"Hey morning Yu." Chie said running up to him. "Did you see that last night?"
"Yeah I did, but who was it?" Yu asked.
"I couldn't get a good enough look at the screen." Chie said.
"Me either, but we should probably talk about it with the others. If we can figure out who the culprit is going after we might be able to catch them in the act." Yu said thoughtfully.
"Right, I agree completely." Chie said with a grin.
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"So none of us have any idea who showed up on the midnight channel?" Yosuke asked in annoyance.
"Well at the very least we do know one thing." Yu said. "Whoever that was, they haven't been thrown in the TV yet."
"That's true." Yukiko said. "In that case we should watch the midnight channel again tonight."
"I was thinking the same thing Yukiko, if any of us notice anything we should let the others know." Yosuke said.
"Right." Chie said. "We'll catch the culprit for sure this time."
Thou has strengthened thy genuine bond… It brings thee closer to the truth… Thou power to fuse Fool personas has increased.
"Alright, if any of us can tell who it is tonight call." Yosuke said.
"Right." Yu said in agreement.
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"Welcome home big bro." Nanako said with a smile.
"Thanks Nanako, is your dad still at work?" Yu asked.
"Yeah, he's working late again." Nanako said sadly.
"Oh, well do you want to talk for a while?" Yu asked.
"Ok, um what do you want to talk about big bro?" Nanako asked.
"Well, why don't we talk about what happened today, or we could talk about Junes." Yu said.
"Ok." Nanako said happily. "Every day's great at your Junes."
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"Hopefully we can figure out who we saw last night." Yu said as the image appeared on the midnight channel. "Wait a second, isn't that him?"
Just as Yu said that his phone started to ring.
"Yu, did you see that?" Yosuke asked.
"Yeah, I did." Yu said. "If I'm right, I think it was Kanji Tatsumi."
"Huh, oh you mean the guy from that report on biker gangs." Yosuke said. "Now that you mention it I think you're right."
"Yeah, which means we know who the culprit is going to go after." Yu said. "The next step is to find out where Kanji is so we can catch the culprit."
"Right, I'll give Chie a call and we can come up with a plan after school." Yosuke said. "Night partner."
"Yeah, good night Yosuke." Yu said hanging up the phone. "Kanji Tatsumi, what could his shadow possibly be? Hopefully we won't have to find out."
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"That was really him right, Kanji Tatsumi?" Chie asked.
"Yeah, there's no doubt about it." Yosuke said. "I double checked the report online and it's definitely Kanji."
"So now we just need to warn Kanji about what's going to happen." Yu said calmly.
"I agree, though it is strange." Yukiko said. "He didn't act like that when he was younger."
"Wait you know him Yukiko?" Chie asked in shock.
"Of course I know him, his mother owns a textile shop and we buy their products for the inn." Yukiko said.
"Oh, yeah that does make sense." Chie said. "So we can head over and try to warn him."
"That sounds like a plan to me." Yosuke said calmly.
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"I see, thank you very much ma'am." said a slim boy.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be any more help for you." said an old woman behind the counter.
"No that's quite alright, you've given me plenty to think about." the boy said before leaving the textile shop.
"Oh Yukiko, are you on an errand for the inn?" the old woman asked politely.
"Not today, actually we were wondering if Kanji was home." Yukiko said.
"Oh, he hasn't gotten home yet." the old woman said. "You and your friends are welcome to stay until he gets here though."
"That's alright, it was very nice to see you." Yukiko said politely.
"Alright, it was lovely to see you again." the old woman said.
"Thank you very much." Yukiko said.
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"Hey quick hide." Yosuke said suddenly.
"What why?" Chie asked as the four of them ducked into an alley next to the textile shop.
"Just stay quiet and look." Yosuke said before pointing across the street where Kanji was talking to the slim boy.
"What are they saying?" Yu said quietly.
"I see, well then I should be able to meet you after school tomorrow?" the slim boy asked.
"School, sure I'll see you then." Kanji said calmly.
"That should be sufficient." the slim boy said calmly before walking off.
"Wait, so he's a guy and he wants to hang out with me?" Kanji asked before noticing the group next to the textile shop. "Huh, hey what are you looking at?"
"Nothing, we were just talking about things." Yosuke said quickly.
"Yeah, that's all." Yu said.
"Then what were you doing hiding behind my ma's shop?" Kanji asked angrily.
"Nothing, I mean it isn't like we were listening to your conversation or anything." Chie said quickly. "I mean what kind of people would do that?"
"Chie." Yosuke said in annoyance.
"What did you say?" Kanji asked angrily.
"We should go, it was nice to meet you." Yu said quickly before the four of them ran off and Kanji walked back into the textile shop.
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"Oh man, that was way too close." Yosuke said gasping for breath. "Why did you have to go and say something so stupid Chie?"
"It's not my fault, I panicked." Chie said. "Besides I said we weren't listening to him."
"It doesn't matter, the important thing is we know where Kanji's going to be tomorrow so we should split up into two groups." Yu said.
"Two groups, why?" Chie asked.
"Oh, you mean because the pattern fits Kanji's mom instead of Kanji so we should keep an eye on both of them don't you?" Yukiko asked.
"Exactly." Yu said calmly.
(Kanji Tatsumi has appeared on the midnight channel, and the investigation team is preparing to stop the culprit from throwing him into the TV. Next chapter Yu will form a new social link. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)