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rannum posted:I think it hurts a little more here too since we were basically twiddling thumbs for a lot of the game then ryoji happens, then we literally have a day break where we sit around and have a nice chat at the table about the actual plot of the game P4 had the advantage of having lower but more personal stakes until the very end, so even though you're still basically waiting until the big finale marathon to learn what the hell is actually going on, you don't really notice or mind because the low level stuff you're dealing with in the year leading up to it so much more personally engaging than the comparatively bare-bones "Boss Shadow of the Month Club" main plot P3 has. Even here, near the end, when we finally learn why our character is involved in this mess and in theory the PC now stands in the center spotlight of the plot, we still feel like a bystander watching events happen around us rather than instigating or interacting with them. Kerning Chameleon fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Apr 19, 2018 |
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 So, December's a very slow starting month. We're gonna be blowing through a lot of days in rapid succession here, and not for the normal reasons.  Changing Seasons (Reincarnation) / Sun Listening: No, I didn't! What happened to him? Gossiping: His parents got transferred again, so he won't be around anymore. Listening: So that's why I didn't see him... I wasn't expecting that! > The first bell has rung. Yeah, so, Ryoji was around for less than a month and has left again until New Year's Eve it seems. He even "transferred" out of Gekkoukan, so we won't be seeing him at school again.  Not much else to do today, though, so here's a better look at that symbol from before. It's very clear that it's just the word NYX written in a semi-fancy way.  Also we're a week out from exams, so we'll be spending A LOT of time with Mamoru, it seems like. Iwatodai Dorm  Yuki... ...... Never mind. There's no point in asking someone else...What a worthwhile conversation. Thanks, Mitsuru.  They didn't believe the world was worth saving... What destroyed their hope for the future...?  She seemed to know there was something wrong... But, I just couldn't tell her that the world is going to end soon... What should I do...?  It's probably all because of my dad, huh...? I'm going to fight against the Fall, just like my dad did...  Newscaster: The yen is now 115.6 to the dollar, a 0.13 change from last time. The spread of Apathy Syndrome is affecting the economy of the... Its nice to have some kind of sense of normalcy from general affairs, right now.  That's in short supply as of late for obvious reasons.  Tanaka's still ripping us off hard here. He's selling a Brand Bag for 20k and throwing in a whole 1 Chewing Soul as a bonus. It's so not worth it. You can get Chewing Souls from the Antiques Store... or from item briefcases in Tartarus. Dangit, Tanaka. You used to be worth money!  Oh and up on the second floor, the girls are hanging out.  It reminds me a little of what Ryoji-kun was talking about... So, they must've known something about the Fall... It gives me a bad feeling, though... It feels like we're being laughed at... ...I'm afraid there's nothing we can do about that. Let's just concentrate on Nyx for now. ...but they don't know exactly how long it will take. I see... She was seriously damaged... So, I'm relieved to hear that. Yeah... I hope she can come back soon.  He seemed the most upset about the world coming to an end. Worrying about him won't change anything, though... ..... Right. He doesn't look forward to the Fall, either. I'm sure he wants the same thing we do... And Ken's the only one downstairs. Akihiko and Junpei are both out somewhere else right now.  There must be something we can do... ...... We're taking a week off of Akinari so that we can, hopefully, smash through the rest of Mamoru's link in one fell swoop. Troubled There's some stuff before this phone call, but its just 3 worthless choices of "do we wait for Mamoru or faff around doing nothing of note." Skipping that!   Sorry man, I don't think I can meet up with you today. Hey, no problem. I just feel bad, since I'm the one who asked you to hang out...> Mamoru seems relieved. But actually, my mother passed out... We're at the hospital now.  ...This is my fault! But it's true! Look at all the trouble I cause her...> Mamoru seems upset. ...What!? Dammit! Why can't I do anything!? ...Look, I'm sorry about today. I didn't mean to cause even more trouble. But, at least you answered your phone. Talking kinda helped. A little. I know I don't normally do these, but... just look at that. That is real.   > You turned off the phone. > It's getting dark out, so you decided to return to the dorm. Iwatodai Dorm  Sorry, I was just daydreaming. I was thinking about what Shinji would say if I met him in Heaven. Are you scared of death? No, not really... It takes a long time for me to register fear... But, even though I've experienced losing someone before, that always hurts...  What the hell's wrong with him...? Dammit! This isn't funny! This is the first time I've ever felt like this...  I see that Featherman R's denouement is going to be similar to Samurai Flamenco's, eh? That's fair, since Flamenco was kinda awesome and really clever about how it handled stuff.  But there's nothing else to do on Sunday, so we'll just head to bed ready for... the week before exams. Urgh. An Unpleasant Premonition  Things have been pretty crazy lately, huh... No one's in the mood to talk, either. Cheer up. Right... I suppose that's best. Changing Seasons (Reincarnation) / Sun  It's almost the end of the year... Let's not ruin our last month of the year together with laziness, okay? Remember, there's an exam next week. Though didn't you guys just have exams...? Time flies.It really does feel like it, yeah, but it was quite a while ago in practice. The material on the exam begins on page 160, and will include what we go over in today's lesson. Which is... the definition of allotropy. ...Get it? I bet there's at least one allotrope you guys are familiar with. Let's see if you know what I'm talking about, Makoto. Which allotrope is formed by three oxygen atoms? Ozone. Wow, good job. I'm sure you'll do fine on the exam. Every living being needs oxygen to survive. And everything on the planet needs ozone, too. Due to the environmental destruction, there's less and less ozone... I probably have nothing to worry about, but you guys might. So watch out, okay?Since we're NOW officially at the last stretch before exams, we're into the period where the (very few) school links become unavailable. This is annoying, but managable. We've only got Mamoru and Nozomi left available for the week...  So, we'll keep up with Mamoru so as to get it finished ASAP like I mentioned before. Yes, he's duller than dirt, I understand. It's worth ripping that bandage off, though. Joy I don't mind. I needed to speak with you someplace quiet... I just left from the hospital. I still have to pick my sister up from preschool, go shopping, cook dinner, do the laundry... I've got so much I have to do. Yeah, that's tough. It sure is, but I can handle it. This is the kind of stuff Mom had to do every single day.> Mamoru seems distant. I'm gonna have to skip out on the Kendo Team. Just don't have the time. Even with the scholarship, I don't think we can afford college. I mean, what about living expenses? My family can't even pay their own... ...I'm gonna have to support them. I don't have any choice but to give up on the Kendo Team... drat! I wish Dad were still alive! Well do something about it. I can't help it! There's nothing I can do...> Mamoru seems pretty upset. I really think he got the wrong end of the stick here... ...Is it really gonna end like this? Don't give up! You're right... I've come too far to give up now! > Mamoru is pondering something. I'm going to take part in the meet! I devoted a lot of my life to the Kendo Team. I'm going to take all that experience, apply what I learned, and achieve victory! I'm glad we could talk. I feel a lot better about things now. Thanks to you, I have a goal to aim for. Thanks, man!> You helped Mamoru figure things out. > Your relationship is stronger now!   > You decided to return to the dorm. Iwatodai Dorm Try to cheer up. Thanks. Oh, you're welcome... ...... Sorry, I guess I'm the one who's the most confused...At least Fuuka here never went "oh it's just you" which is nice and appropriate.  Could you ever have imagined that we'd be in this situation? Never in a million years. Neither could I. However, know that it is happening. We must decide what we are going to do about it. ...so I don't have to think about what's going to happen. Yes, I have. ...Me too. It's not an easy decision to make.  They think everything's normal... I envy them... Ignorance is bliss, huh?Most 11 year olds don't generally get told by the harbinger of the end times that the world's gonna end in a couple months, yeah.   This is probably what Chidori meant when she said she was afraid... Now, I finally understand...  But without a future... I can't make a training schedule. Dammit... I don't know what to do. Newscaster: Clothes mavens say you won't be able to survive the winter without this cashmere... There's something really nice about this stretch having the dissonance between the sombre reality of the end of the month and what everyone else cares about.  I dunno, I think it's kinda clever and it works for me.  