Bro went to help!"
Rise's eyes' widened, and she ran out of the set.
"Rise!" called Inoue, but she was already gone. He then looked over to the set and muttered under his breath. "The interview…" Shaking his head, he led Nanako to Rise's room, where she could calm down.
Scene of Accident
Yu had a hard time getting to the accident, as a crowd had already formed around the scene. As he finally made it to the front, his heart sank. While the debris and broken glass stained in blood was already a wretched site, he could only focus on the patch of singed blue fur with a large zipper attached caught on a jagged piece of metal.
"Teddie!" he shouted, as he ran to the destroyed costume, and began to move what debris he could. He cut his hands on the jagged metal, but he refused to let up. After moving a particularly large piece of metal, he noticed a few people still moving inside. From their weak groans, he knew that they were severely injured. He didn't have the expertise to move them, so he opted to continue to try to free more people, but it was in vain. The pieces he had moved came from the windows or other vehicles; while the bus's body was mostly still in one piece, making it a tube-shaped prison.
"Hey get out of here," said a gruff voice. "You'll only get in the way. We got it from here."
Yu turned around and saw several paramedics and police officers arrive, as they began to push the crowds back and use tools to cut holes into the bus. Yu was dragged back by his arms to the rest of the crowd, but his concern was still very real. If Teddie had been on board, he was certain that Yosuke was too.
"Senpai!" shouted Rise, making him look over immediately.
"Rise…"
"What were you thinking?!" She began to scold, but she saw the grim look on his face. "Senpai… what's happened?" Yu unclentched his bloodied fist, and revealed the unmistakable blue fur. Rise felt her stomach tie a knot, as she fell to her knees. "No… no way…"
Hours Later: Café Leblanc
"Wow, I can't believe that a bus full of people crashed downtown…," said a customer to his partner.
"That's scary," the woman agreed. "I heard that the driver was overworked, but was denied time off. He must have fallen asleep at the wheel or something…"
"Wow, really?" asked the man. "It's amazing how quickly people come up with theories…"
"Do you know how many people were injured?"
"No idea," he said, shaking his head. "Wasn't that pop star at the scene? Risette?"
"I don't doubt it… those Idols will do anything for publicity. I can't believe she'd use people's pain to boost her popularity."
"I heard she actually cried at the scene," the man added. "Talk about amazing acting, huh?"
The door chimed, as a teenager with messy black hair came in. He wore large framed glasses, and carried his school bag over his shoulder, as he made his way to the attic. He looked absolutely exhausted, judging from his obvious slouch and heavy footsteps. He greeted the café owner as he passed, but otherwise didn't say much.
"I swear I heard a cat just now…" the man whispered.
"Really?" asked the woman with genuine concern. "I'm allergic… we should get going."
"Right," agreed the man. "Thanks for the coffee Sojiro! It was great as always!"
Sojiro, the owner of Café Leblanc, nodded as the two left. He looked over to the television the two were watching and sighed.
"Two hours…" he muttered to himself. "Two hours they sat there…"
Attic
"Hey Mona, do you think Madarame was being serious when he said there was another Persona use with a black mask?"
"I don't think Shadows of people can lie after they're defeated," Morgana replied unsure. "It would explain the psychotic episodes people have been having recently… but it still doesn't add up."
"What doesn't?" asked Akira.
"Well, killing somebody's shadow will result in the person in reality to die too. If this other Persona user is running around killing people's shadows, it wouldn't explain the other stuff on the news."
"You mean the subway incident last month?"
"Yea," nodded Morgana. "There've been a lot more incidents going on even before you got here, but this last one was particularly bad…"
Akira sighed as he took in the news.
"We should just wait patiently for Madarame's change of heart…" Morgana added, trying to change the subject. "He was supposed to file that lawsuit next weekend, right?" Akira nodded. "Alright, so let's just get some sleep, we've done everything we've can for now."
"Right…" Akira agreed.
5/27 Early Morning: Rise's Suite
"Senpai…" Rise began, her voice cracking. Yu remained quiet, not trusting his voice at the moment. He struggled enough the night before explaining to his Uncle why he needed Dojima to come pick up Nanako early. Fortunately, Dojima was more than understanding. "Do you… think they'll be ok?"
