It was Thursday, and Yu sat in a bus making its way to the TV station. Akechi made it clear that they were to do their best to find out any useful information about Mitsuyo Togo. A task the two were trying to focus on, but all around them were people talking about how sleepy they were. Yu himself was a bit lost in thought, his eyes slowly becoming heavier and heavier until Shiho tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hey. Don't tell me you're falling asleep too?" She asked, stifling a yawn.

"I'm trying not to. But all of these yawns are getting to me."

"Well, if even you can't get through this, then it looks like our mission is over before it even began."

"We won't know until we try."

"Yea. You sure this will work?" Shiho whispered, pulling out a flash drive.

"It was designed by Futaba herself. According to her, it should be able to bypass any security and extract whatever data's on the computer."

"Alright, if you trust her…"

"We fight against mankind's demons and beat up a transformer. How scary can walking into an office be?"

"If we had our Personas, I wouldn't be nearly as scared. Besides-"

"What are you two whispering about?" A voice asked, making both Tricksters jump.

"Oh, Ann. We were… um…" Shiho tried to think of something, but her friend had caught her off guard.

"We were talking about where we would go after the trip was over, since we get to go straight home afterwards." Yu stepped in.

"Oh yea? And where were you planning on going?" Ann asked, a devious smile starting to form.

"Dome Town. That's close enough to walk to." Yu answered.

"If that's all you were talking about, then why were you whispering?"

"Well… we were hoping it would just be the two of us." Yu replied, rubbing the back of his neck.

"YOU TWO ARE GOING ON A DATE?!" Ann yelled, the whole bus falling silent shortly after.

Goddamnit Ann.

Both Yu and Shiho looked at the blonde with absolute horror as Ryuji slid over next to Ann.

"For real?! Since when did you two start dating? And dude, why didn't ya tell me?!"

Shiho blushed and turned to Yu, who also looked at her, and the two quickly looked away from each other, prompting a giggle from Ann.

"Shiho and Yu, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" She sang, with Yu too stunned from how spectacularly his plan had backfired.

"W-we aren't dating!" Yu finally got out, getting a blush on his cheeks as well.

"You two wanted to go to Dome Town alone, didn't ya?" Ryuji asked.

"W-well, yes, but-"

"Hey buddy, news flash; that's called a date."

"Look, all I did was ask her if she wanted to come with me to Dome Town. She was going to give her answer before we were so rudely interrupted."

"Sorry. So Shiho, what's your answer?"

"Well, I was going to say yes… if you and Ryuji tag along."

"Ooooooh, sorry dude. Looks like you're not getting action tonight." He said with a toothy grin and a wink, which earned a punch from Ann in response.

"We'd love to come along! Where would we hit first?" She asked.

"I don't know, we'll have to wait until the trip is over." Yu answered as the bus came to a stop. As he got up to leave, he could hear all the rumors going around thanks to Ann's outburst.

"Why is Shiho going out with that criminal?"

"She's probably only going on pity dates with him."

"Or he's manipulating her gratitude. Knew he didn't save her out of the kindness of his heart."

"He should just crawl up in a hole and die. At least then he won't stain Dojima's name."

The last part made Yu turn and glare daggers at the student responsible, causing his classmates to whisper a little quieter. By now, the bus had arrived, and the group was soon standing at the lobby of the studio, awaiting their guide. Once she arrived, she took the students up the stairs and to the main room, the place where all the recording and reporting was done. As the guide began her explanations, Shiho tapped him on the shoulder and began to whisper in his ear.

"Yu, do you have any idea as to where the office is?"

"Didn't Akech send you a map of the place?"

"He did, but… I couldn't make heads or tails of it."

"Then just send out your Persona."

"Send out? What do you mean?"

"If you call your Persona in the real world, it can act as an extension of your eyes and ears." Yu explained.

"How do you know?"

"Because I've done it before, dozens of times. Just mentally ask for your Persona, then use her to find the office."

"What are you two talking about over there?" Kawakami asked.

"Nothing!" Was Yu's hasty reply, earning a snicker from Ann, who no doubt had the wrong impression. As the guide continued, Yu could notice some of the students were fighting desperately to stay awake. Shiho tapped him on the shoulder again, and her face was wrought with worry.

"I can't do it Yu. No matter how hard I try, I can't summon her."

"Shit. Alright, give me the flash drive." Yu ordered.

"Please be careful." She said in a worried whisper.

"I'll be fine." He replied, leaving on the excuse of having to use the bathroom. Once he was in a stall, he sent out Izanagi.

We must be cautious Narukami. I cannot affect the real world. Remember that.