An Unpleasant Premonition Yes, I have. You're so brave, Makoto-kun. But, I'm scared... Even Ken-kun is down... What are we going to do...?It's honestly pretty obvious, if you think about it.  We're going to hang out with Mamoru again. I already told you that! Joy Should I bring some home? I'll have to pay for it if I do... Hmmm... You should get some more. I'll do it! I hate being the only one who gets to eat. Oh, by the way, about my mom... She gets to come home from the hospital soon! ...Hopefully I can help her a bit more, since I finally got the hang of taking care of everyone. One of 'em offered to pick up my sis from preschool. Everybody's been worried about me. ...I mean, I thought I was the only one who cared, and I ended up ignoring everyone else there. ...And after all that, it was probably my fault nobody seemed focused on winning. Don't worry about it. Ha ha. Believe it or not, that is kind of a relief. I feel better about everything, now that I know how people really feel about the club and everything. This is just great. I mean, I already totally loved it. Oops, guess I kind of started rambling there... I gotta run. Later, Makoto. I can focus on training again cuz you've got my back! So thanks, buddy.> Mamoru seems to feel better about things now. > Your relationship is stronger now!   > Mamoru jogged off. > You decided to get back to the dorm. It's amazing how this link is 8 ranks deep and its still just spinning its wheels, trying so hard to not try and be anything.  Newscaster: The Apathy Syndrome epidemic has also hit the fisherman populations, and... And for once, we've got nothing really new in the dorm.  So we'll just skip ahead another day, I suppose. An Unpleasant Premonition We have so much to worry about, but we're still going to school as if nothing's changed... True. But, we'll have to make up our minds sooner or later. Otherwise, it'll be too late. Changing Seasons (Reincarnation) / Sun It sure feels like we've had less classroom segments in general lately, but even this week has been fairly light on 'em. There's usually a few in the immediate leadup to exams but not this time.  When I say "electromagnetism," Lorentz Force and Fleming's left-hand rule should immediately come to mind. I won't be giving partial credit if you write "right-hand rule," got it? Okay, let's move on. Sorry, what? ...Are you asking me if there's any tricks to getting smarter? Honestly... how could you not know that? Write this down, 'cause I'm about to erase it! Come on!It's really kinda obvious what's the important info here and all. There's nothing much else to it, really. Could've taken the free nap here, even.  Yeah, he is. Yeah... I thought he was moving kind of funny...This little plot-thread's slowly moving along still as well. They're up on the school roof now.   The first thing I do when I get to school is look for her... Then, when I finally find her, I get butterflies in my stomach... What should I do...? What should I do...?Try being less of a creep. Significantly less of one.  We'll keep today's free time segment with the consistent pattern of hanging out with Mamoru. Nothing else to it this time around, though. A necessary evil, unfortunately. Iwatodai Dorm I couldn't sleep for three days after that. Do you think it's weird for me to be this scared? Nah, everyone's scared. ...Yeah, I guess you're right. You don't really know how much you take your life for granted... ...until there's a possibility you might lose it. It's difficult to explain...It's an odd thing when you consider that possibility is always there, but it's only when it's actively brought to your conscious that it feels real.  Shame that there's nothing else to do tonight, though. Even the telly had nothing. An Unpleasant Premonition Yeah.Every single night. Including talking to you. I've been doing it since April! I see... Well, I feel the same as the others. We can't continue on like this... We should talk with everyone tonight. Nothing else happens today, though, so we'll just skip right back to Mamoru. Again. Don't worry, it's nearly over now and we can get back to interesting people again! ...And Keisuke. Joy And you won? What kind of question is that? I got first place, of course! Hip hip hooray. Aw geez, who do you think I am? ...Well anyway, thanks. This means my sports career might be over for real. ...Makes me feel a little empty, you know? So what's next for you? I'm thinking of finding a job, actually. I'm going to earn enough money to support my family. I think that's my responsibility now... ...Got one picked out and everything! My father had connections at a car factory, so I'll apply there.