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: Thank you game for giving me all these reading sessions when we have nothing to read.
: We unlocked Kohryu in the last update, and I want to fuse him - mostly because he’s the easiest way to fuse a component for Asura, but also because when you’re fusing very high-level Personas, the list of possible fusion components shrinks dramatically and we need every one we can get.
: You may recognize this specific combo of Personas, because they formed a fusion attack in Innocent Sin that was… underwhelming, to say the least.
New Persona: Okuinushi
Origin: Japan
First Appearance: Megami Tensei II
Japanese god with 80 brothers, all of whom vied for the love of a single princess. Saved a skinless rabbit (the Hare of Inaba) who predicted that he would be the one to marry the princess. Eventually marries the princess, which causes his brothers to conspire to kill him using such classic tricks as making him chase a “boar” (actually a flaming boulder) and crushing him between two halves of a tree.
After dying twice and being revived, he falls in love with Susano-O’s daughter, rendering the entire thing pointless.
: Someone really needs to do an edit of that “spicy keychain” comic where Okuinushi is crushed by a flaming boulder and going “My boulder! My boulder is red hot! How could you give your own brother the spicy boulder, Dominic!?”
: Anyway, we want Okuinushi for one reason: he learns Psy Boost and can pass it down to Seiryu.
Returning Persona: Yatagarasu
Origin: Japan
First Appearance: Megami Tensei II
Poorly-understood divine bird that is a servant of Amaterasu. Most of the sources of Shinto canon regarding it are contradictory, and it was probably mixed up with a different bird from Chinese mythology.
: Yatagarasu is a trashsona I’m fusing for the sole purpose of fusing with Okuinushi.
Returning Persona: Seiryu
Origin: China
First Appearance: Megami Tensei II
One of the four Chinese constellations representing the cardinal directions. Represents East, along with the color blue and wood. Also appears in Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean myth. Known under a number of different names, including Qing Long in China.. though the name most people in the West are going to be more familiar with is Shenron, the name he appears under in Dragon Ball.
: Seiryu is a vessel to pass down Psy Boost, but also learns Repel Nuke. Kohryu is weak to Nuke, so this will cover that gap.
Returning Persona: Byakko
Origin: China
First Appearance: Shin Megami Tensei II
One of the four Chinese constellations representing the cardinal directions. Represents West, along with autumn and wind.
Returning Persona: Suzaku
Origin: China
First Appearance: Shin Megami Tensei II
One of the four Chinese constellations representing the cardinal directions. Represents South, along with fire and summer.
: I think I already logged Genbu earlier, so let’s buy an alarm and put this all together.
New Persona: Kohryu
Origin: China
First Appearance: Megami Tensei
Dragon that rules over the four Chinese constellations. Represents earth and the changing of the seasons. Doesn’t appear in Japanese mythology.
: We don’t really need Spell Master that badly, because we already have Psychic Bloodline. With Psy Boost and Psy Amp, Kohryu is a pretty solid Psychic Persona, even if he’s not the best one.
: Anyway, let’s send the calling card.
: “So, when d’ya wanna send it? The earlier the better, right?”
: “No… in my opinion, we should wait until right before the time limit.”
: Read: “We should wait because Joker has to get caught right after the boss fight and we still haven’t seen Maruki’s Rank 10 scene which happens on 11/18.”
: “May I ask your reasoning behind that idea?”
: “Sae-san is a realist. Even if she believes the Phantom Thieves exist, do you think she knows how they steal hearts? Furthermore, there is a chance she expects that she herself will be targeted.”
: “So because her heart is ready for any possibility, the calling card might not have enough effect?”
: Wait, how would Akechi know this? He didn’t even know about the treasure thing until the party told him. I mean, I know he’s the killer, but still.
: “I only say that theoretically, but I believe so. Hence, it would be prudent for us to wait until we are driven into a corner to act. If we do so with no time to spare, I assume even Sae-san would have to be somewhat agitated.”
: “Hm, ensuring the Treasure actually appears.. that sounds quite logical. Impressive, Akechi-kun… though it is a bit vexing that you know more about my sister than I do.”
: “Haha, that’s only because of my work as a detective. Well then, if our time limit is November 20th and we act the day after sending the calling card… shall we send it out on the 18th?”
: “We should prepare as much as we can before then. Well, I can’t complain about having more time. Make sure you’re ready, everyone!”
: “I brought it here in hopes of doing some serious gardening.”