"I don't know," he answered honestly. While he wanted to be optimistic, he saw the state most of the passengers were in when he tried to clear the debris off them. Add the fact that he only had a small patch of Teddie's fur to go on, it was impossible to tell for sure.
"I can't stand sitting around not knowing!" Rise sobbed, weakly pounding her lap in frustration.
"…" Yu remained silent, his mind racing with possible scenarios playing in his head. Yosuke and Teddie had to be ok; they had come close to death countless times before.
"Should we call the others?" asked Rise.
"No… They all had reasons why they couldn't come today, and they don't need this weighing down on them."
"But Yosuke and Teddie might be…"
"Might," Yu repeated firmly. "Until we know for certain, there's no point in worrying them."
"I had Inoue get some people to call the hospitals in the area… it shouldn't be long before we know which one they were taken to." Yu nodded, a sad smile forming on his face, but it quickly vanished. Now the only thing the two could do was wait.
Café Leblanc: Morning
"Are you going to answer any of those?" asked Morgana, who was awoken by the sound of Akira's phone going off in rapid fire. Said teenager sat up and opened up his messaging app to see it was a group conversation going on. After quickly catching up, he sent a quick message, mostly to let the three know he was, in fact, attentive to them.
"All done," replied Akira, falling back into his bed. "It's Sunday… what should we do?"
"What did the others say?"
"They are just worrying about Madarame and when his heart is going to change," Akira replied.
"Right, with Yusuke on our team now, we have to bring him up to speed with how it works with the Phantom Thieves… you going to show him the ropes today?"
"I think it'd be better to let him come to terms with what happened last night," Akira replied, shaking his head. "I can't imagine what he must be feeling…"
"Yea… I guess it's a lot to take in, isn't it?" asked Morgana. "I mean, I don't really remember much of where I come from, so it's kind of hard to imagine…"
"We'll help you figure out your past," Akira assured, sitting up again. "We might not be the smartest high schoolers around, but we made a deal, yea?"
"Right," Morgana agreed. "You know, it's times like this that electing you as our leader was our best decision."
"I was out voted…" Akira reminded him, with a deadpan expression. When the time came around to decide who would be calling the shots, he had voted for Ryuji, mostly because Akira didn't want to do it himself. Unfortunately, he, Ann and Morgana chose him without having to think too hard.
"You are the most qualified!" insisted the cat. "I mean we can't have dumb-ole Skull leading us, otherwise he'd lead us into an all-out brawl with every shadow that looks at him funny."
"What about Yusuke?" asked Akira.
"He's too new," replied Morgana.
"Ann?"
"While Lady Ann is a good choice, she also voted for you, so I trust her judgement."
"What if we-"
"You're not getting out of it!" interrupted the cat. Akira grumbled under his breath, but ultimately accepted his position as the leader of the Phantom Thieves. He quickly got dressed for the day, and grabbed his brown school bag, so Morgana could come along with him. "Where are we going?"
"The place of my last defeat…" Akira replied vaguely.
"What are you talking about?"
"I must redeem myself." Now, it appeared that the teenager was talking to himself, as he muttered something under his breath.
"I'm lost…"
Shibuya: Central Street
"You're going to try to eat that giant burger again… aren't you?" Morgana deadpanned.
Akira simply nodded, determination etched on his face.
"Why this early?"
"After that exhausting fight last night, and the fact that I didn't eat breakfast, this is my best chance at finishing," Akira explained. He bravely walked through the automatic doors into Big Bang Burger.
"Let's do this…"
Tokyo: General Hospital
Rise and Yu went to the hospital as quickly as they could as soon as Inoue informed them about the two patients that matched the descriptions they gave. While the crowds were difficult to get through, Rise had worn large sunglasses to disguise herself enough that people didn't begin to gather around asking for autographs. Yu simply grabbed her hand and lead her through the crowds, seemingly almost effortlessly, but she knew better; he was just as concerned for their friends as she was. The two allowed themselves to catch their breaths before approaching the front desk.
"Excuse me," began Rise, "I called earlier about two friends who were involved in the bus accident yesterday… is there any way I can see them?"
"Of course, what are their names?" the man at the counter agreed politely, typing away at his computer.
"Yosuke Hanamura, and the other is… Teddie," she answered, realizing that the bear still had no forms of identification. "He was the one wearing the blue bear suit."