> Mamoru became silent. Thing is, it's pretty far away. ...... Order extra noodles. Go on, it's on me. Thanks. Go on! Eat as much as you want! You helped me realize a lot of stuff, y'know? I always blamed school or my family for everything. I didn't want to face the fact that I was responsible... "Jerk" really isn't the word I'd use, but sure okay I guess. I won't forget you.> Mamoru told you about his decision to move and find a job. > Your relationship is stronger now!   We should grab a bite again after school soon. Who knows how many chances we're gonna have after this. ...Ramen's too good to pass up, right?> You and Mamoru talked until the sun went down. Troubled ...You okay, Fuuka? You just seem so calm... We have to make a decision... I mean, it's been such a drag around here lately, and no one will go to Tartarus...Yeah, for what its worth, we have not been able to go to Tartarus since the full moon until today. ...You're right. We humans are quite resilient. We can adapt to any situation, given enough time.  ...... ...Have you made your decision, Sanada-san? No... But, I don't plan on running away. So you're going to fight Nyx? ...I don't know. I mean, it's supposedly undefeatable. What about you? What are your thoughts on it? Honestly, this is the first time I've ever really contemplated my own death... It's quite a sobering thought.  But either way, we still die. So, there is no simple answer. Is that how you feel? Well, I, um... It's okay, Fuuka. I mean, it's not natural to choose how you're going to die... What about you, Junpei? Have you decided? No... What's the matter? Scared? Junpei, I... We're going to die! Of course I'm scared! You all need to wake up! This is death we're talking about here! Then, what do you want to do? Do you want to kill him? There's nothing I can do... He's the only one who can kill him.  Junpei. Hey, Junpei. gently caress you. We're not doing this poo poo again. You had that thing inside you and didn't even know it... You raised it, dammit! This is all your fault! So you should do something about it! You're supposed to be "special," right!? I won't run away. Stop it, Junpei! It's not his fault...  I know that, dammit! But... Personally, I don't want to forget everything. I've learned so much since coming here. I've never really talked about this before, but...  He started drinking after he was tricked into investing his life savings in some telemarketing scam. He drank until he passed out, so he didn't have to face reality... And I hated him for it...  Everything seems hopeless... I'm so scared! I know how you feel, Junpei-kun. I'm scared too. Yeah, we're all scared. Yes... I... I can't stop shaking. Me either... Yuka-tan... Ryoji said he'll be back on New Year's Eve, so we still have some time to think about it. ...So until then, let's just try to live our lives as normally as possible. Iwatodai Dorm But I was wrong... And if we kill him, we will lose all our memories...Obviously, she's on about Ryoji but like... what? This really feels like it should've been several days ago at this point. Or maybe not even then. She only just recently knew that Ryoji was even remotely connected to the Fall and learned at the same time that this was wrong.  I wonder what he's doing now... I wonder if he's still crying... You know, about how Ryoji-kun was inside you... You're still you. The same person now as you were before. ...Right? He was at that shrine all by himself. ...I don't want to live in the past anymore. Shinjiro-san let me live for a purpose... I thought my dad was a loser, but now I know how he felt... Dude, this totally sucks...One of my off-site friends aptly summed up Junpei's constant flip-flopping as he "will be dragged into his character development, kicking and screaming." It sums it up pretty well, really, and makes him seem like a realistic teenager in a way.  He'd probably fight against the end of the world with all he had... Yeah, that's what he would do. Nice to see Lisa again. Feels like its been forever since we last saw her here.  "Aiyah" is a very common word. It means "No way!" That's all for this week! Don't let the cold and the Apathy Syndrome get you! Back to the news!It's been a long while and we just now regained the opportunity, so...  ...Let's go back to Tartarus. Got the second half of Harabah to smash through and definitely for-realsies finish Tartarus off entirely now. Yukari's a level away from Garudyne and she's so close to it, that she'll definitely get it and become kinda useful again for a bit. Hurray! Shame that she needs to give up her accessory slot for either the Boost or the Amp, so its not as good as it could be. Still, that Magic means it should be pretty decent...  Junpei's a little on the boring side, but he's functional enough and he'll be hard-pressed to be completely useless. Marakukaja's decent, Blade of Fury give him AoE, Gigantic Fist is pretty okay Strike etc. etc.  