Persona 5: tmdrago version 2.0
By Tayla Drago
Episode # 21 - A New Thieving Type of Heroes
Year 20xx
Day #27 – May 5/5th – Thursday
Today's the day for the four to go out 'to have a half day of school for today this month type of holiday' and to celebrate a fine meal that Ann knows of on the victory to stop Suguru and the money they have from the medal Keiko sold to Iwai 'from other parts to also get a TV and making her bed room much better now' – for her, Morgana, Ann, and Ryuji were at the best buffet type of brunch type of breakfast mix with lunch combine day for the three to have at the Shibuya Buffet.
Keiko: I never knew these types of food was hand made, it's tasty.
Keiko was sure was enjoying it, a lot for Ryuji though.
Ryuji: So good...!
Even for Morgana to have a good taste of real food 'to not have any affect for being a cat'.
Morgana: No wonder Lady Ann chose this place...!
Ann: Of course it's good. This is a famous hotel, after all.
And she picked out a good spot to eat there and enough to pay for it already.
Keiko: Good choice in picking this place, Ann.
Ann: Thank, Keiko! Oh yeah, I heard that the police were coming to interview some people at school.
To ask them about the whole Suguru event for others who were a victim or notice anything to try to do something, but the students couldn't do it at first until now.
Morgana: That's troublesome.
Keiko: Not good at all.
Ryuji: Our names are gonna come up for sure. People're spreadin' all sorts of rumors about us and Kamoshida...But we got'em pumped up! I keep hearin' stuff like, "The Phantom Thieves really stole his heart!" I think most people don't believe it, but some of them actually seem grateful.
That's not all, Ryuji had something he wanted to show the others.
Keiko: So for some to be questioned by the cops, but for others to like what we did to change Kamoshida's heart...I guess that's some good news for us.
Ryuji: And that's not all...Look at this.
From on his cell phone of a website to be made from the Phantom Thieves 'or a Phan-Site' to be called that to hear and see what the name of the web page was. Looks like someone made it just for them, to be on their side.
Ann: The Phantom Aficionado Website...?
Keiko: Does this mean it's all about us to remain a mystery?
Looks like it, but for someone to make it was still unknown. The next thing was for Ann to read the comments on it from their first mission that have done against Suguru.
Ann: Listen to this one... "Well done, Phantom Thieves"... "Now I can keep going too"... "Thank you for giving us hope"...
So many nice things they were saying about them.
Ryuji: Pretty cool, huh?
Keiko: (It's like we're the good thieves from Lupin the 3rd and the gang from the classic Monkey Punch Manga series...) This is amazing, I like it!
For Keiko to sound very happy, this also makes Ryuji happy as well.
Ryuji: I know, right? I'm glad you like it, Keiko.
Ann: I was just desperate to deal with my own problems, but seeing people saying all this feels...strange.
They sound a bit happy from it all, and at the same time a little strange to not be in a bad thing.
Ryuji: Yeah...Hey...What do we do now?
Keiko: Which part? Leaving here or finish eating the few more things on our plates?
Ryuji: Well, of course I'm gonna eat, but...
But Ann gasp to get up from her seat to remember something important about the place they were in.
Ann: This place has a time limit!
Ryuji: Oh crap, we only got an hour to eat!
Keiko: We better finish a little we can enjoy eating then.
They have no other choice now...
Ann: Just fifty minutes left!
Since when did this turn in to a race?
Ryuji: I'm not gonna finish all the beef dishes at the pace!
Keiko and Morgana watch both Ryuji and Ann were wanting to eat the food a lot since Keiko had her own limits to eat very well, too much to handle.
Ann: I need to eat my way through the entire dessert menu...!
For Ann to race over there for Ryuji to join her 'and to spend more time together', while Keiko waits for them to return.
Ryuji: Look after our stuff! We'll snag you something for you, Keiko, and you too, Morgana! Don't you worry!
And there they go and for the other two to wait.
Morgana: Ah, Madame Keiko, it's good to eat some food like this...but it'll be a bit much on some people if they're not careful.
Keiko: Yeah, I know when I've reach my limit, Morgana, between you and I. (I don't want to get fat.)