I know. I'll get creative.

With that brief exchange over, Izanagi began his search, and it didn't take long for him to find what they were looking for. With the office located, Yu began to walk, making sure to have Izanagi scout the area in advance. At this point, he could say he got lost if he was caught, but once he got near the office, that excuse wouldn't work so well. He entered the stairwell and began to climb two staircases. But once he was almost outside the door, he sent Izanagi to see if anyone was behind it. The warning was almost instant.

A guard approaches. Quick, hide.

Yu grabbed onto the railing and flung himself over the edge, holding onto the railing so as to swing under the balcony. The momentum carried him to the underside of the balcony, and the teenager grabbed hold of anything he could. He heard the door open, and he began to secure himself. If someone looked up and saw him, he would've looked something like Spiderman holding onto a ceiling. Yu held on for dear life, worried of what might happen if the guard went down. Sending out Izanagi again, he breathed a sigh of relief when the security instead went up. After a few excruciating minutes of waiting for him to be completely gone, Yu let himself fall and land gracefully. Rushing back up, he found the office with the name 'Togo' on it. He pulled the knob, but it was locked.

Of course it is. Izanagi, keep an eye out.

The god stood watch while Yu pulled out one of his makeshift lock picks and got to work.

Breaking and entering. Great, now I actually am a criminal.

He silently thanked God for the chests in Mementos that kept him in practice, and soon, there was a satisfying click , and Yu smiled as he opened the door. Yu entered the room and didn't dare turn on the lights. Decorating the office were standard books, chairs, lamps. But he also couldn't help but notice the traditional samurai warrior armor stands and weapons proudly on display, along with traditional Japanese water paintings. There was even on Oni mask in a display case. Yu turned on the computer and plugged in the hard drive. While the progress bar began to fill up, Yu couldn't help but be intrigued by the Oni mask. It was a bright red with golden fangs, horns, and eyeballs. Like most Oni masks, there were two fangs porturding upwards, but there was something else that caught his curiosity in the mask, but he couldn't figure out what. He began to examine it closely, but suddenly, the computer beeped, and Yu unplugged the hard drive and exiting out of the now full progress bar.

Narukami, someone's coming!

Yu immediately looked for somewhere to hide, and saw a silhouette appear on the door. He ducked under the desk and turned off his phone in case someone tried to call or text him. The door opened and closed gently, but to Yu, it sounded as loud as an artillery shell going off. The person walked around the room, and took a seat at the desk.

Oh dear God, please don't be Togo.

Yu looked through Izanagi and saw that it wasn't Togo, but the girl from the church, Hifumi. Except she was dressed rather formally, in a bright orange dress with red flowers dotting it, and her hair was tied up in a semi-bun, both of which looked a little too tight for her. She was humming a soft melody as she turned on the computer and accessed it easily. Yu made sure to stay away from her feet as she found what she was looking for. She pulled out her phone.

"Mother? Yes, I just checked it. Nothing's missing, and it shows no sign of being tampered with… No, not that I see… Alright."

Hifumi got up and walked out, and Yu let out the breath he didn't know he was holding. Once Izanagi confirmed that she was good and gone, Yu followed shortly, and was able to make it back to the group without incident. Kawakami noticed him and gave a small scowl.

"Narukami, you sure took your sweet time on the toilet."

"You can't rush art." Was his quick reply, earning some small laughs and an eye roll from his teacher. The class then turned their attention back to the guide.

"Did you get it?" Shiho whispered.

Yu simply nodded, and tapped his pocket to confirm that it was still there. Now all he had to do was get through the trip without getting caught.

Mitsuyo Togo was making way to her office. She got an alert on her phone that unauthorized access had been detected, and the timing couldn't have been worse. She was on the cusp of securing an exclusive interview with the legendary teen idol Risette, and she couldn't afford a scandal, a threat, or anything that could muck it up. As she was about to open the doors, she got a call.

"What?" She growled as she answered.

"It's the tour. They're just about done, and they need a speech from you."

"I'm sure they don't give two shits about me."

"Perhaps, but remember, you need good PR."

Mitsuyo grinded her teeth as she went down to the group. Waiting for her was Hifumi, all dressed up and ready to greet the audience. Mitsuyo inspected her daughter and gave her a nod of approval.

"You remember what to say, yes?"

"I do mother."

"Good, good. Now go." She ordered.

"Good evening." Hifumi greeted with a small bow. Once the class caught wind of her, there were several wolf whistles from the boys, but they were swiftly stopped by Kawakami's intense stare.

"We were very happy to have you here for your trip. We hope you enjoyed the tour. If you have any questions, please, feel free to ask."