: “Wow.. she’s so diligent…”
: As it turns out, asking Haru to grow vegetables does not take time - I mean, it does in that you have to wait a few days. Remember those items we picked up from Sakai that double the next Physical or Magic attack?
: Haru can grow those. Your two best options here are probably the Moonlight Carrot (full SP restore for one person, basically a Soma) and the Star Onion, which doubles the next magic attack.
: Anyway, let’s do Rank 2 of her confidant. I grabbed an Empress Persona off screen when fusing Kohryu. You need Proficiency 5 for this event.. but why wouldn’t you have that by this point?
: “The soil here would be so healthy if you were here more often. Honestly… I’m surprised that my gardening can be of use to our work as the Phantom Thieves. This started as just a hobby, so it’s amazing to see it transform into a more practical skill.”
: “Beyond this, I’ve actually begun raising plants of my own at home. …Coffee beans.”
: giggle “You’re so funny, Akira-kun! You don’t actually need a farm for coffee beans. You can grow them in a garden just like normal vegetables. Though… the plot I’m using at my father’s villa is large enough to turn into a farm if I so desired.”
: You don’t need a farm for coffee beans when you’re a multi-millionaire heiress who can simply buy a significant portion of Colombia.
: “Anyway, I recently discovered the joy in the taste and aroma of coffee. I used to think it was purely bitter, but now I understand the depths of its flavor… to tell you the truth, I wasn’t even able to drink it before…”
: “Ah, pardon me. I was just thinking back on the past.. um.. can I share with you again? As I mentioned before.. I cannot bring myself to trust any of the employees at Okumura Foods.”
: “For as long as I can remember, the company has been run by my father. Being liked by him was always very important. Some employees would even come to ingratiate themselves to me.”
: “…But since his passing, things have gotten unruly. Most evidently, people have started trying to use my influence as majority shareholder to oust other employees. They say they come to me out of respect… but I know they really just want to use me.”
: “I’ve heard so many rumors… the worst ones are about Takakura-san, the new president. They say he was thrilled to hear my father passed.”
: Takakura is supposed to be the guy in Okumura’s unused will seed cutscene (at least I think he is).
: “There may be truth to that, though. He’s been with the company for years, but has only started being nice to me recently. He even offered to assist me with asset management. I fear he has an ulterior motive though…”
: Fun side note here. Haru’s confidant has the fewest wrong answers out of any confidant that isn’t an automatic rank-up (like Mishima’s or Yoshida’s). This is the only one you can even get wrong.
: “Yes, I can’t help but wonder about him… he even went as far as to recommend I sell my shares the other day. He said I could make a fortune…”
: I don’t get why she wouldn’t. I mean, she’s not an executive and isn’t drawing a paycheck, which are usually the only reasons executives stick around in reality.
: Theoretically, she could force them to hire her, but this whole thing feels like the writer had no idea how this kind of thing works in real life and decided to write it anyway.
: “Takakura-san must be scheming to take the company for himself… at least, its possible.”
: “Indeed it is.. none of the advice I’ve gotten so far has been helpful either. Everyone only speaks out of their own self-interest.. thank you for today though. I feel a little better after talking about this with you.”
: “Oh, and don’t worry. I’ll make sure I keep myself motivated, even through these difficult times.”
: “I’m going to stay here a little while longer to check the drainage. I need to make sure these vegetables turn out as good as possible for the Phantom Thieves.”
: “It’s not terribly important, but what vegetables do you tend to like most, Akira-kun? I might as well grow things that everyone likes eating.”
: I went with this one because it’s what the guide goes with.
: “Mm, I’m not sure I have seedlings for that. It sounds a little too big for a planter, too. But it might be worth growing! A melon just looks so gorgeous. Maybe I’ll try growing some in my garden.”
: I mean, given that she can grow onions in three days, I’m betting this is because the Umbrella-style T-virus laced fertilizer she’s using doesn’t work on melons.
: “Thanks for sharing your preferences. I’ll try my best to grow them. I hope you’ll be able to keep helping me. Good night for now.”
: Tonight, we’re doing Ohya’s Rank 9. I’m actually going to put off doing her romance scenes until probably after the next update, because that’s how much of a pain in the ass it is.
: “She’s gotten so skinny, she looked almost like a stranger… she wouldn’t say anything either. I think she had a… mental shutdown, is it called?”
: Ohya’s confidant sucks near the end because her Rank 9 is horribly low on points. Even if you get every answer correct, there’s a deficit of between 4 and 6 points to reach Rank 10 depending on whether you did the romance route or not.
