Let's Play Persona 4: Everyday's Great at your Junes!

Rescue / Dojima.

Fish / fish.

Buck the trend!

Wait, did Falselogic write a reply between your writing and me writing 'yes', Gerad? That did not include fish?

Nevermind the previous comment...look, just "fish/fish". One of these days we'll have to go fishing, right?

OK, I'm changing mine to fish/fish and joining the fishing cabal. One of these days...

Fish bad!

Dojima good!

Wooo, an update! In this episode, Pockets talks to every faceless NPC ever!



A new day, and looks like this is the day to rescue Kanji. Will Pockets and friends make it?

Not without eavesdropping on other people first, it seems!



Athletic Girl: You really love those kinds of shows, don't you, Michi? I remember that you said you bought a really flashy skimpy bathing suit last time... When are you ever going to wear it?
Dark-Haired Girl: Oh, I'll wear it... when the time is right.

If you played Persona 3, this is the beginning of the comeback of Tanaka's weekly shopping channel! Shopping? Just what Pockets wants to do!

Classes go by uneventful, and now it's time to go rescue Kanji! But before that, let's hear what other people have to say, starting with Pockets's classmates. Also this is where we discover that Pockets never bothered to learn most of his classmates' names.



Timid Female Student: To be honest... I haven't been able to sleep lately. I'm afraid of so many things out there... But, if I had some sort of charm, I could calm down and actually rest... I think.



The yellow thing with a bottle icon before it means that it's an item.

Timid Female Student: Someone from the city like you should know where to get one of those, right? O-Of course, I'll repay you! Umm... How about I trade you my own good-luck charm for it? It's a key. I don't know what it's a key TO, exactly, but it seems like it could be worth a lot.



Geez, I wonder what they key could be.

Timid Female Student: Huh!? Really...!? Thank goodness... Well then, I'll leave it in your hands!



This is one of the game's many miniquests. We can see a list of current and completed quest in the System menu.



Also, people around here just have an odd obsession with the city/country distinction. Like this girl right here.



Where's my "I don't know" option?

Female Student: ... Hmph. Well, there are things that "us country folk" don't understand.

Hey, what is that supposed to mean!?

Other classmates are more concerned with current local events.



Male Student: I hear that he broke a desk, and won a bike race, and he once killed a bear with nothing but a broken bottle... I don't know how much of that is true, but he really is a flashy guy, you have to admit. Maybe I should try to be like him. Then, I might be able to get that one girl to look at me... No, no, it's just impossible...

That's just a self-fulfilling prophecy, man.

Outside class 2-2's classroom, other students have other things in mind, such as test scores. It's mind boggling why students would ever think about that, but they do. That's especially true for this one.



He seems the type. You know it because he wears glasses. What with the city kid thing, though?

Guy in Glasses: Consider this a fleeting victory. Next time, my scores will bury yours.

(Who are you again?)

In a secluded corner of the hallway (I didn't discover it until halfway through my first playthrough), our history teacher stands hidden from the students.



Ms. Sofue: You really gave it all, didn't you? You don't get scores like that through any normal methods... So, as I promise, here's a little something from my collection.



Wooo!

Ms. Sofue: I'm looking forward to your next test, Pockets. You must continue to etch your mark into history...

Hmm. I was expecting something else. Let's talk to her again.



Ms. Sofue: Ah, that's very kind of you. Allow me to explain. The truth is... I need some materials to build a new dowsing rod. The rod I've been using seems to have stopped responding to my power... That's why I thought it might be best to construct a new one, but... Special objects can only be created from special materials... Do you know anywhere you might be able to find rare raw materials, Pockets? If you do, perhaps I can reward you with something from my artifact collection.



Confession of the day: for some reason, I've always read everything Ms. Sofue says in the game as sexual innuendos. It... makes sense.





As I said, it makes sense!

Now back to talking to other students.



Stylish Student: I've got my popularity. Why would I need to do any better? Although, I've gotta say, acing the test does work wonders. Do you check your shoe locker? If you did well, you'll probably have a love letter waiting for ya. Well, back to business as usual. After all, a student's real job is play!

I should remember to do that. (And then I completely forgot about it, oh well).

Further down the hallway is...



Shady Student: Or if you would prefer, the Occult Club.

Hmm... I gotta say that the former seems better for publicity.



