Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition
By Tayla Drago
Episode #13 - Tae Takemi
Year 20xx
Day #8 – April 4/16th - Saturday
At times, I'm doing some filler things on certain characters with reasons for Keiko to develop a lot of friendships on those who have Confidant things; from sometimes saving them from Shadows to changing them to becoming good Personas and such. On to the next day to be a weekend and such for Keiko to get cleaned up to help around the cafe and see how Morgana was doing from getting himself by using the bathroom, eating, and taking a bath. Surprisingly, he can do pretty well using his tail as his long hand type of reach around. Pretty cool, huh?
Keiko: Morgana? How are you able to do that? Your tail can lift up anything...
Even he was surprised to learn from this gift.
Morgana: Yeah, you're right...Look at me go...Also, Madame Keiko, we'll be meeting with Lady Ann and Ryuji later after school on the rooftop. Is that correct?
Keiko: It is. Okay, we need to talk about the next plan before we go back to Kamoshida Shadow's Palace for the Treasure, I remember. Just hurry up.
Morgana: Same with you, we can't be late.
Taking the train ride there to get a text message from both Ryuji and Ann during their class time.
[Ryuji: Hey, we're meeting up at the hideout in a few hours after school, right?]
[Ann: We need to, Ryuji. Geez, give us some time to get ready first. Also, we're in class right now.]
[Ryuji: All the girls take a lot of their time. Hair, makeup, and clothing...]
[Ann: But where else can we talk?]
[Ryuji: On the school rooftop.]
[Ann: Wait, we can still go up there?]
[Ryuji: Yeah, it'll be fine to do it in a few days if we need to.]
[Keiko: Gotcha.]
[Ryuji: Seeya guys in a bit.]
[Ann: Roger that.]
Hours later on the rooftop...
Ryuji: Looks like we're all here. Mkay, let's get goin'!
A little too soon to head back to the Metaverse right now.
Morgana: Hold on, it's still too early for us to head to the Palace.
Ryuji: But why? Don't we just gotta steal that Treasure thing?
Keiko: Oh! I think Morgana wants us to get some things to be ready when we do go back.
Morgana: Good thinking there, Madame Keiko. And Ryuji, don't underestimate the dangers of that place. We need to prepare.
A lot to need like items and weapon gears.
Ryuji: Ain't that Persona shit we got enough to deal with it?
Morgana: That's exactly what I mean when I say don't underestimate it. You'll die if you mess up there. So again, we need to prepare before we head in.
One can never be too careful to get something.
Ann: But...how exactly are we supposed to do that?
Morgana: I'm glad you asked, Lady Ann. First, we'll need to find better equipment for all of you.
For one area that Ryuji knows of to help them out.
Ryuji: You talkin' about weapons? Oh, I know a kick-ass place!
Keiko: Oh, that sounds great, Ryuji.
That's one down so far...
Morgana: In that case, you can handle that side of things. The only other thing would be stocking up on medicine. Fatigue is unavoidable in a Palace...
Now comes the medicine part next, on how and where to get it at.
Ann: And where can we get medicine?
Morgana: Don't worry, I know just the place. I hope you look forward to it, Lady Ann! Now then, Madame Keiko and I have some business in Yongen, so let's head off for today!
There was a place to get medicine to be close by then.
Keiko: Uh, what kind of business, Morgana...?
Morgana: Just come with me. I won't be able to get close enough by myself.
And off they call and for this meeting to end for today.
Ryuji: Good luck!
Ann: Get plenty of medicines we need.
As they go finished with their meeting at their new hideout, Morgana to be Keiko's cat to come for the ride on a train for the first time, to then hear two teenage girls to be talking about on how weird they were feeling for seeing the female doctor to treat them very well, could it be the same woman from the Leblanc's last night?
Keiko: Medicines...?
Morgana: Hmm...Could that woman who came in to Leblanc be the same type of doctor?
From their guess, they got it right. The woman who was an adult and dressed like a punk biker gang type of member, was the doctor Sojiro mentioned to Keiko for Morgana to listen in 'and took a peek through Keiko's bag to see'.
