"You got any plans today?" Yosuke asks on the phone.
"No. You wanna meet up?" Francis asks.
"Uh, you mind if Satonaka is there?" Yosuke asks with worry.
Francis pauses.
"Our relationship isn't gonna get better by us avoiding one another." Francis says calmly. "You mind asking her for me? Maybe Yukiko can come along too."
"Sure thing."
After Yosuke hangs up, Francis goes to the living room. There, he sees Nanako alone, leading him to assume Dojima is either still sleeping or at work.
"You going anywhere today?" Francis asks kindly. Seeing Nanako say no, an idea crosses his mind.
As he and Nanako head to Junes, another idea comes to mind. After getting Nanako to wait, he ponders his decision.
"Oh well." Having made up his mind, he calls Margaret.
"Listen, there will be a kid there so no calling me pervert, playboy, scumbag, jerk, creep or anything else." Francis says to Marie sternly.
"Fine." Marie complains whinigly.
"I just wanna practice you calling me so that you don't go off." Francis says sternly.
"Uh… Fu… Fu…" Marie stumbles.
"Right." Francis says. "Call me… uh… " Francis tries to think of something. "Iza."
"Iza?" Marie asks.
"Good."
Upon hanging up his phone, Francis continues to go to Junes with Nanako.
Art thou really gonna usest the name of thy Persona?
Francis asks Nanako to wait for him for a bit.
"Look who finally decidest to make an appearance." Francis says to his inner voice sarcastically in English.
Sorry. It was difficult last night.
The voice apologizes regally, prompting Francis to sigh and move on.
At Junes, Chie and Yukiko are there too. Alongside Yosuke, they sit themselves around a table similar to the ones that the group has been using for meetings and gatherings at Junes.
Chie is wearing a green jacket with a white dress. Yukiko is wearing a red one piece dress. Yosuke is dressed similarly to Jiraiya, with a white jacket, orange shirt, and brown pants.
"Hello, Nanako-chan!" Chie greets Nanako with excitement. Francis looks away as she smiles.
"Hello." Nanako greets the group with the embarrassment she showed when she and Francis first met.
"Listen, I am gonna go pick up Marie. You guys mind looking after Nanako for me?" Francis asks.
"Okay!" Chie responds with enthusiasm.
Francis blushes. As he is about to leave Junes, Chie calls him from behind and runs up to him.
"Chie?" Francis says awkwardly. He then averts his gaze for a bit before looking back. "What's up?"
Chie fumbles the sleeve of her jacket. "Can I…."
"You wanna…" Francis stammers before coming to a pause.
He takes a deep breath. "Screw this." He says with energy in English, calming himself down.
"Come with me." Francis says confidently, prompting Chie to stare at him with wide eyes.
He then adds awkwardly, with a grin to match his tone. "Please."
At a secluded spot, the duo picks up Marie from the Velvet Room.
"Green." Marie greets Chie with diminished cheer and a tiny smile. She then looks to Francis with a neutral expression. "Per… Iza."
"Iza?" Chie asks with a bland voice.
"He wants me to call him that." Marie explains with dissatisfaction.
As Chie and Francis gazes match, they look away.
"Did something happen between you two?" Marie asks with a deadpan tone.
She then glares at Francis. As she does, she shouts with anger. "Scumbag, what did you do to her?"
"We…" Francis pauses. He takes a deep breath.
"Let…" Chie butts in. As Francis looks over, he sees her blushing and looking down.
"Green. If he did anything, tell me. I promise he will be punished." Marie says kindly to Chie.
Chie lets out a weak smile and decides to drag Marie to the side.
"Wow, that hurt." Francis remarks humorously in English.
He then looks to Marie and Chie. "At least she cares about Chie."
After a while, two two girls return. Marie says to Francis calmly, her eyes drooping as she does.
"Green told me everything." She looks away after speaking. Marie turns her gaze back to Francis, and then starts stammering, blushing as she does. "UhSori."
Francis smiles hearing Marie apologize in English. "It's okay. I am glad you care for her."
"If you love him, why don't you tell him?" Marie asks Chie flatly.
Seeing Chie frozen over, Francis speaks up. "She did. The issue isn't us not loving each other, it's…" Francis pauses.
"Uh…" He continues to stammer, unable to voice his thoughts.
Chie turns over to Francis. She then speaks weakly. "Do you…" Chie comes to a pause.
Seeing her silent, Francis takes a deep breath and asks weakly. "Do I…" He also comes to a pause.