Being two levels away from Marakunda is a bit of a bad thing, I'll grant you, but its not super implausible that Akihiko'll pick it up. Provided that Tartarus doesn't deviate from its own pattern the next boss SHOULD be three dudes at once.  Mitsuru is still absurd. She still has the ability to drop Boost+Amp+Charge Bufudynes on fools and not give a poo poo. Being a level away from Diarahan is nice and all, but its the least relevant of her final four skills.  Koromaru's not gonna get anymore useful anytime soon, apparently. Its nice that he can drop Boost+Amp Agidynes, I guess, but he's nowhere near as impressive with it as anyone else (except Junpei who doesn't even really count). But, yes, he's Koromaru.  Ken isn't a great pull, but he has his uses. That he has Mediarama means hes not complete dead weight if he cant help offensively, Hama Boosted Hamaons are nice but completely useless in practice, he CAN Boost+Amp that Ziodyne if really necessary but I sure wouldn't count on it overly much. Regardless, its the same as usual albeit without Aigis because she's out for repairs and who knows when she's getting back.  Three slots to fill. Who's getting 'em?
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Huh...Mamoru certainly...is there...amazing how little you actually get from him. Also Junpei,
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Kemix posted:Huh...Mamoru certainly...is there...amazing how little you actually get from him. Also Junpei,
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Apr 20, 2018 00:56
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Ken, Koromaru, Mitsuru.
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Apr 20, 2018 01:03
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Apr 20, 2018 01:27
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Apr 20, 2018 01:29
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Very cute of you to go through the link that spins its wheels through the entire link during the part of the game spinning its wheels through the entire month the scene where Yukari brought everyone together was nice, at least.
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Apr 20, 2018 01:34
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We're all going to die regardless of our choices and life doesn't matter. Time to hang out with Gourmet King!  Yukari, Ken, Koromaru
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Apr 20, 2018 02:36
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Apr 20, 2018 02:46
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Ugh I completely forgot the Moon SL was one of the last things left. Since Ken looks like he's gaining momentum, let's help him along. Ken, Mitsuru, Yukari will be the team this time around. Let the MC take care of physicals.
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We still haven't taken Ken out for a spin since his Persona got upgraded. I know he sucks and all, but at least let him have a turn. Anyway, normally I'd say Dog/Robot, but Robot is missing  Let's go for Ken, Koromaru, and have Yukari replace Aigis as the girl on the team.
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Apr 20, 2018 07:49
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Apr 20, 2018 10:21
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Dog.
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three votes against that little poo poo
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code:theshim posted:three votes against that little poo poo code:
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Wait we can do that Dog, Dog, and Dog.
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dog. three times. always dog
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Three votes for Aigis to get her poo poo together and join the party.
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Kemix posted:Huh...Mamoru certainly...is there...amazing how little you actually get from him. Also Junpei, It's amazing that for an arcana that's about hope it ends with Mamoru forced away from his dreams by circumstance and ends up becoming just another cog in the workforce. It just bugs me that the link ends like this after we're told Mamoru's teammates are helping lighten the load on his family, and that the store owners on the strip mall give him free food because they believe he can make it big. It's such an abrupt ending when this should have been the mid-point of the link. Like couldn't Makoto have asked Mitsuru for help here to get Mamoru's mom a job with decent wage in the Kirijo Group's companies or something. Anyway, my vote's for Yukari, Koromaru and Ken.
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If we're allowed to use votes that way, then three votes against Mitsuru. That should make things interesting.