Good point there...As Ann and Ryuji return back for Keiko to have some dessert to have next and some for Morgana, while both Ryuji and Ann were enjoying theirs to love the taste of good sweets like it was brand new.
Ryuji: Aw man, it melts in my mouth!
Keiko: So tasty!
Okay, maybe for Ryuji to enjoy lots of meats.
Morgana: Seriously, Ryuji? Only meat?!
Keiko: That's a lot for the both of you!
For Ryuji to love the beef type of meats, Ann loves her desserts.
Ann: Now, where should I start?
Morgana: And she's all about the cake...
Keiko: (Good meals, I keep in track on what I eat.)
Well, they were enjoying it all.
Ann: So happy...
Ryuji: Hey, Takamaki. Calories.
Ryuji had to make fun of Ann from what she was eating, oh boy.
Ann: Shuddup!
Very rude for the girls to always watch their weight.
Keiko: Ryuji, be nice!
Ryuji: What?
He just had to say it right at Ann's face.
Ann: What she said! How much do you think one of these costs?! I'll never get the chance to do this again! Mmm, the Wilton Hotel cake buffet...I'd heard rumors, but I never thought it'd be so amazing!
Still, something was missing on the other half for Morgana to notice.
Morgana: And...where's our share?
Keiko: I got some and one dessert is enough for me. But still, what happen to the rest?
They both have forgotten about it, or Ryuji did while he was stuffing his face.
Ryuji: I really didn't know what you'd want, Morgana...Besides a little treat from Keiko, I got the cake for her. So I just grabbed you some beans for the cat.
Really, Ryuji? He just had to do this on Morgana?
Morgana: B-Beans?
Not happening!
Ann: There were some pretty bizarre things too, so we got you a variety of those. Fried bananas, preserved eggs, and...some kind of beans.
Morgana: M-More beans...?
Again, even if Morgana's not a cat...would it even be good for them to eat beans like this or what?
Ann: We put so much on the plate that it got all mixed up, but it should probably still taste good.
Morgana had his own food to eat, just not from the mix up parts.
Morgana: This is just plain grotesque...Let's go, Madame Keiko. Let's go get food of our own because these two don't know what fine dinning means. We'll show them!
Keiko: Okay, Morgan, I'll get you something to eat. I need to pick up a dessert to try out a little bit more.
The two got up to do some of their own this time.
Morgana: Now it's both your turns to watch our seats for us.
With Keiko getting a little for her to some more, and Morgana to get some fishes, from every table they were going to and hear people talk about Suguru's arrest was the talk of the town. Hearing other people say they heard about the Phantom Thieves to liking them, some of them don't...And to see Keiko, Ann, and Ryuji to come to a place like this to eat. Like teens can't have fun besides adults, so rude of them to say. Looks like Keiko got hers and Morgan had plenty to go back to sit down for Ryuji sees how well they did.
Ryuji: ...Oh, you got something tasty, Keiko. Do you want me to feed it to you?
But of course Keiko could eat on her own just fine.
Keiko: I'm good, Ryuji, thank you. (I can feed myself, he should know that.)
Ann: I felt like we should let this food go to waste.
Morgana: Then we'll eat what we can.
Ryuji: I'm in!
Seriously?! Sounds way too much for them to eat it all. For Ann was done and Keiko had her share, those two were good.
Ann: Ah...Best sweets ever...After this, I think I'll be all set with my fill. And you guys feel good after eating? Ryuji? Morgana?
Keiko: Ah, Ann...Those two might be hard to listen while their bellies are swelled up. See for yourself.
From the other boys to stuff their faces 'completely' but the girls was hard to watch this.
Morgana: We did it...
Ryuji: So good...I think my stomach's a size of a Palace...
Ann and Keiko didn't ant to know about Ryuji to be a bigger pig to make him look sexy, but it doesn't.
Keiko and Ann: Ew! Stop! Don't say that!
Morgana: Easy on saying about the food part for a while.
Morgana never felt this good to slow down with the food for him.
Ryuji: You sure you're not a a cat but a pig?
Morgana: I'm human!
Well, for them to really let it all out now somewhere private to come out of the other end.
Ryuji: Too full...I really got to go...!
Morgana: Madame Keiko, I have to go too...! Carry me gently please?
Going for a number two for them both to let it all out.
Ann: So gross!