The two avert their gazes. While looking away, Francis fumbles with the sleeve of his jacket.
"S***." He curses silently. He takes a deep breath and turns back to Chie. "This is difficult."
Chie looks at him, showing a weak smile and eyes of sadness. After a short while, their gazes avert again.
"Let's go. We are keeping the others waiting." Francis says kindly before turning over.
"Green. It's okay." Marie says to Chie kindly from behind as they walk.
"She's so cute!" Nanako shouts with joy while staring at Marie in surprise.
"Thank you. You are too." Marie says to Nanako with slight cheer a weak but happy smile plastered on her face.
As Marie sits down, Yosuke comes up to Francis and asks with concern. "Did something happen?"
"Well... S***…" Francis replies weakly, cursing as he does.
"Francis-san, you are making the sad face again." Nanako comments sadly.
The group stares at Nanako in silence.
"I am. Sorry. Things are hard now." Francis apologizes weakly.
"Why? What's wrong?" Nanako asks with concern.
Francis and Chie look at one another.
"Uh…" Francis stammers. Their gazes then avert.
"Are you two fighting?" Nanako asks.
"We are, I suppose." Francis comments.
"But Onee-chan was so happy when she ran after you." Nanako keeps going.
"She was?" Francis asks with surprise, feeling his eyes widen.
"Nanako-chan, please…" Chie pleas weakly.
"No!"
Francis and Chie stare at Nanako with surprise.
"You two are just like Daddy! You two like each other but fight!" Nanako goes off angrily. She then says sadly. "Just always Daddy always ignores Nanako…"
"Nanako." As Yukiko says sadly, both Marie and her put their hands on Nanako's shoulder gently.
"Why don't you two just talk?!" Nanako shouts angrily.
Francis stares at Nanako with wide eyes. He then looks over to Chie.
"Just talk, huh?" He says, coming to a realization as he does.
Chie looks at him and nods.
"Francis, do you hate me?" Chie asks with fear.
"No!" Francis replies in panic.
"Then why do you keep pulling your hand away?!"
Francis stares after Chie shouts angrily, having heard and seen absolute fear in both her voice and face.
"What do you mean-" Francis then remembers Chie tugging at his hand on Sunday and when she gripped him hard on Monday. "I was scared on Monday. But I was doing it on Sunday as well?" Francis asks while coming to a realization.
"I thought I scared you. I couldn't lose you, so I distanced myself without realizing it." Francis says with fear.
The two look at one another, their eyes remaining locked as they smile widely.
"Francis, I love you."
"I love you too, Chie."
"Yes!" Yosuke shouts happily from the side.
"Good job, Nanako-chan!" Yukiko praises Nanako, who smiles happily.
"Are you happy now, Francis-san?" Nanako asks cheerfully while smiling.
"I am. Thank you, Nanako-chan." Francis says kindly. Chie thanks Nanako in a similar manner.
"Let's get you something as thanks! What do you want, Nanako-chan? I definitely recommend teppanyaki!" Chie says excitedly while standing up.
"Meat again?" Francis complains, causing Chie to look at him with surprise.
"What? You have problems with my diet?" Chie grumbles.
"I think you should diversify it." Francis says calmly. He then looks away and speaks guitility, "Although I guess I am not one to talk."
"Well.. I suppose I can try something different." Chie says awkwardly, blushing and smiling as she does.
"Awww, how nice, Yamada-san, your husband cares for you." Hanamura mocks at the side.
Chie looks at him with deadpan eyes. She then takes a deep breath.
After a while, Chie looks back to Francis.
"Do you want anything? I can order for you. You can pay me back afterwards."
As the girls go to order the food, Nanako asks Chie curiously.
"What did you do, Onee-chan. Hanamura Onni-san seems to be in pain."
"Oh, it's called a low kick. You shouldn't do that to people, Hanamura deserved it though." Chie explains cheerfully.
"You should teach it to us, Green. Might be useful in the future." Marie comments calmly.
"Indeed." Yukiko adds on politely.
"Sure thing!" Chie replies cheerfully.
Meanwhile, Francis looks with a neutral expression at Yosuke, who is massaging his leg while grunting in pain.
"You okay?" Francis asks calmly.
"Yeah. Supposed I deserved that." Yosuke replies weakly. He then smiles painfully at Francis. "Still, good for you, buddy. We were worried for you two. Guess Nanako's more mature than she looks."
"Indeed." Francis says warmly.