The man's face winced slightly as he typed in the information.
"What's wrong?" asked Yu.
"This Mr. Hanamura is hurt pretty bad… I'm not sure if he'll be conscious so soon. He is on the fourth floor, room 42. As for this Teddie fellow… I'm not seeing anybody by that name. Granted there were quite a few people involved, identifying all of them takes time, but I'll see what I can do."
"Thank you," the two said with a quick bow. Even quicker, the two rushed towards the elevator, and smashed the fourth floor numerous times.
"I hope he's ok…" Rise began. Yu nodded, although he couldn't help but get a foreboding feeling from the room number his best friend was in. He opted to keep this to himself, figuring his dark thoughts would do little to help the situation, and in fact, would likely make it much worse.
Ding
"Come on," Rise urged, before Yu grabbed her wrist. "What is it? Don't you want to see him?"
"Of course," Yu nodded.
"Then what are you waiting for?" Rise asked, her emotions getting the better of her. Yu, however, remained calm.
"Rise… yesterday at the scene…" Yu began to explain. "It was horrible… I don't think I'll ever forget it…"
"…" Rise looked at him, now feeling a bit uneasy.
"If Yosuke or Teddie ended up like the passengers I saw… I don't think I want you to see them…"
"What are you saying…?"
"Just… let me go in first…" he requested. Rise let out a hallow laugh.
"Wow…" she said, wiping a tear from her face. "Even now… you're still looking out for me… But Yosuke is my friend too…" Yu looked at her, expression unreadable, and let out a sigh. He held his hand out.
"Together?" he asked, to which Rise nodded, feeling a wave of nerves flood her system. She grabbed his hand, and the two began walking over.
Room 40…
Room 41…
Room 42.
Shibuya: Big Bang Burger
"It's official," Morgana said, shaking his head. "You're insane."
"I think you meant to say *burp*, successful," Akira replied smugly.
"How are we going to go anywhere after this? You barely look like you can move."
"I'll manage…" he replied. He held up all of his fingers. "Ten out of ten… would do again." The waitress came out and handed him a small badge.
"Congratulations!" she said cheerfully. "You've managed to finish the Comet Burger challenge! For your reward, I bestow to you the Second Officer Badge! Now that you've completed this task, please feel free to try the Gravity Burger challenge the next time you visit!"
"Gravity burger challenge?" asked Akira, his eyes wide. Morgana could only shake his head in disappointment.
"Even after that huge burger… there's another challenge aside from this? Geez, I thought it was America who had huge portions…"
"I must win…" Akira muttered to himself. He felt his stomach bugling, however, which put a pause to his plans. "Maybe after a Mementos run…"
"You can't be serious…" Akira was about to respond when his phone went off again.
"Did any of you hear what happened yesterday?" wrote Ryuji.
"No, what happened?" asked Ann.
"Apparently some bus driver rammed into a bunch of cars during rush hour.
Can you believe that shit?"
"Akira, look!" Morgana said, gesturing to the television playing. Akira looked over and saw what the reporters managed to capture the night before. While bystanders covered up a lot of the scene, it was obvious that it was a huge accident. Most images of the bus were censored due to the graphic nature. The news anchor described the scene in a grim tone, the incident obviously affecting him.
"It's been estimated that approximately twelve people have died in the incident, and dozens more are critically wounded," the woman on the scene sighed. "The incident happened right in front of the studio where Idol Risette was being interviewed about her new album. Eye witnesses state that she was one of the first people on the scene, where she and some unnamed man were clearing debris in effort to help the victims."
"I can't believe it…" Morgana said his voice nearly inaudible.
"Mona… you don't think…" began Akira, now sitting normally.
"A psychotic breakdown?" finished Morgana. "I don't know, but it seems awfully similar to the other cases… I still don't understand how it's being done though!" lamented the cat.
"We'll figure this out together," Akira assured. "Do you think we can find clues in Mementos?"
"I doubt it… It's so big that finding anything that specifically relates to this last incident is like finding a needle in a haystack. Given that we just defeated Madarame's shadow last night… I think we should compose ourselves before we bite off more than we can chew…"
"Right…" Akira reluctantly agreed. He didn't remember the last time Morgana had doubted himself, but the cat was much more knowledgeable about the Metaverse than any of them. Akira looked back down to his phone, and noticed Yusuke had joined in the conversation. Writing out a quick response, he shut his phone off, not wanting to think of the tragedy that occurred. He grabbed his bag, allowing Morgana to jump in, and left the restaurant.