Keiko picked up Morgana to be gentle 'since he can use the toilet to cleaning himself from the sink, and guide Ryuji to the men's room right away.
Ryuji: If you were a man, you would be proud of the dumps to let out-!
Keiko: Okay! Let's go, Ryuji! To bathroom with you and Morgana, follow me! (I didn't want to hear the rest after eating unlike they just did.)
Good for her to help out while Ann waited for them three to return.
Ann: Well, when you gotta go...I guess you really need to go.
You said it. As Keiko did her normal bathroom things in the lady's room, Ryuji and Morgana were fine on the toilet to then coming out nice, new, and washing their hands to feel like themselves again after eating so much. Talk about a close one to not have an accident in public, huh? Well, for other people to pass by to judge their eating matters, but that's snobby adults saying so is all. Just not a lot on how the other two ate so much. Still gross, I know. For Keiko see both Ryuji and Morgana feeling better getting the rest out of them, they felt full from not eating a lot anymore after today.
Keiko: Oh, good. You both feel better now after pooping the rest of it out...Or rather puking too...?
Tired and still fulled.
Morgana: Ughh, I'm stuffed, but I'll live...
Ryuji: I totally panicked when I saw the "Close For Cleaning" sign at the bathrooms...
But lucky there wasn't to have some spares 'lots of them' to go into.
Morgana: You were talking big about eating until you puked and pooped, but really did puke the most...Are you some kind of moron? Not you, Madame Keiko, you eat fine. And...I guess I can't blame Lady Ann to enjoy some sweets from time to time if she's careful.
Ryuji: Hey, same goes for you too, Morgana!
Now it was time to get back on the floor of the hotel place of the restaurant was at, to remember where it was.
Keiko: I hope you didn't forget the floor.
Ryuji: I haven't, Keiko, I got this. What floor was the restaurant on again...?
He was trying to remember it...
Morgana: We came up for the bathrooms, so...On the lower floor?
Trying to wait for the elevator door to open up for them, some of the people from behind see someone to move away from this person...An important man in a suit with a few of his partners walking with him. Okay...? They were rude to push Keiko and Ryuji aside.
Keiko: Hey!
Ryuji: …! What the -
This man was waiting for his floor to go on to talk to the people who worked for him.
?: There's still no update on the case?
Businessman # 1: N-Not yet...
Businessman # 2: Excuse me, but why are you so involved? It's not something you should be concerned with...
Well, someone was a bit picky on doing his job today.
?: I don't care about your opinion, you incompetent buffoon! When I say pick up the paste, you do it!
The man than looks at Keiko for her, Morgana, and Ryuji to be in the man's way. So rude!
Morgana: What's wrong with him?
?: And what are you looking at, girl?
Shoving Keiko aside to take this waiting too much.
Keiko: I wasn't.
Now Ryuji was mad to stand up for Keiko once again.
Ryuji: Keiko! Hey, you're cuttin' in line!
Businessman # 2: ...What do you want?
Then Keiko says something to stand up for Ryuji from the men to push her friend aside.
Keiko: Yes, apologize to Ryuji right now. And cutting in line is very wrong thing to do.
Businessman # 1: But we're in a hurry.
All businesses people say that all the time to treat others like crap to be nothing.
Ryuji: Oh, I'm sorry. So you can butt in front of other people if you're in a hurry? And back mouthing a lady's f' – up!
Like one of them cares to be a real joke.
?: It seems the costumer base has changed since I was here last. Have they started a day care?
Ryuji: What?
Keiko: (What's with this man?)
He was very rude to work his own way to own everything to get away from it all. And no one doesn't do anything about it, talk about unfair.
Businessman # 1: Sir, we don't have time for this.
?: I know.
With the elevator door opening up for the man and his partners to through first to shove Ryuji for butting in first to shock Keiko and Morgana on what they just saw.
Keiko: Ryuji!
For the main man tells the others to leave them be.
?: Don't bother with them! Sorry, missy, but he started it first. You just need to know your place.
From the man speaking up just now to Keiko, she somehow recognizes his voice from somewhere a while back.
Keiko: (That voice just now...)
Having trouble remember who it was, the man and his partners leave on the elevator first for Ryuji didn't like the main man's attitude problem.