"Are you single?!" One boy shouted, and Yu saw a twitch in her eye at the question.

"Any questions related to the tour." She rephrased, annoyance detectable in her voice.

"None? Very well, you are all free to leave. Again, we are glad that you could visit us, and we hope that you tune in to our channels." Hifumi replied, giving a hasty bow and turning to leave all too quickly before any of the boys could ask for her number next. Yu turned to Ryuji, who had a scowl on his face. A scowl that got even worse as the boys kept talking about how Hifumi looked, or rather, how tight her dress fit. Shiho grabbed Yu's arm and motioned for him to leave. The two made their way out of the TV studio, and Yu shot a text to his friends back at school.

Yu: I got the data.

Akechi: Excellent. We'll be able to look through it tonight.

Morgana: Hey, if we plan on giving her a change of heart, then why are we bothering to gather evidence on her evil deeds?

Akechi: We're not. We're going to be shifting through her emails, calls, and the like to get a better idea of her personality.

Morgana: But what if she has evidence of her evil deeds on there?

Akechi: One, no one writes down that they're going to commit a crime Morgana, they always say something like 'Do what you have to', or 'take care of him'. Two, if she did, then we'd have to find someone else to target. But we'll cross that bridge if we reach it. Where are you two now?

Yu: On our way to Dome Town.

Akechi: Really? Perfect, we can get to work over a plate of delicious pancakes.

Shiho: School gets out that soon?

Akechi: It'll get out in a few hours. Plenty of time to kill at an amusement park, and you two deserve a reward for pulling this off.

Yu put his phone away and looked at Shiho.

"Well, looks like we'd better get going."

"Yea. You know the way?"

"Yea. Follow me."

Yu didn't know the way to Dome Town, but he'd be damned if he passed up a chance to impress her.

"Come on Yu, why won't you ask him?"

"Because I know where we're going!"

"No you don't!"

"Yes I do!"

"Then how come we aren't there despite walking around for a good hour?" Shiho asked, irritated.

"Because it's farther than I remember it'd be!"

"Then explain how we passed the same airsoft shop three times."

You really should have thought this through before trying to impress her.

Shut up Izanagi.

"Fine. Let's ask him." Yu said, walking up to a police officer.

"Excuse me officer." He greeted

"Yea? Can I help you?"

"I was wondering where we had to go in order to get to Dome Town."

"Dome Town? Just take the train right there, and it's the first stop."

"Thank you officer!" Shiho chirped.

"I knew that." Yu said as they made their way to the train station.

"Sure you did." Shiho replied with a playful smirk as the train pulled up. The two entered and Shiho turned to her companion.

"Hey, Yu… I want to ask you something."

"Sure. What's up?"

"If… if Ann hadn't butt in… would you have really asked me out on a date to Dome Town?"

"O-oh. Well, you see… um…maybe?" Yu started.

Very smooth.

Shut up Izanagi.

Shiho looked at him for a moment before deflating. The girl turned away, and she looked both sad and disappointed at his choice of words. The train doors then opened up, and the two teens went to into the park, the conversation still fresh in both their minds, making the whole thing very awkward.

"So… what do you want to do?" Yu asked as they looked around, only to be answered by someone else entirely.

"SHIHO! YU!" Came the peppy voice of Ann, followed by Ryuji.

"Oh hey guys. What're you two up to?" Yu greeted.

"Oh nothin'. Thanks to you guys, pretty much everyone got it in their heads to come here. We were startin' to think that you went somewhere else for your date when we couldn't find ya." Ryuji explained with a smug look that made Yu want to smack him.

"We're not dating." Yu pointed out.

"Oh yea? Then where were you guys?" Ann asked coyly.

"Stopping at… detours." Shiho answered, refusing to look at Ann.

"YOU WENT TO A LOVE HOTEL?!"

How the hell did you come to that conclusion?!

And of course, there just had to be other Shujin students nearby when those particular words came out. Yu couldn't make out their faces, but he didn't have to in order to know that they were shooting him looks that could kill, and would no doubt spread the news to the whole student body.

"NO!" Shiho screamed out, a furious blush rising on her cheeks, while Yu pinched his eyes and let out a heavy sigh.

"For God's sake Ann, we only met a few weeks ago. Do you really think that we'd go that far, that soon?" Yu questioned, getting a nervous chuckle in response.

"Hehe. Yea, that does make sense." Ann pointed out, twirling one of her pigtails with a forced smile.

The four stood there, in total silence, and no one knew what to do about it.

Well, on the bright side, it's no longer awkward, amiright?

Shut up Izanagi!