: This means you need THREE affinity readings to be able to finish her confidant if you are not going down the romance route. It sucks! The first time I tried to record her Rank 10, I wound up having to reset because I thought I could accomplish it with two.
: “It’s still a mystery… she’s not in a state to talk about what happened. Her doctor said they found her collapsed in the street just about a year ago now. She had been wandering along the coast without any belongings, so the director’s wife took her in.”
: Wait, wouldn’t that be enough to prove that John Persona couldn’t possibly be the same one behind the murders?
: “…All we can do is pray. Either way, Kayo is still a suspect, so bringing her back here would just put her in danger again.”
: “Not necessarily. I have her hairclip. It looks like an ordinary accessory, but it actually has a miniature camera built inside. Remember that voicemail where she said she had something big? Well, it was all in the hairclip.”
: Kayo was somehow the only person smart enough to have insurance in case they got brain murdered. Akechi has been at it for a while.
: “…It was a picture of the bureaucrat’s secret meeting. The other party must be the one behind the slush fund. And that other party…”
: “Yup. It’s pretty clear that confidant was blackmailing the bureaucrat, and killed him for not paying up. Kayo must have managed to escape, but then ended up suffering a mental shutdown somehow…”
: “I’m not sure what could possibly cause something like that though.. in any case, maybe that’s why they decided to leave her alive.. heh.. they underestimated her journalistic talent.”
: I feel like they should’ve done something with this in Royal - maybe as an alternative to Sae’s palace - to give people more of a reason to play through the game again.
: “But given the current situation, it’s going to be difficult to write an article about it. I wouldn’t have Kayo’s testimony, and even if I did, I wouldn’t be able to corroborate her story. I’d get crushed if I tried to take them on without being fully prepared…”
: “Who do you think I am? I’m gonna do whatever it takes to pursue the truth! I said I need to be fully prepared, didn’t I? It’ll just take a while.”
: “I’ve resigned myself to a long battle anyway. I have her photo. Now I gotta get some solid evidence, and lay the groundwork to prove her innocence. I’m going to avenge Kayo!”
: “…Well then, our deal’s over. It’ll be too dangerous for you to stick around from here onward. You understand, right? The opposition won’t think twice about taking down anyone in their way.”
: “I’m sure I’ll get targeted… so to be safe, you shouldn’t come here again.”
: “W-Wow, that’s mature of you… honestly, I appreciate the concern, but it’s really not that simple.”
: Joker: “Akechi can’t brain-murder me. He can’t even beat Gabriel, and by this time next month I’ll have Lucifer.”
: “Fine. If you’re sticking your nose in this on your own free will, then there’s nothing I can do. I’ll solve this case on my own… but I appreciate having a friend who’s got my back.”
: “All right, let’s have a kickoff party! We’re gonna break out the champagne tonight!”
: “Mannn… lamest kickoff party ever! I guess the booze doesn’t matter though. It’s all about the company!”
: “I know at first it was for the articles, but you don’t have any obligation to stay now, you know. Ohhh, I know. Did you take me seriously when I told the chief we were a couple? Geez, you kids today are so naive!”
: “That couple act…”
: “O-Of course. Thank goodness…! It would’ve been way too much trouble to be with a minor… what’s taking Lala-chan so long? And what’s with the heat? I mean, don’t you think it’s hot in here?”
: “All this heat is making me tired…”
: Three days of doing nothing but sleeping and getting affinity readings later…
: “Yep, replace the previous article. No worries, right? Might as well go all out if we’re gonna do this! I’m gonna scrap the others and rewrite them as well. Yep, tomorrow morning then…”
: “Sorry, that was the chief…”
: “I’m doing a special expose on the Phantom Thieves, and the chief’s helping me. It’s about their origin and the root of the problem they’re trying to solve. … I think it really captures the spirit of journalism.”
: “As if! Your observations and analysis are the heart of the story. The higher-ups were against it, but this expose has been very popular with our readers. Since we’ve sold so many copies, there’s nothing they can do about it… or us.”
: “So, we’re planning to throw in additional articles while we have the chance.”
: “Thanks. I’m still counting on your contribution to help us sell issues, you know. All riiiight, let’s throw a victory celebration! Lala-chan, I hope you have some champagne for us!”
: “That’s what I figured, so I reserved a bottle at the wine shop.”
: “I wanted to speak with you.. in private.”
: “Oh, loosen up a bit, will ya? I’ve been quietly making preparations to write a story about Shido’s confidant too. I’m going to uncover the truth.. I swear to Kayo. Thanks.. again.”