Ryuji: The hell was with that bossy guy? You okay, Keiko?
Keiko: I'm fine...It was dumb of you getting yourself hurt from standing up for me.
Ryuji: But I wanted to, because...I really care for you and such. Why else would you have your arms all over me?
Well, she was helping him out to be touching his sort of...bloated stomach to make Keiko stop.
Keiko: I didn't mean to! (At least he's okay, some people can be jerks.)
Morgana: Ahem! Shouldn't we head back down?
Good point, Ann's waiting for the three to return.
Ryuji: Yeah, but... (The moment was getting good for me from Keiko's hands touchin' and...Damn...)
Keiko: I'll push the button.
They waited until the elevator door came up for them to go on to go back down, and for Ryuji to still be mad about the man who got in their way.
Ryuji: Still, that dick really pissed me off and back mouthed you, Keiko. He wasn't even hidin' the fact that he looks down on everyone!
Morgana: Don't lose your temper over this.
But it's Ryuji, he's right to be mad from the man who cut in lone in front of them.
Ryuji: I just can't forgive shitty adults like that...!
And Keiko was still having trouble remembering the man's voice from somewhere.
Keiko: (The man's voice...It sounded almost like the one from back then...)
Remembering the man's face to look and almost sound like the one Keiko stopped from hurting a woman and herself, could it be the same person? Ryuji sees Keiko looking pale to go check up on her.
Ryuji: Keiko, what's wrong...?
Keiko: I'm fine, Ryuji, really. Please don't worry.
Ryuji: That's just gonna make me worry more, y'know.
Well, it was nice for Ryuji to still worry about Keiko.
Morgana: I bet it's because she rarely eats well. I'm always stuck with canned cat food too...
Keiko: Huh? I just don't eat a lot is all. Wait, Morgana, what's does that have to do with anything?
Hard to say, she eats normally.
Ryuji: Ugh, that "sir" bullshit makes me sick...! ...Dammit! Not you, Keiko, you're a good person, so is Takamaki, and you too, Morgana. There are others who are fine in my book.
Keiko: I know.
And finally, they go on the elevator and back down to meet up with Ann who was waiting for them to take so long getting back for some strange reason. Well, she wasn't there on what and who they bumped into from earlier.
Ann: What took you guys so long?!
She didn't sound so happy.
Keiko: Sorry we're late, but we have a very good reason why, Ann.
Ryuji: No shit! Why're you all pissy?
Well, Ann wasn't mad at them to say something to her friends to apologize.
Ann: Sorry...I had a run-in with some woman a second ago. She bumped into me, but then said it was all my fault when she dropped her plate...
Now they get what happened.
Keiko: People are like that a lot sometimes, Ann, it can't be helped.
Ryuji: Sounds like a real bitch...
Ann: Yeah...Thanks though. But...the restaurant works all looked at me with this disapproving expression...
Ann was fine now for the others to sit back down while enjoying a fun time they were having.
Keiko: Don't we all wish to change some hearts, but I feel better to do it more on really bad people like Kamoshida was one of them.
Ann: I agree with you there, Keiko. That's a smart choice to do instead on random ones if they're fine...with a lousy life. But I wonder if we're out of place here...
Not true, like Keiko said some people are like this a lot every day and nothing compare to Suguru's problems.
Keiko: No we are not, Ann.
Ryuji: ...Got that right. Hey, Morgana.
Popping his head out of Keiko's bag to hear Ryuji calling out to him. For this question here was very important to try to answer next.
Morgana: What is it?
Ryuji: ...Anyone else could have a Palace, yeah?
And his answers was...
Morgana: Anyone with a strong, distorted desires.
Keiko: So it can happen to anyone with a dark desires...
Sounds like it. From Suguru had one to keep his champion of the medal he won from volleyball and other things in line, to never lose it. Feeling scared to be beaten from others to real people like crap from jealous to harassing girls – like he was really being the king of the school t be his castle. For others, have different ones and dark desires of their own Palaces.
Ryuji: Same for them havin' a change of heart if their Treasure gets stolen?
Morgana: That would be the case.
A question to be asked out of nowhere for Ryuji to ask Morgana about it, but to bring it up out of nowhere was a bit odd...
Ann: Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?
From the man in business suits were selfish and some other people at the restaurant.