Shady Student: I knew it! Just as it was foretold! Haha... Perhaps you'd like a reading of your own? No, I'm getting carried away. Anyway, I was just about the get to the point of our little chat, now wasn't I? You see, I would like a really really DARK ornament for our club's room. That would be ideal, yes? After all, a lasting impression is key. 80% of our choices are dictated by that alone.



Man, where do these students get these ideas? Shady indeed!

Shady Student: I think that would satisfy our needs splendidly. So, what do you think? You ARE capable of finding this, right? Naturally, you can expect a reward from us.



...what?

Shady Student: Ah, yes! Then all is as the higher being has foretold! Thank you very much. You shall be rewarded handsomely!

Next is the girl that often stands in front of the library. As we know, on his social link days Yousuke usually stands near her, just a few steps from the library. My theory is that she has a crush on Yousuke.



Shy Student: Wh-What am I going to do now? My excuse to go to the library is gone. If I keep going without a reason, people will probably think I'm a weirdo...

Awwww.

Hey, that's everyone on the second floor! Now to the third floor, where the formidable third-year senpais live. Remember this guy?



Funky Student: I gots to drop some knowledge on myself! On and on and on on and on, I gots to study 'til the break o' dawn. Even those cats who never studied are serious as a heart attack now... Of course, I'ma go all out, too.

At least the game was being truthful about one thing: high test scores make Pockets popular.



Female Student: The quality of learning you get there is different, isn't it? You just raise your grade so easily... I'm jealous.

The secret is to go to the library every day during the week before finals, especially when it rains! Geez.



Lazy Male Student: Always saying stuff like, "I hope none of you are planning to skip college." That's just unnecessary, man. It's not like schoolwork helps you much in your daily life, right? All that complicated math and such. I mean, serious, when am I going to need to figure out a multiplication matrix or the area under a curve? Psh.

That's like everyday, man!

That's all on the third floor. The underclassmen on the first floor is more cheerful and less bitter.



Female Student: If you keep standing out like that, it won't be long before the flower of your romance really starts to bloom! I bet your name'll be on the tip of everyone's tongue now, Pockets-san!

Ah, romance, the ultimate motivation for studying.

Oh, and everyone complains about the biker gang.



Male Student: They make so much noise, I have a hard time studying for my exams. It makes my grandma worry. Neither of us can sleep at night... Why can't anyone make them quiet? I wonder what they're thinking, making all that noise in the middle of the night...

Don't worry, this athletic young man here has the answer!



Athletic Student: Well check this out. The roads out here in the country are pretty wide, right? Then why not just raise them up? Turn 'em into the kinda roads you see on the mountainside! Pave 'em unevenly too, then the bikers won't ride 'em, and I can climb a mountain to school everyday! Yeah I know... it'll never happen...

I'm sure someday someone will get on that.

That's everything in the main building. Wait, there's still the practice building!



Hmm, what does she need a furnace for?



Brunette Student: Miko, we're being singled out, aren't we? We have to be careful that he doesn't call us out.
Almond-Eyed Student: Ugh. You know what I heard? None of the students who were sent to remedial classes will talk about what happened there.
Brunette Student: Huh? What's up with that? Wh-What are you talking about?
Almond-Eyed Student: They won't say! That's why I don't know! It's so creeeeeeepyyyy!

Ah, I guess it won't be a high school without these horror stories.



Male Student: I like bicycles more than motorcycles, and I like walking more than riding bicycles. I guess I'm just weird like that.



Male Student: Well... I'm making another crystal radio, but I don't have all the materials I need.



Male Student: I was going to cannabilize a TV for parts, but I couldn't figure out how to break it down... I thought I could get one, but I can't find one anywhere now.



Where is the non-stupid option?

Male Student: Huh? You sure say weird things sometimes. But, it's all good. Well, I'll leave it in your hands, then.

Hmm, there's a bathroom here.



> You use the time to reflect...
> You wonder how the old fisherman is doing...



...wha? In my several playthroughs of this game, I've probably had Pockets go to the bathroom a handful of times. This is the only time I've gotten anything out of it.

I kind of wonder the "time to reflect" will tell you about what you should be doing, like if you have some long neglected social links for example. But then, the old fisherman isn't actually a social link...

I'm running out of time so that's it for today. A peek into the generic NPCs' minds, to be continued later!