: “Whenever I felt like giving up, you encouraged me to keep going. It’s all thanks to you that I was able to get this far…”
: “The chief’s change of heart happened exactly the same way as those other cases. And the timing was absolutely perfect. You’re the only one who could have orchestrated all that.”
: “Lala-chan’s more of a… phantom menace. Aw crap, she’s gonna be so pissed!”
: So what you’re saying is that Lala is singlehandedly responsible for ruining Star Wars? I mean, I don’t see how she could do any worse than George Lucas, or whoever Disney has on it these days.
: “I’m convinced from all the recent coverage that the Phantom Thieves truly are valiant. Helping the weak… punishing the bad… they actually do all those things. In a sense, you and I have the same objective. We both want to expose the ills of society…”
: “Sooo, I won’t tell anyone about your true identity. Let’s form a united front to fight evil. …If it weren’t for you, I never would have been able to return to my journalist self.”
: “My high schooler source who manipulated information ended up manipulating my heart too…”
: Wow that’s corny.
: “I’m gonna return the favor one of these days, all right? Ahahaha! Until then, we’ll race to see who can expose evil first!”
: Beelzebub is the best Curse Persona in the game, but there’s only 19 possible fusion combinations to make him - and of those, five involve ranking up a Belial or Nebiros via treasure demon fusion.
: “Anywaaaay, where the hell is Lala-chan…? Shall we get started then? Considering we’re already in a celebratory mood?”
: Joker pulls out the air horn. The horny has infected another one.
: Now that we’ve seen that, let’s move on to what we’re actually doing over the next three days.
: “We’re sending the calling card on the 18th, so we have less than a week left now. sigh I’m getting nervous.”
: Game, why are you doing this, I can’t make it go any faster.
: “You too, Akira? That’s surprising… still, this time is different than usual, having a set date to send the calling card and all. This mission will determine our fate. We have to succeed no matter what.”
: “Have you ever heard a recording of your own voice? Were you surprised? That’s because when you hear your voice normally, you hear it through your bones.”
: “The voice you hear in a recording that makes you feel uncomfortable is unmistakably your own voice. Now then, Kurusu-kun. Has hearing someone’s voice over the phone ever felt strange to you?”
: “I wonder. Do you know why voices sound so different over the phone?”
: “That’s correct. I’m surprised you knew the answer. The sound is synthetic… it’s practically not even their voice anymore. To transmit data, cell phones use a certain way of encoding your voice into digital information.”
: So wait, which is it - is it unmistakably my own voice, or is it bad voice encoding because cellphone manufacturers don’t really give a shit about the phone’s capability to make and receive calls?
: “Oh? You think you’d be able to tell if you were hearing a computer talking? As long as the tone and intonation match, the listener’s brain fills in any other differences. Most of our communication is based on assumptions.”
: “Yeah, my voice just sounds like meows to people who don’t know me. Geez.. assumptions are dangerous.”
: Today, we’ll be doing Shinya’s Rank 9.
: On a side note, I tried recording Great Ace Attorney Chronicles for an LP. The first case is over four hours long, has a character assert their extraterritorial rights, and by the time I was a quarter of the way through it I had more than 1,400 screenshots. So yeah no, I’m not LPing that.
: It also kinda drags. There’s an entire plot point that really didn’t need to be there, and at the end of the day it’s basically a clone of a similar case from the third game.
: “My mom really did have a change of heart! When I got home, my mom cooked dinner. She made my favorite, hamburger steak! Then she admitted that she was wrong and apologized to me for getting so mad about everything.”
: “Yeah! It’s all thanks to the Phantom Thieves… and you, Kurusu-san. I guess winning and losing doesn’t matter when it comes to just being happy.”
: “Well, isn’t it true? The reason my mom was able to change is that she lost to the Phantom Thieves. Losing wasn’t the end at all. It brought my real mom back. Man, I’m so happy right now.”
: “Am I weird.. for feeling happy about losing? I mean, all I cared about before was winning.”
: “Really? Well, if you say so, then it’s gotta be true! I wanna get stronger. Strong enough that I can protect my mom… I realized something from you and the Phantom Thieves.”
: “Instead of destroying others, protecting and saving people is what makes a person strong. You listened to my problems, and even confronted my mom for me.. I-I guess that was pretty cool of you…”
: “By the way, do you remember Takekuma? The pro who beat me? I heard more rumors that he uses illegal armor. I wonder why he’s cheating…”
: “Yeah.. I kinda understand how that feels. I might’ve cheated too, if I had known how.”