Ryuji: We had trouble earlier too. These selfish shitheads who just looked down on everyone else...Talking back at Keiko and pushing me away. I was wonderin' if we'd be able to change those kinda people too.
Keiko: It's true...Hey, wait! Ryuji, are you saying what we think you're saying?
Seems like it from Ryuji's mouth to be right. For Ann, Keiko, and Morgana were also surprised for them to keep on being their new nickname of the Phantom Thieves to help out other people, the bad ones who hurt others to admit to it.
Ann: Ryuji, you mean...you want to continue as the Phantom Thieves?
Keiko: (I think Ryuji might be on to something...I agree with him to make a differences if we do continue on with this path.) Ann. Morgana. Let's hear him out.
And he tells them the rest, on everything...
Ryuji: ...I've been thinkin'. We put a lot of work into changin' Kamoshida's heart, but nobody believes in the Phantom Thieves. Plus...those guys who had no other choice but to just deal with it are thankin' us. Us, of all people.
Keiko: Yeah, and some are hurt to not do anything about it, like from our school. There are a lot of victims out there who also need our help.
Yeah, like a type of thieves to save lives to change the person who's doing bad to turn themselves in jail in the name of justice would be better than killing them from their minds. Like they would go that far if they did it. No...They'll change their hearts from stopping their Shadows and then saving the other person.
Ann: I...I agree. If we ignore people who are in trouble, I'd go back to being the same as I was before...!
Like nothing happened to leave it be...? No, there's trouble going around.
Morgana: Well...that's true.
From a few second pausing for no one said a word, Morgana did to have no point if they keep on going.
Keiko: Morgana?
Morgana: You're under my tutelage. There's nothing we can accomplish as phantom thieves!
Not even try to help out a little?
Keiko: Yeah, but still...I feel like we should help out anyone else.
Ryuji: She's right. Shouldn't we be able to help 'em out?
It sounds crazy, that it just might work for the four to do something for others to save and stop to help out other victims. For Keiko likes the sound of the whole idea, that's for sure to think about it again.
Keiko: (Wow. I didn't think of such a possibility...But it's true that with those types of power, we may be able to help other people out...)
But wait, before deciding...there was a lot more to talk about.
Ann: But...That means we'll have to fight Shadows again, doesn't it...?
Morgana: Indeed. That can't be avoided.
Ryuji: Eh, I'm sure we'll manage. Right?
If they were in to continue to do it all, they have to be ready for anything. For Keiko makes the final call for it.
Keiko: Fine by me. I want to help out other people.
Looks like from Keiko's words, she was in. So was both Ryuji and Ann as well to nod a yes to continue on. Same Morgana to see how this goes to find out who he really is during the time.
Morgana: Heh...Even if you guys are still just fledglings, this means we're an actual organization now.
An organization...? What does that mean?
Ann: Fledglings...? Haha, that's actually pretty fitting for us.
So, it was all set to go through with it all.
Ryuji: All right, it's settled! We're gonna catch all these shitty adults by surprise, and make ourselves known to the world!
From the group, they next needed a leader. And who else but to ask Keiko to be the leader in the group. Really?
Ann: Keiko...Are you OK being our leader?
Keiko: Who? Me? You guys want me to be the leader? (Still, we can really change something to finally help out others from bad people with friends...) If that's the case, I'll be the leader of this group of ours.
If Ann asked Keiko to be the leader, Ryuji was in to like having her around.
Ryuji: Keiko as our leader...Awesome! No objections here! I can't handle all that responsibility stuff.
And what about Morgana okay with all of this?
Morgana: Where's my say in this...? I would've say no to you,Madame Keiko, to go through with all of this. But Lady Ann made the recommendation, so I'll allow it.
Keiko: I'll do my best, everyone... (So much to do in our new group, we're really doing this.)
Next was coming up with the gang's name...
Ryuji: Well, should we decide on a name four our group? I just went with Phantom Thieves of Hearts the last time, but don't you think a real name would be cooler? Keiko?
Keiko: Well, about that...
Ann: Ooh, I got it! I want it to be something both cute and luxurious sounding...Let me see...
As Ann comes up for a name the new group needed, it wasn't a good one.
Ann: How about "The Diamonds"?