Rancid gravy from going to the bathroom is pretty nasty.

Seriously. I don't know how to cast that in a way that's not nasty. Even just finding a bottle of it in there is disgusting.

I didn't even know going to the bathroom did anything!

... In Persona 4, that is.

At the end of the hallway is a homely student.



Homely Student: Like the textile shop owner's son. He's that stupid delinquent kid... *sigh* Think HE can run that place? But I guess a city kid like you wouldn't understand stuff like that *sigh*

Kanji is not popular around here.



Homely Student: Thanks... Well, the thing is, my dad... suddenly started making these plastic models.

Plastic models?! How dare him!

Homely Student: That's fine and all, he can do what he wants, but... he got glue all over my desk!



Homely Student: The lumber store in the shopping district closed down, too, so I really don't know what to do...



Homely Student: Wow, really!? Can I count on you, then? He might get glue on it again, so a thin, cheap board is fine! You're the best!



I still can't imagine how a fitting board is necessary or how it's going to be used, but the game probably doesn't care much.

At the other end of the hallway...



Female Student: It makes it look like we live in a bad neighborhood, and those guys probably don't even care. They're just like Kanji-kun. I feel bad for that guy's mother.



Male Student: Those guys are just doing their thing. Haven't you ever wanted to just ride away on the wind? Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending them or anything.

These opinions by the "Female Student" and "Male Student" are stereotypically female and male.

We've talked to pretty much everyone at the school. Now let's move on to other areas. (What, you think we're done? No way.)



He doesn't look all that old to me.

Refreshed Old Man: I'm sure the vagrants are another story, but I think it's just their way of sayin' they love ya. That, and they're probably wishin' they could be as young as you again... Gwahaha, I still say it's best that things out of our reach stay that way.

This conversation became depressing pretty fast. Best we move on!



Old Woman: And my daughter's family is getting nosy again. Chattering on about how I shouldn't be pushing myself! They look at my with their apologetic faces and say things like, "Isn't it inconvenient for you at your age?" I know I don't have too many years left, but I don't want everybody's pity! Sheesh, such silly things to worry about!

Let's try again!



Kind Man: But to be honest, it's only been that way for about a year. Before that, no one really cared about it. But my wife always liked it. That's why she started up Souzai Daigaku.She's got a good head for business. Now it's kind of a student hangout. I see this girl in a green track jacket all the time.

Hey, that would be Chie! I wonder what Chie ate before steak became a thing here.

Some other residents don't have much to say.



But others have more than things to say.





Man: Until a few years ago, the Konishi Liquor Store in the shopping district nearby used to carry it. But I heard that place lost the will to do business or something, and they stopped carrying that sake. To be honest, I shouldn't have come out here in the country, but I can't go back home empty handed, you know? You're from around here, aren't you? Do you think you could find a Mori Ranmaru for me? Since Konishi-san carried it, it must've been a local product. I don't know much about the area, so... Could you look for it for me? I'll give you a fitting reward... How about it?



The way this guy keeps going on and on unnecessarily about he isn't a local and Pockets is makes me kind of suspicious. But how could I say no to the Japanese's tradition of asking strangers you never met for random favor? After all, it happens in video games all the time so it must be true.

Man: Thank you! I was really at a loss as to what to do!



But Konishi Liquor Store is closed. Where can we get a bottle of Mori Ranmaru, I wonder...

As long as we're here, we should also go to the river bed. Didn't Pockets think about the old fisherman when going to the bathroom? Maybe something special is about to happen.



Hmm, guess not.



Girl: Everyone always says that we look so much alike, but... I've just been imitating my older sister. At home, at school... But... to be honest, we really aren't that similar.

That's everyone by the river bank! Now let's head to the shopping district.



Lazy Student: There aren't too many places I can practice in private. Pretty rough... Guess that's what you get in a rural place like this...

There's a new book in the Man's Life series!



We don't have a permanent way to reliably increase Courage during the night, so this series is my favorite book series to buy.



Hmmm...



Spacy Girl: Those don't count. They're green on one side.

She didn't say that they can't be green too! Let's try again.



Spacy Girl: Yeah, that's white and square... But that's kind of cheating.

Fun fact: Tofu are usually square only because they're cut into squares! (No they're not, they're cube).