Keiko: Yeah, that's her! (I didn't know the odd rumors were going around...)
Keiko sees Morgana to be thinking about something from the female doctor and what he was suddenly feeling out, not normal for Keiko to catch on as well.
Keiko: Ah, Morgana...?
Morgana: Sorry, Madame Keiko, I thought I heard something...Maybe...Also, the doctor could be useful. The medicines have odd effects to work on others, it could be useful to use for the Palace later. Items to heal, think about it. I'll tell you more later after we see the others first.
Well, what other choice do they have? The woman can't be a quack or anything. For someone or something was following them for the two to feel out this time.
Morgana: Madame Keiko, do you feel it too? Like I did?
They both did.
Keiko: Yeah, this time I did. I've been having strange feelings since I've awoken to my powers... (This is hard to get used to.)
Well, it's more of a thing that Keiko was given to be a sign to see and hear other Shadows to be invisible in the real world to see them a lot in the Metaverse. For Morgana to have him for a long time, they were both lucky.
Morgana: I see...Yes...Madame Keiko, there's nothing to worry about. It's a sign of you and I to feel out Shadows in your world as well as back in the Metaverse. You see, besides the Palaces can also open to some to be close by to others or in locations of them to take effect. No one can't see or hear them, for they are like ghosts – all but the four of us have that type of power. Just be ready in case this one causes any trouble to someone...Because I have a feeling I might know who it is...
They'll do so if it gets out of hand 'whoever the Shadow was' for them to continue on to finding the clinic.
Keiko: Understood...But we should still find the place right away. (And whoever this Shadow is, I hope it won't be any trouble for us.)
Hopefully...As they walked around the area of the small place, to see a building across from the movie theaters, they found it for Keiko to go inside with Morgana staying in her bag to watch and listen.
Morgana: This is the place like the Chief said. Okay, Madame Keiko, what will you say when you get the medicine? You have to ask what reason to get them and pay for it.
Yep, no drug dealing with other people to steal the medicines will be bad enough.
Keiko: I'll come up with something, so there's nothing to worry about.
Morgana: Whatever gets us the medicines for us to use if fine by me. It's not lying either; it's being serious for her to believe in you. Saying something about a school trouble would do well. Good luck.
Entering into the clinic as Keiko goes to get the medicines. For her to see the place was like being in a big trailer for this doctor who seems to be serious on how she looks and she appears, going up the front desk to ask for some medicines to buy, her name is Tae Takemi to be in charge of her own Takemi Clinic Center.
Tae: Yes? Young lady, is this your first visit here? Hmm...But I feel like I've seen you somewhere before...
Keiko tells Tae.
Keiko: I live with Mr. Sakura, a family friend of mine to let me stay at his place where he works at the Cafe Leblanc. I'm Keiko Amamiya. I think I saw you from last night, Ms...
Tae: Oh, yes. You're the new girl in the area I've seen. And I'm Dr. Tae Takemi. So, what are you here for today?
For some doctor like Tae was acting, this was her normal self to do her job right.
Keiko: (She sure looks different to be doing her job.) Oh! My body feels lethargic because of school, so much has to be going on for me to get used to the new area I'm living in.
Good call there for Morgana knew Keiko would pull it off for Tae to go with it from the way she was being serious to be telling the truth.
Tae: ...Fine. Please head into the examination room.
Once Keiko understands, it looks like Tae might be her temperate doctor while she was staying with Sojiro. With Morgana hearing and seeing the rest from Keiko's bag for her to tell Tae about her life at work to be hard from people getting hurt a lot from the volleyball team to have herself to worry, allowing the doctor to think it was all stress in a young teenager's age. Also the new English dubbed voice actor of this character are pretty cool in this version.
Tae: What you're telling me, Keiko, is the whole thing you're feeling so much is caused by stress. I'm going to prescribe some pain relievers, OK?
Keiko: That's fine, thank you.
Well, it wasn't done just yet for Tae.
Tae: Actually, I still need to restock those...
Oh, she was out of the stuff to go with something else for Keiko to take easily at a time.