General Hospital: Room 42
Yu and Rise looked over Yosuke's bed-ridden form. He was covered in bandages, although he only had a couple casts; one around his arm and another on his leg.
"He's going to be fine," the nurse assured. "He's one of the lucky ones… A lot of the passengers… they didn't make it."
"Do you know when he'll wake up?" asked Yu. The nurse shook her head, sadly.
"Nearly all of our staff is working on the critical patients… He's stable, so until the rest are treated, we can't have anybody look at him. Oh, you'll have to excuse me, I'm needed elsewhere." The woman turned on her heels and quickly headed out the door. Rise sat next the unconscious form of Yosuke, looking at the machines that helped him breathe.
"She said he's stable…" Rise repeated. "I guess that's the best news we could have gotten, huh?"
"I'm worried about Teddie," Yu sighed to himself. Knowing Yosuke was going to be fine was one burden that he felt lifted, but not knowing a single thing of where Teddie might be unnerved him.
"We can check at the front desk again," Rise offered, although she hadn't left Yosuke's side. Yu took notice of this, and nodded.
"I'll go ask, and let you know if they find anything." Rise agreed wordlessly, her sympathetic gaze falling on Yosuke again. Yu walked out of the room, and headed back towards the elevator, when he heard some doctors discussing something as they rushed past him.
"I'm telling you, I've never seen anything like it before! The guy has no bones!"
"You've been working too many hours…" the shorted doctor said, shaking his head. "Go home, and get some rest, alright?"
"I know what I saw," he insisted. "His X-rays showed nothing! He's just a hallow sack of skin!"
"Where is he?" Yu nearly demanded.
"We're not allowed to disclose that," replied the skeptical one. "Who are you?"
"I'm his cousin," Yu lied. "I was supposed to pick him up from Tokyo, but he got lost and went on that bus! Please, where is he?" The two doctors sighed in sympathy, and shook their heads.
"He's in ICU," responded the taller doctor. "You won't be able to see him for some time."
"What was your cousin's name?" asked the second doctor. "He didn't have any forms of identification on his person."
"His name is Teddie," Yu answered, as he began to scan the area for where the ICU might be.
"Alright, I'll take a note of that… Listen, sir, I have other patients I need to tend to. I'm sorry about Teddie, but there's nothing we can do at the moment." Yu nodded, and gave the men a quick bow. As the two doctors left, Yu sighed as he began to weigh his options. Should he tell Rise, or look for Teddie? Taking a deep breath, he exhaled and made his way down the halls.
Evening: Velvet Room
"What do you want, Inmate?" asked Caroline, as she fiddled with the electric shock baton. "Make it quick!"
"Do you wish to speak to our Master?" asked Justine. Akira nodded, ignoring Caroline's brash behavior.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room," Igor greeted, as he made a small gesture with his hand. "Do you wish to fuse a Persona?"
"No," admitted Akira, "I was wondering if the psychotic breakdowns had anything to do with the Metaverse, actually."
"Breakdowns?" asked Igor. "Those are signs of the ruin that will be brought down to the world should you fail your mission. I'm afraid I cannot help you with those."
'So they do have to do with the Metaverse,' Akira realized. 'If it's a sign that we're not successful enough… we have to work faster!'
"Is that all, Inmate?" asked Caroline, pounding her baton on the bars of his cell.
"Uh, yea," he agreed. He walked out of the Velvet room, and found himself in the back alley by Central Street. "What do you think Mona?"
"I don't know…" he sighed. "Since we're here, why don't we sell all that stuff we got from Madarame's Palace?"
"Yea, I can work here too," realized Akira. "Might as well…"
A/N
I've been wanting to write a Persona fiction since forever, and finally decided to cave in. Hope you all liked it!
I will be upfront now, and let you all know that the story will not follow the events of Persona 5 exactly, and especially later on, when things get a bit darker. Some twists will be added, and I will do my best to keep this fresh, while keeping the Persona vibe you all came here for! Thanks, and don't forget to review!
~LVR6