I'm not sure what the point of this exercise was, but it seemed important to get it right.



Young Woman:... When you get a girlfriend, don't let her become insecure, okay? A woman's feelings can be hurt by a single trivial thing.



Young Woman: Hmm, sounds like you'll become a good man.

Up the streets there are some more old people complaining about what a bad kid Kanji is, and how they feel sorry for his mother. Nothing interesting to see.

At this point, we've been the all the major places, so let's go to Junes to rescue Kanji!

But there's something here...



Chie: A-A fox!? When did it...?
> The mysterious fox you encountered at the shrine is sitting next to you.

Not just a fox. A fox with a scar and a red-with-pink-hearts apron.



Chie: Dude, it looks scary too!
Yukiko: Oh... this apron... I think I've seen it at the shrine before...
> You told everyone about your encounter with the mysterious fox.
Chie: Huh...? Cure us with leaves...?
Yukiko: Huh...? Cooperate with us...?
Yousuke: Are you serious...? So it wants money in exchange for fixing us up...?



Yousuke: What's with this guy...? It acts like it understand what we're talking about...
Mysterious fox: *yip*
Yukiko: It yipped again... maybe it really does understand what we're saying!
Chie: B-But when you think about it, that means the police on duty and whatnot didn't find this fox, right? If it followed after us, then it really is something...
Mysterious fox: *yip*
> The fox gave a confident cry.
Chie: Huh...? Y'think it really understands us...? What should we do...?
Yukiko: Well... I'd feel bad if we trapped it. It doesn't look like it'll do us any harm.



Yukiko: ... Yeah. And about what Pockets-kun said happened at the shrine... Don't you think this "curing" would be a big help for us?
Yousuke: Huh!? Are you suggesting that we take it into that other world...? .... Mmm... I guess that might work. It doesn't seem like it's going to leave that easily, either... And I definitely don't want it being all sulky and getting up to mischiefs in the store...
> The fox looks satisfied.
> You decide to let the fox do whatever it wants.
> You should try taking it into the other world...



It looks like the mysterious fox has joined our team! I'm sure it looks like our investigation team with 4 teenagers armed to the teeth and a fox in a red hearty aprons won't turn any heads in the electronic department of Junes.

We get into the TV with no trouble, so that must have been true.



Teddie: Oh, you found out more about Kanji! Hmmmhmmm, a complex...
Th-That's it!? That's all I have to go on? You're working me to the stuffing... Oh well... Then I'll open my nose up real wide and sniff real hard!



The place Teddie takes us to is... interesting.



Chie: Is it just me... or does the fog here seem kinda different?
Yukiko: My glasses are fogging up.
Yousuke: Man, it's hot in here. This place is like a--

But suddenly...



Manly Voice: There's no need to be scared...
Chie: Uhhhh...
Manly Voice: Now, just relax...



Yukiko: Is Kanji-kun really here, Teddie?



Yousuke: We're... really going in here...? Urgh, I can already feel the sweat rolling down my back...
Chie: That's because it's so hot...
> Kanji's location has been pinpointed. All that's left is to rescue him.

What awaits us, and will we rescue Kanji? That's to be revealed in the next update!

On, by the way, here's the rancid gravy:



In the mean time, where can we find that sake bottle that used to be sold by Konishi Liquor?

Ah, you're going to leave us hanging?!

Also, that is a lot of fetch quests...

Also also is the fox just following along or is it a member of the team in combat and such?

Also, that Rancid Gravy :x

It's pretty crazy to spill to a probably-almost-complete stranger how your father ruined your desk with his model glue, and then ask the stranger to go find you some plywood because Home Depot's all out.

I mean, it's not exactly unusual in video games to have weird quests like that, but it struck me as really goofy for some reason.

Every update I hope that I get to find out Teddy's secret! I imagine everyone reading the thread but me knows what it is.

I'm right there with you! I have no idea what is up with that guy. But I want to know!

I played the next part and all, but I don't have time to make an update until after Thanksgiving (I think I wrote this somewhere on the forums too). Just don't nuke my thread or something.

Apologies for those thinking this was an update =(

Don't you also want to know who the MURDERER is?

*CRUSHED*

Don't worry about losing your thread. It gets moved to 'On Hiatus' after two months of no updates and to 'Abandoned' only after six months. You're barely to one month.

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