Keiko: I'm sorry…?
Tae: No, not at all. So let's go with some sleeping pills instead. There's a good reason why, sleep is the best medicine anyways. Now...Which type of pill do you want, a sweet-tasting one or a bitter one?
Keiko: Whichever is more useful...If that's alright with you, Tae.
From sweet or bitter types of pills to help someone sleep like Keiko, huh? If that's the case – then one of them will be useful for her and the team.
Tae: Hmmm...You are my new patient to help, I just do what needs to be done. Sorry, I just been working so hard. And a lot of rumors are going on, so it has nothing to do with you coming straight to me.
A lot of Tae's mind, huh? That's a real shame.
Keiko: I was just told about it all, for the rumors to be spreading around like Mr. Sakura said.
So she has been told by Tae to notice something from Keiko...
Tae: Oh, really...? You're not sick at all, are you? I am not as dumb as I look you know, Keiko. Well, rumors or not...It looks like you don't mind me, right?
Not at all because Keiko didn't care about the rumors at all, she wouldn't care about those who are good people like Tae was.
Keiko: I don't care. And either way, you're only doing your job. A good person like you isn't a bad doctor.
See? She's a caring person for Tae to get what Keiko's feeling.
Tae: I see...I guess high school kids have it tough nowadays too, huh? I like you, Keiko, you can come here if you're ever ill. So I shall prescribe you some medication. And don't forget to pay half of it to put the rest on your health insurance.
Keiko: I'll sign the papers for you.
For Tae to give Keiko some special medicine to buy some, Keiko signing papers to come in at any time she's not well, and the rest to buy with money – everything was all set to go for the team to use to heal them from health or problems in battle to get rid of. Good thing Keiko's parents were helping her out with only to do.
Keiko: It's all set for you, Tae. (Thank you, Mom and Dad, for still covering my health insurance...How surprising.)
She gives the doctor her paperwork.
Tae: Good. Now you know the rules to come here to get some medicines from me to pay for or if you're sick, you're all set for my new patient - Keiko Amamiya. Finally, someone who gets me. I hope from these medicines you need to get better will be helpful, and remember to look at the directions when taking them. The last thing I need is for someone to get into these types of things to get ill or themselves killed. Not that you would...
Keiko: It's fine, I'll read when taking them carefully at a time. This will really help out a lot.
And the rules have been told already...
Tae: It's nothing really...For you, Keiko, you're an odd girl to be doing this. I wonder what you really need these types of medicines for if you're not a drug addict...But as long as you don't cause any trouble, then we're all set.
It was time for Keiko to buy some things from Tae herself to be useful for the Palace to work well in the Metaverse differently. From bigger to smaller recovery ones, cures other from getting burned, shocked, cold, stops the rage, despair, brainwashed, fear or confusion ones; also cures dizziness, hunger, forget things, or sleep...bring back the ones who fallen in battle, and last but not least – can cure everyone in the Safe Room from Palaces where they hide at. And that's about it for Keiko buys some useful ones to have of each for the rest of it.
Keiko: (There, these things should be enough for all of us.) I think I got what I needed for today, Tae, thanks again.
She and Morgana were about to head on home now to not be a long walk from where they were.
Tae: Anytime, you take care now, Keiko. Well, not a bad kid like she is...Keiko Amamiya...
Done and done! Just as Keiko was leaving the clinic itself, some man in a suit comes in to talk to Tae alone for her and Morgana 'to see it' just happens to bump into this guy.
Keiko: Sorry...
Man in Suit: Excuse me, miss.
Okay...? The man seems to be in a hurry to talk to Tae right way to make it look like it was a serious type of meeting for Keiko and Morgana to hear what they were saying from outside of the room. To also feel out the Shadow was inside of the clinic building. Already?
Morgana: Madame Keiko, it's in the clinic!
For Morgana to feel it out, and so did Keiko.
Keiko: I know, but where is it coming from? You said it's from someone with a distorted desire of some kind with the connections from the Metaverse to roam around in the real world, right?
It could be anywhere to any of the two people in the room with sadness, anger, stress, worried, scared, and dark secrets of a human's desires for this one to come into the real world.