: “Okay, I’m gonna head home. Hey, Kurusu-san, are the Phantom Thieves… never mind! Bye! Let’s play again sometime!”
: The phone call for this event sucks. It’s basically a recap of what we already just saw in the confidant event, and I was going to cut it entirely.
: “My mom and I have been eating meals together every day now. She’s a really good cook! She even made my favorite hamburger steak! I’m so glad she’s back to her old self! I’m so thankful for the Phantom Thieves!”
: “What, me? Nuh… all I did was hand her the calling card. Oh yeah, could I give you a message to pass along to the Phantom Thieves? Tell them.. thanks for changing my mom’s heart! I’ll become strong enough that I can protect her myself!”
: “…Okay? Oh, my mom’s calling me for me, so I’m gonna go. See you later! Mooom, what’s for dinner?”
: Gotta make sure to get those three fucking affinity readings for Ohya. Have I mentioned we also need two affinity readings for Dr. Femdom? Because we do.
: I may actually save Dr. Femdom’s Rank 10 for next update, because it’s a lot of re-recording and remembering to get readings.
: “This thing’s an antique. I’m not gonna sell it to anyone less than a real gun expert. Oh, and about Tsuda… I heard he got excommunicated from the clan. Apparently his boss found out about what happened. Serves him right, huh?”
: “…Think so. Pretty big relief, assumin’ it’s true. I mean sure, that bastard pissed me off, but I never once wished he’d up and die on me.”
: “This whole thing’s been real crazy though. I mean, Tsuda used to be the role model for upholdin’ the code… I guess this is what he meant when he said times’re changin’…”
: “The hell’re you doin’!? You motherfucker! Hey, hold on! Dammit! That bastard Masa’s abducted Kaoru!”
: “He damn well better be, or else Masa’s a dead man! God, that piece of shit! He knew about Tsuda’s failure the whole time… I bet he was just waitin’ for a chance like this!”
: “Right. They’re over at Seaside Park. I’ll grab the keys n’ lock up! C’mon, let’s go!”
: They should’ve written in a line where Joker turns to Iwai and asks “So uh, if the yakuza were about to buy a bunch of fake guns, do we even know that knife is real?”
: “Kaoru…”
: “I said, let Kaoru go!”
: “…So, what’re you gonna make me do?”
: …His entire plan is to take a shipment of fake guns, which the yakuza know are fake, and attempt to sell them to the yakuza anyway. Fucking brilliant writing.
: “Sorry Masa, but you got some real shitty timin’. We just broke ‘em all down. There’s nothin’ left.”
: “That ain’t true! I’m tryin’ to protect you, Kaoru!”
: I like to think that Iwai is facepalming not because his son is being held at knifepoint, but because he’s realized how incredibly stupid this entire situation is.
: “Kaoru…”
: “Akira…”
: “Kaoru, listen… there’s somethin’ I been keepin’ from you for a while now.. and you’re prolly not gonna like it. Truth is, your real parents didn’t die in a car crash.”
: The truth is Kaoru’s the one who died in a car crash, and has now been isekai’d into a game written by Hashino.
: “You were abandoned by your mother when you were still a baby. That’s why I took you in. Believe it or not… I was actually part of the yakuza back then.”
: “Heh.. chuckle attaboy, Kaoru. Listen, Masa… let’s put an end to this, right here, right now. We can start fresh.”
: Oh look, it’s Tsuda… with his gun that’s probably fake. I swear, they’re like goldfish.
: “Tsuda!?”
: “Looks like it. So, what now?”
: “…Take care, brother.”
: “Heh. Honestly, I’m surprised you stayed calm through all that. Guess you’re maturin’ quicker than I even realized…”
: “Heh, sure is. I never woulda been able to say all the shit he did. Y’know, I’ve been so busy makin’ sure he doesn’t end up like me that I forgot to see who he’s actually becomin’. Heh… I can’t believe I’m only just realizin’ this now.”
: “And it’s all thanks to you, kid. I appreciate it.. for real.”
: What are you, Futaba?
: sigh “You seriously eat on a whole 'nother level. You might even end up taller than me someday. C’mon, let’s head over there.”
: This is another phone call I was strongly considering cutting entirely.
: “I’m glad Kaoru’s safe and all, but.. man, he ended up with a hell of an appetite after that. Sure was somethin’… ‘connected by the gecko,’ huh? …The kid must’ve grown into a man while I wasn’t looking.”
: Why is he telling Joker this? Joker was there, and we’ve already been to the diner with Kaoru once already!
