It had been about a year since Alisa had arrived in Inaba and befriended the Investigation team. She had since grown really close to them and even helped them fight shadows. She had grown especially close to Teddie. It was rare that you would see Alisa without Teddie being close by. Chie would always poke Yosuke and tell him "Hey wouldn't they make a cute couple? I mean, they're practically perfect for each other!" Yosuke always laughed it off but inside, it felt like he was getting stabbed countless times. He wanted he and Alisa to make up the cute couple. He wanted to be the one who was perfect for her. Not him, not that stupid bear, not Teddie. And to Yosuke's advantage, he wasn't the only one who had a problem with this couple. Rise herself had grown feelings towards Teddie. She would always cringe every time she saw Alisa and Teddie together. She hated seeing them enjoying themselves, giggling at each other's jokes. It just made her blood boil. Rise wanted to be with Teddie. She wanted to be the one laughing at his jokes. Not her, not that filthy android, not Alisa.
Yosuke had tried to approach Alisa. The Magician constantly bought her gifts and took her to her favorite places to please her, to try and get her to fall for him. But it wasn't working, ever attempted ending in failure. 'Why?' he constantly asked himself, 'Why don't any of my plans work!?' He knew that answer. Teddie always came out on top. He always had Alisa's priority and it was infuriating Yosuke. He would call Alisa and ask her to hang out but almost every time she would respond "Sorry. Teddie and I are going somewhere. Maybe next time. I have to go. Bye~!" *CLICK* And he would swallow hard. All of this irked him to the utmost degree. He needed to find a way to remove Teddie out of the picture to get rid of that damned bear. A vicious plan popped into his head...
It was getting harder for Rise. She could never get her newly developed crush to herself. The only times they were really together were when they were in the group with the investigation team or they were at school. The Idol wanted to be with him. At lunch she always asked him to hang out with her but he would always tell her "I'm afraid Lissy-chan and I already have plans. But who knows, maybe I'll be free later!" And with that he was gone. All Rise could do was clench her fist in anger and despair. Why couldn't she have him? She needed to find a way to get rid of that uppity robot. And she had just the idea...
It had been a few months since Yosuke and Rise had stopped approaching Alisa and Teddie. No one had thought of it as suspicious, though. One day, Yosuke approached Rise."Yo, Rise-chan! Is it just me or is it that Alisa and Teddie aren't THAT great of a couple..." He scratched the back of his head, hoping that she wouldn't find him strange. "You do too, Yosuke-senpai?!" Rise looked at him with hopeful eyes and Yosuke returned the gaze. The two envious teens struck up a conversation. They kept talking until Yosuke had told Rise about his love for Alisa and Rise did the same. "So I was trying to think of a way to get rid of Teddie, so that Alisa can be mine." Yosuke placed his hands on his hips. "Well, I want to get rid of Alisa, so I can have Teddie all to myself." Rise replied. "Well, how about we team up and make a plan so we can each hook up with the one we want." A devious smirk grew across both of their faces. Rise stuck out her hand and Yosuke took it and shook it. They had struck a deal. Soon Alisa and Teddie's relationship would be no more.