Tae: ...Hello. What's the reason for your visit? Do you have a cold? Stomachache? Athlete's foot? Whatever it is, you'll need to take a number...
With Tae sounding upset, the man in the suit talks back to question the doctor's skills on what type of medicines she was giving out to people.
Man in Suit: ...Enough of this! You're the only one who could have developed that type of medicine.
Tae: I'm afraid I have no idea what you're talking about...
Lots of arguments to be going on in the other room.
Man in Suit: Don't play dumb with me. Rumor has it, it's a drug so potent it can give a person ultimate power.
Tae: Really? That's news to me.
Man in Suit: Developing experimental drugs, medicines, and herbal remedies violates all health regulations. Are you attempting to create a super-stimulant? A drug like that will only become a social issue.
Morgana and Keiko listen in closely from outside of the room next to the door and while trying to find the Shadow to be anywhere.
Tae: You're really persistent, you know that? I'm just a quack...
Man in Suit: The police may not be taking action, but I imagine the media will soon pick up on it. You intend to ruin my reputation again, huh? You're a disgrace to the medical community.
Tae: Excuse me?
For Tae to not listen to the man's warnings to tell it like it is.
Man in Suit: What's with that look? That was your mistake, was it not? I won't be responsible for your criminal actions. Dispose of that "medicine" immediately and resign. The name "Tae Takemi" will never-
The man stops talking to see something from the door outside of the room where Keiko and Morgana were listening in.
Man in Suit: Hey, is someone there?!
Not good, but things get worse for Tae to not feel so well to give up her dreams of becoming a doctor to ask the man to leave.
Tae: Please leave right now if you don't have an opponent with me, sir.
Man in Suit: Not until you're out of here!
Trying to take the medicines away from Tae and holding on to them, it was a fight for Keiko and Morgana to be seen and heard.
Keiko: Tae can't do that! This guy's going to hurt her-!
The two stopped to see the Shadow appearing to look like a Pixie to be Tae's type of distorted heart to still be working as a doctor, and might do something more to the man to have him more than get injured, but sick and killed without the real Tae knowing about it.
Morgana: Madame Keiko, look! There's the Shadow, it's Dr. Takemi!
They see it for Morgana gets Keiko's cell phone out of her bag to hit the app button of the location they were in for the aurora of the Shadow was at, and they go into the Metaverse together to get ready to fight Pixie who's part of Tae's Shadow...just about.
Tayla: Persona #11 - Pixie
According to the local folklore of southwest England, pixies are small mischievous creatures that inhabit the countryside and woodlands that like to play pranks on humans. Depending on the tale told, pixies can vary in size from tiny enough to fit in the palm of a human's hand to the size of a small child, although they are always a good deal below the size of an average human. They can be portrayed with or without wings, and over the years have taken on many traits usually associated with fairies, often leading to the common misconception that they are one and the same.
Pixies are sometimes said to be born in much the same way as humans, however some tales tell that they are humans transformed through misdeeds or magic. They play pranks on humans such as stealing their belongings, throwing things or calling out their names. They may also steal horses during the night and return them by the morning with tangled manes. While pixies usually don't cause any real harm, it is said that if someone follows the voices of pixies, they will never return.
Pixie: Ah, look what you did...I wanted to make this man ill for more treatments to give to my patients with so many tests to do, but you two ruined the fun of having special powers. It looks like you both are going to have an early checkup. Setting it up right now!
With Pixie as a doctor, Morgana gets to transform into his other form right away.
Morgana: Just in time...Now, suit up! Code name – Mona!
Keiko was the first to see this.
Keiko: We're in the Metaverse?! That was fast!
Morgana: Madame Keiko, listen to me! Transform! We're not in Kamoshida's Palace right now, we're in the clinic of Dr. Takemi's distorted heart of Shadows like this Pixie thing can be indivisible to the human eye unless you have powers like the four of us do, by using the app on your phone can trap it to stop the bad desires from the doctor by stopping her ways of test subjects on others. And then suit up into your thief form like I just did. Now say these words – "Suit up! Code name – Joker!" Now do it!