No, that wasn't a very good one.
Ryuji: ...I'm gettin' a real little league baseball feel from it.
Morgana: Well then, here's my suggestion. How about "Tilefish Poele"?
That one was worse than the other.
Ryuji: Tile...What?
Morgana: That's what I ate earlier. It's commemorative, no?
Ryuji: Hell no, you idiot! Ugh, Keiko, you decide for us.
Looks likes it was up to Keiko to decide of the group name for all of them to agree upon. Thinking very carefully, Keiko thought of Phantom Thieves of Hearts might be long, but cutting a bit short to name it easily as – The Phantom Thieves...Between that or a nickname "Team Phantom". Looks like it has been decided.
Keiko: Well, we can go by a shorter gang name to call ourselves "The Phantom Thieves". But for a short nickname to be... "Team Phantom" to sound better. How does that sound? Also known as to put them all together... "Team Phantom of the Phantom Thief of Hearts."
The other three liked on what Keiko wanted to be called.
Ann: Huh, that's not bad at all, Keiko. I like it.
Morgana: Madame Keiko, you've chosen a very good name for it. A good name, for a rookie.
Ryuji: Team Phantom of the Phantom Thief of Hearts. More for that to having it fully saying – The Phantom Thieves, huh? We're goin' with that?
Keiko: If its okay with everyone else.
All set, Team Phantom 'a shorter name' for it is to be called for Keiko Amamiya, Ryuji Sakamoto, Ann Takamaki, and Morgana.
Ann: Well now that the name's set, who's our next target?
Getting to the next target to stop however...it might be a while to find another target of a mess up adult to be stopped, but it will happen real soon.
Ryuji: There are tons of rotten adults and all...Why not just stick to targeting big names?
Keiko Target big name adults who are famous? (That would make perfect sense...) Like the CEO? Celebrities? Criminal who are most wanted?
One of those along the line?
Ryuji: Yeah, something along the lines. If we go after some bigwig, it's gotta get on the news, right? Don't you think more people would believe in us if we did that?
Morgana: That's not a bad idea...for you, Ryuji.
Ha! Morgana made fun of Ryuji again to have Ann agree on what he was saying.
Ann: True. If we become better known...we might be able to give courage to a lot more people. I really don't like the idea of just picking someone out of the blue though.
Again, this might take some time finding someone to be target next for this 'bigwig' person.
Ryuji: Let's narrow it down to someone we can all agree on then.
Morgana: Hm, so we need a bigwig we decide on unanimously.
Ann: I like that unanimously decision part! It's like we're making some kind of pact!
That it does...
Morgana: Now then, this is the official formation of the Phantom Thieves organization!
Yep, the Team Phantom of the Phantom Thief of Hearts is all set for Keiko to be the leader. For the hours to pass by so fast for the brunch to finally come to a end to finish eating. Too late to eat anything else now but to call it a day to leave.
Ann: Oh no! Our time for the buffet ran out...
Keiko: Time sure flies when we talk to each other for so long.
Ryuji: I guess we'll just have to talk more tomorrow.
The four agreed, then left the place, ate, glad to talk together, and the Phantom Thieves are all set to do their jobs.
Tayla: Showing more of the present time of Keiko tells Sae about the four making a pact of the Phantom Thieves to be born, along with Ryuji, Ann, and Morgana. For Sae to had trouble to believe in it all for a Morgana to look like a talking cat, Keiko knows that she had to believe in her words; to still be hard to imagine and have two other students to go to school with her to join in, for Keiko lets out a few hints to tell Sae that was 'sort of' true by luck to happen. For now, Sae seems to be slowly believe in Keiko's words to continue hearing the story, for their next target to talk about next – a Japanese artist name Ichiryusai Madarame. She wanted to know how Keiko and the other came across the man like him, and what he has done. Another story to be told next...
Sae: It's true that Madarame was an unforgivable criminal worthy of the scorn thrown at him. He was an adult who cultivated his own fame and fortune by sacrificing the livelihood of children...But how did you discover such horrible deeds that were hidden all these years in such a short time?
More of that to come around next time for the four headed back home now, Keiko and Morgana headed back to Cafe Leblanc place to call it a day. For Team Phantom of the Phantom Thief of Hearts has been born.