Persona Q: The Wedding Files
Scenario 1: Yukari Takeba
"Your destined partner is… lo and behold…" The mechanical voice soon finishes, and two spotlights lit up. One was shining on the Leader from Gekkoukan, or P3 Heroine. And the other was on Yukari Takeba, a fellow SEES member.
"Huh…? M-Me!?" Yukari noticed that the auburn-haired leader was at a separate spotlight. "W-Wait, this doesn't make sense at all!" Yukari said. "I mean, we're girls an-" Her words were replaced with a sudden scream when she felt nothing beneath her feet.
"Aaaaaaaaah!"
Group Date Café, The Big Day
"Oww…" Yukari got up slowly from the sudden fall. "Geez! Oh! My skirt's gotten all dirty…" She said, dusting herself. She looked in front of her to see her Leader, already standing up. Yukari looked around their surroundings. It was like something that could be described as a fantasy land for love. The place is a garden of colourful flowers complete with a dirt path that was obviously meant to be stepped on. Heart-shaped arches extended all the way through the dirt path.
"Wait, where are we? It looks like no one's around, but…" Yukari began.
"It seems you have reached your destination."
Yukari jolted at the sudden voice. "Wh-What the…!?"
"This seems to be a path where lovers who met their destined partners discuss their love for each other." The mechanical voice says. "What could be waiting up ahead? You are free to step forth hand-in-hand, curiosity and fear in your hearts, or you can refrain."
Yukari shook her head. "H-Hold on! This is a misunderstanding!" she spoke.
The mechanical voice ignores her and speaks. "You are free to step forth, or refrain from doing so. These are your apparent options. Now, step forth!"
Afterward, the mechanical voice went silent.
"No way… Seriously…?" Yukari mumbled, looking at the floor. She stood silently for a while before looking at her Leader. "Well, I'm kind of glad it's only the two of us in a way." She said.
"Really?"
"You like me?"
Yukari nodded. "Yeah, I think it's some time since I was away from Stupei." She said. "We already know he's really annoying and reckless." Yukari stared at the sky. "But, even I have to worry about him when we explore Tartarus…"
"Really?"
"You like me?"
Yukari looked shocked. "What!? What do you mean!?" She groaned. "Ugh, I know that this place looks romantic and all, but you shouldn't blurt out random stuff like that!"
Yukari sighed. "Anyway… we'd better regroup with the others as soon as possible." She forced a small smile. "Well, let's go right now."
The Leader and Yukari followed the dirt path that apparently continued to expand as they took steps forward. Eventually, they reached an area where they could see a portrait resting on a stand, but they couldn't make out what it was from their location.
"Suddenly, all in attendance hear an announcement."
"Ack, there it is again!" Yukari gasped. "Now what!?"
"Up ahead, they see a bride and groom's joyous commemorative photograph of love." The voice says. "They confer between them whether to look at it, or ignore it."
The voice falls silent once again.
"What…?" Yukari sighed. "A commemorative photograph…? It's not going to be weird… right?" She stared at the portrait for a while, before her curiosity couldn't bear it, and she took big steps until she was in front of the portrait, clearly able to distinguish all features in the portrait. She apparently froze, prompting the Leader to take a closer look at the portrait as she is now by Yukari's side.
"And just when it couldn't get any weirder…" Yukari muttered. "Err… This photo… It looks… photochopped." As the Leader scanned through the portrait, it depicted a lacy pinkish background filled with pink roses, a "Happy Wedding" written at above the base of the image, and two formally dressed groom and bride. The groom was carrying the bride and one of their hands connected with each other to form a heart-shaped spacing. Although… the faces of the bride and groom… they were Yukari's face and the Leader's face respectively. The faces looked like they were taken from another photo before it was torn off from that photo and is pasted on this portrait. Overall, it looked like a manipulated photo.
Yukari took a step away from the portrait. "Ugh, this portrait…" she said. "But, that dress, though…"
"Don't worry, it's not real."
"You look great in that dress."
"You didn't like the maid outfit?"
Yukari blinked. "Huh? Oh, r-right." She nodded at her Leader's assurance. "It's just a fake image…" she began to say repeatedly. Soon, she started to breathe normally after clearing her mind. "Thanks, Leader. I don't think I could have gotten that out of my mind if you hadn't said something."
"Don't worry, it's not real."
"You look great in that dress."
"You didn't like the maid outfit?"
"Don't I?" Yukari said. "That dress looks great, and it looks like it'd be hard to move around in it… And you got a tuxedo…" Soon, Yukari realized what she was saying and snapped. "Hey! Don't get distracted by this fake photo! Well, the dress does looks great on me an-What am I saying!?"
"Don't worry, it's not real."
"You look great in that dress."
"You didn't like the maid outfit?"
"Wh-Why're you bringing that up in a place like this!?" Yukari shouted. She looked away from the portrait of them. "W-Well… I am kind of disappointed that the Culture Festival got cancelled and I didn't even get a chance to try on that uniform…" She groaned. "Next time, don't go off-topic, alright!?"
"Okay… All we have to do is to get out of here and meet up with the others." Yukari finalized. "This place is already confusing us… and I don't want to know what happens if we stay in this place any longer…" The Leader nodded and the girls passed by the photo, noticing a large building far from where they were. They were quite surprised by its' sheer size, surprised that they didn't even notice it from where they landed. And after a long walk, they finally reached the doors of the large building. It looked like a church based on the designs.
"The long-awaited moment has come. The bride and groom are finally about to enter." The mechanical voice spoke suddenly. By now, Yukari was expecting that voice to talk. "The last moment of hesitation has arrived before you are to be wed."
"Are you serious!?" Yukari said. "We are girls! There are no guys! We can't be wed to each other!"
"Through your own free will, you decide to vow eternal love to each other." The voice said.
"No, we didn't!" Yukari shouted. "Stop forcing us to do something we don't want to do!"
The voice once again ignored her shouts. "Now, open the door together!"
Yukari stared at the door. She didn't even want to get married right now, and to her classmate, no less! She's not going to push the door. She isn't going to even touch it. But the doors opened, and Yukari was startled to see that the Leader is the one who opened the doors.
"Wh-What are you thinking!?" Yukari exclaimed. "You really want to get married to me!? A girl!? There's no way a wedding like this is allowed!"
The Leader stepped in the church and Yukari forcefully followed beside her. She didn't want to get into danger alone. This situation is too much to bear. The doors behind them closes automatically, and the mechanical voice from the beginning speaks.
"You must vow your unwavering love for one another, in sickness and in health. Now, vow your love!" The voice declares.
"Please wait, Leader!" Fuuka's voice suddenly shouted. "Do you really want to get married to a woman?"
The doors suddenly slammed open and Akihiko is the first to enter before the rest of the group rushed into the church. "Are you two alright!?" he asked.
"Sanada-senpai!" Yukari exclaimed.
"I know that I'm not very good in understanding girls…" Akihiko said. "But, I know that this wedding is invalid and you are not going to get married now!"
…
It seems that the wedding has been called off…
This is a random story from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. I saw the Group Date Café events and the wedding scenes, and I thought, why not produce a version of the P3 Heroine in the wedding scenes with the other various characters? Please review on this first chapter. Is it actually acceptable?