And so, Keiko gives it a try since her powers were growing little by the time 'for the fact that Igor, Caroline, and Justine would've told her about this by now'.
Keiko: (I never knew you could do that too, amazing...) Okay then...Suit up! Code name – Joker!
She was in for Joker and Mona were ready to fight against Pixie for in the Metaverse part of her territory of Tae's had people having lots of illness with different medicines to test them out on like it's a powerful drink to be way too much to take in to have other clone people take with weird side effects all over the place.
Pixie: Which one of you wants to get injected first? I got a whole lot of needles and I'm not afraid to use any one of them.
Throwing one of the power drugs at the two, for Morgana/Mona to cut them into bits with his sword.
Morgana: Not happening today, lady! You mess with the wrong people like this doctor's only desire is to help out others, not to become test subjects as the rumors claim to be.
Keiko: And stop messing with Tae's desires and get lost! Or we'll have to do it for you...
However, Pixie had a few tricks in mind to have lots of pills to spread out on her made-up images of people's illness to pour all over to make them zombie like pledges to start going after the two while the Shadow takes flight.
Pixie: If you really want me that badly...then try catching me first! That is – if you can avoid my patients with super body commands to stop you both! Wee!
And there she goes, and there they go after Pixie all over the room to be bigger than the real world was...As Morgana/Mona and Keiko/Joker chase after her while avoiding some zombie people who were trying to slow them down by puking, grabbing a hold on their legs, and dragging them down to be injected with needles filled with acid. Wow!
Keiko: There...are...too many of them...!
Morgana: Zorro!
Luckily for Zorro blows them away with his wind/air attacks and then Arsene appears to have them set on fire and darkness type of powers from Keiko to warm them up. Remember, in their world they're not real people -they're all lively cognitions.
Arsene: Long time no see, my dear. I'm here to help.
Keiko: Arsene!
Good to see one another again for Keiko's Persona wouldn't let her down nor would Morgana's one being Zorro either.
Morgana: She's getting away, Joker. And with more of the people trying to slow us down, we better fight through this type of hospital hallways of the mess. Let's go!
Keiko: Okay, Mona! I'm right behind you!
With the four combining their powers to fight through lots of patients to try to keep on fighting to catch up to Pixie to use her powers to boost up her flying skills, the chase still continues on. From flying around in so many different types of hallways, watching out for goop type of medicines, other acid needles shooting out all over, carts to go flying out, and so on to do whatever it takes to have Tae's desires restored from the Shadow's doing in any way. As Morgana uses his slingshot weapon to try to slow Pixie down...
Morgana: Target locked, and...fire!
Direct hit for her to go down as she tries her powers again to heal herself in time to be ready to fly away again.
Pixie: Ouch...That hurts! I'm going to give you all special treatment-!
However, all of her patients were all tired from resting up and the drug to wear out for nothing else would work on any of them.
Pixie: Huh? No. No! I can't lose! Not like this, I need to make more medicines to improve others from not dying to change it all, I gotta work harder-!
With Keiko using her hands to push Pixie aside a little for her and Morgana to have their weapons out to make this Shadow give up as Pixie finally comes to an end.
Keiko: You're not going anywhere, Shadow...Ah, Mona, what do we do now? Kill her?
Well, there were other ways to win this battle against any Shadow 'or Persona' for Morgana to tell Keiko about it next.
Morgana: Not really, Joker. You see...Like some good people, Personas and Shadows also have hearts like us. Sometimes they can give you money, items, and other times a trade in one of them for your life. And the most important thing is to use them for power in battle with a little negotiation to talk to them in person. Isn't that right, lady? Surrender peacefully, or we'll finish you off ourselves!
A wink of an eye from Morgana to have a plan for Keiko to go along with it for Pixie didn't want to die at all.
Pixie: Wait! Don't! Don't kill me...Please, I was just trying to help others to get this doctor to do something good, I didn't mean no harm...