: “Ugh… after goin’ out to eat with you guys, I can barely move. Too stuffed. …But somehow, it’s the best feeling in the whole damn world…”
: “Thanks, Akira… you did some great work. Hah.. you got me sayin’ all this sappy shit. Downright embarrassing. I gotta go get some air, cool down a little. All right. Later.”
: There’s another trade we can do today, and I’ll show it off even though there’s no reason to. The trade gets you an axe for Haru, but we just unlocked the Persona that fuses into Haru’s best axe - that being Beelzebub.
: The timing on fusing Beelzebub is going to be a bit tight, but I’m hoping to get it done before we fight Sae’s shadow.
: First, we want to buy a Moon Dango from the grocery store in Yongen-Jaya. This is convenient, since we’re doing Tae’s Rank 9 today.
: “Let me know if you need anything else.”
: “…Excellent. Then the rest is up to you.”
: “Yes, he’s my little guinea pig.”
: “He just so happened to be a year ahead of me in college. I told him everything since I was so close to perfecting the medicine. I have to thank you again. All this is thanks to you helping me with the clinical trials.”
: Government regulations? What government regulations?
: “I bet. Although it was really fun for me. From my tour of their medical facility and discussions I had with their development team… I’m confident this will be a success, and they’ll complete development on schedule.”
: “The final result will be out of my hands though… if I don’t accept their offer, that is. I was.. recruited. He offered me the position of head of research and development at his hospital.”
: “…Which means I’ll have to close my practice. I start first thing next month. Unfortunately, Takemi Clinic of Internal Medicine will be gone.”
: I feel like the writers for Strikers stopped reading this right here, because her clinic is closed in Strikers.
: “I’ll urge my patients to transfer to that hospital, and I’ll be sure to give them priority there.”
: “…Just kidding. The part about being recruited is true, but I don’t intend to close my practice. I kind of like being a general practitioner. I’ll still work with them to develop new medicine though.”
: “Once the medicine’s perfected, I’ll be able to see Miwa-chan.. and receive my reward: her smile. Oh, I need to give you your reward too. I’ll think of something to give my little guinea pig for holding up his end of the deal.”
: Her Rank 10 reward is kinda garbage, in that all it does is let you buy the equivalent of a Samarecarm (full heal + revive) in item form.
: “You were really concerned when you thought I was going to close this office. I know you said it was for your entrance exams, but come on, really?”
: “I think it’s about time you started being honest with me. It’s okay. You can tell me. Why do you keep coming to me?”
: “Is that so? Well, I can take a hint. It’s getting late… you should get going. Come visit anytime. I’ll see you later.”
: Here’s another phone call I probably should’ve just cut. In fact, had I known how bad a lot of these are, I probably would have made it a policy to skip them in general.
: “I’ve got my drug in the hands of someone I trust. Everything’s on track for the cure to go through. And something tells me… I’d never have gotten this far without you.”
: “Thanks for doing this. You stuck by me, even when one of those side-effects could have killed you. You really are the best guinea pig I could’ve hoped for.”
: “Well, it’ll still need some tests and adjusting before it’s ready for actual treatment. Still needs lots of work. But I have faith that someday soon, I’ll help Miwa-chan smile again.”
: “…And I haven’t forgotten all you did to help. I’ll make sure to bump up your compensation a little. Okay, I’m going to hang up now. We’re done with the clinical trials, but you can drop by anytime you need some more medical supplies.”
: Dammit! You don’t tell someone you’re going to hang up and then just keep on talking! That’s not how that works!
: “Might as well keep getting checkups, too. Better safe than sorry, right? I’ll look at whatever you need me to.”
: We can trade the Moon Dango for the axe now, but.. why.
: When I saw this, I went “Wait, what? Is this supposed to be a parody of Saw?” The answer is yes.
: Shortly before this, you can hear an elephant and a guy who sounds like Jigsaw. I’m kind of curious what this movie’s title is in Japanese.
: “How was it for you? Do you like scary movies?”
: “Yay, me too! Thanks for hanging out with me today. I had a lot of fun! It’s too scary to watch these alone - and I didn’t have any friends I could ask before, so…”
: “I’m really happy that we could watch it together! Ah, it’s time we headed back home.”
: We’re going to stop here, because this update was cursed. First I got to the night of 11/14 (which, as it turns out, is actually when we do Ohya’s Rank 10) and realized I forgot to go down the romance route.
: Then I found out that my screenshot tool fucked up and none of the screenshots took, so I also lost Haru’s event that day.