Keiko: But using one woman to make something to help out others, rumor has been going on that people feel tired or strange all over their bodies with side effects for the doctors to worry she would be killing them. I think your desires are too much on Tae. If you let her explain without hiding it all in, then others will understand her a whole lot better.
Pixie: Really? I've been doing that...?
Looks like this Persona's a good one to try to do something nice to go a little bit overboard from Tae's career as a doctor to see her desires more and more to follow her dreams still.
Keiko: I'm sure you didn't mean to. If you leave Tae alone, we'll let you go.
Pixie: Wait, I still want to help out by making admins. I can still heal you two in battle from this world, it can be very dangerous out there with no doctors or nurses to come to your aid. Think about it. Please...I only wish to help out others feel better and cured. I'll go easy on how I do it too and leave this woman alone, I promise.
It does sound promising for Pixie to make it up to them, but the question is this...
Keiko: Really? You'll help us if you stop?
Morgana then gives something to Keiko to us and has to battle on other Shadows to save their lives if they're good or with a change or heart on the bad people.
Morgana: Here, Joker, use this. A new weapon, a gift from me to you.
Keiko: It's a mask...A mini mask in fact.
Well, it was more just a mask from the looks of it.
Morgana: Not just a mask, this can change any type of bad Shadows into good Persona and a weapon to absorb from within it to summon their skills in battle. From absorbing the bad ones to having the good ones be set free and the people whose heart desires are being messed with from Shadows into Personas. Use it by saying these words - of the Persona's name and saying this with it – Something and so on, I've commit thee to join, and then they'll do the rest for you.
Looks like Pixie will be part of the power for Keiko to use in battle, as she gives it a go for this special type of mask.
Keiko: (Another Persona type on our side, this could be very useful for all of us in battle...) Okay then! Pixie - Beguiling Girl, I've commit thee to join!
With the mask glowing, so was Pixie to let her powers of the old Shadows to release Tae to be free now and continue on as a doctor, to then be saying this next once the bad side was gone and with a good part of the Personas now.
Pixie: Wow! I feel great! I can do more by healing those who are hurt and stop those who cause it. Thank you so much, I won't let you down. I am thou, thou art I. For I am Pixie – who heals and can do other magical spells will come in handy for all of you.
And for that to have their own Personas, Keiko has one for power to be Pixie that was freed, absorbed into the mask, and Tae's desires were saved. Nice one on their first try.
Keiko: Hey, I did it!
They sure did.
Morgana: You did, Joker, this will be useful when this sometimes happens and more when we get Kamoshida's Treasure first before stopping him next, that might be more of a challenge there when the time comes. Pixie is part of the power to use in battle. And with that, I think Dr. Takemi should be fine this time.
Keiko: And the man in a business suit?
Out cold from the struggle to trip and fall 'it was his doing' but he'll live.
Morgana: I'll doubt he'll remember anything after his little trip. Now come on, we gotta get back to the real world and head on home. I think the doctor will be fine too; she'll think it was all a dream. Let's get out of here.
Yeah, Tae won't remember anything but having a dream about her leaving, Morgana and Keiko return back to the real world in time and leave the clinic right away with the medicines they got.
Keiko: (So much to learn in so little time, wait until Ryuji and Ann hear about this. I just hope Tae will still continue on to be the best doctor in the world, a lot better later for the rumors to go away next.)
She'll tell them in no time. With them gone, and the man having trouble remembering what he was doing to leave for today...soon enough for the rumors to stop spreading 'to slow down for a bit', and for Tae to get back to work with new patients to come around for her to be ready with and makes sure from each of her medicines she makes does some good. Trying to remember what happened when she black out, was a woman in black and a strange creature in her dreams to be very real to her.
Tae: (Strange...I had a crazy dream of a fairy who was messing with my work and a girl in black with a talking animal saved me, it felt so real. But it had to be a dream right? Well, having this guy have a trip and fall on himself, I hope something will come around for me real soon.)
It does alright, but then again it will take some time. For some Personas to come around and help out and bad ones 'being Shadows' to be stopped and saving others' desires from one world to the next. One part was done so far, and to do the next one – and that's by getting some guns and armor upgrades to buy.