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 We're super close to our exams, again, now. Just a couple of days before we're there. Changing Seasons (Reincarnation) / Sun  Open your textbooks for today's lesson on... incorrect use of the plural form. These can trip up a lot of people. "-s," "-es," and "-ies" are the most common forms. Got it? However, there are some irregular plural forms too. You seem confused, Junpei. Do you know which of the following is correct? (...Huh? Me? Ugh... I wasn't listening at all...) (Did you hear what she said, Makoto? Do you know the answer?) Pretty obvious what the right answer is. Dangit Junpei. (Cacti.) Oh, so you were listening. You've got a funny way of showing it, though. F-Funny way... Yeah, I guess so. (...Thanks, Makoto.)With nothing else to do today, we'll just head on over to our current best friend...  Sadly, his rank 9 event on its own doesn't quite give enough for this to be the final event just yet. Guess I know what we're doing tomorrow then! Iwatodai Dorm I know it will be difficult to study for them, but... If you run away now, you'll just be giving up on life. Oh, and please let me know when you'll be going to Tartarus. Yeah, let me know too. I need to get some exercise... ...so I'll explore with you. I'm not leaving the ring without a win. Knowing what's going to happen... It's almost too much to bear... And then, everything finally made sense. Ikutsuki-san made us fight the 12 Shadows in hopes that The Appriser would return... And by doing so, he managed to fuse Ryoji-kun, who was inside you, with the 12 Shadows. And that's when Ryoji-kun appeared to us as The Appriser, in a completed form.Thanks for the (minor) plot recap there, Fuuka.  Well, we sure haven't cracked open a textbook outside of class for months, so... Nope. Me neither. It's a little late to start studying, but let's try to do our best. How can we act normally, knowing what we know...? Have you? Not at all. That's why we're buddies, man! Let's fail together!I really think you're misunderstanding here...  So, that's exactly what Junpei's doing by not studying for the exams. But, you should do okay on the exams, right? Of course. Good, keep up the good work. What about you? Oh, I'm good to go. I've been studying every day. Newscaster: The town's department stores have calculated their estimated profits for the holiday season... Though they were hoping for revenues of 110% to 120%... The lack of shoppers due to Apathy Syndrome may mean those expectations will be missed... Oh yeah, it's December which means normal people are preparing for Christmas. We're a little too busy to worry about that, though. The Voice Someone Calls Which includes today. We've got Harabah to finish before the end of the month, so we'll give that a start here with this party composition... Time Castle   So, Fuuka's completely right here. Unlike every other block with two segments, Harabah doesn't have an interstitial barrier and kicks off its second half immediately after the Phantom King.  And, keeping with tradition, Fuuka finally finds the next boss on floor 197. Thanks, helpful.  There's not too many new Shadows right now, so we'll just blst through 'em as quickly as we can. Mass Destruction / Wiping All Out As you'd expect, Ruinous Idols turn up here normally now since they're level 63. They're in different compositions to before but that's all.  As for new stuff, we have... a table. It doesn't look angry to me! Weak to Slash but can cast Tetrakarn is something, I guess, and Tentarafoo is to try and get around that Wind weakness but they have absurdly low HP and we can one-shot them with basically everything we have at this point.  Desirous Maya is the most boring thing here, really. Weak to Fire and has no other elemental resistances? No real offensive skills? Spirit Drain is potentially annoying but its a fixed 20SP so its kinda no big deal and also it requires them to not get got immediately.  Fate Seeker is probably the most annoying thing to deal with, purely because of those 4 nulls and that one repel. Its still not dangerous, mind, and being weak to Expel means we can instantly win with Samsara if we really wanted to.  Curse Dice resisting all Phys and having Infuriate is almost clever. Almost. If they were immune to Phys that'd be a bit of a real issue to deal with. Another Wind weakness, though, so it doesn't really matter either way.  Pistil Mother is the last and Diarahan is such a non-issue that I don't even know why its there. That she repels both Ice and Wind is a minor annoyance if she turns up with something that is weak to either/both but that's all that really does.  ...Oh thank God, I was thinking that the Red Shadow here wasn't gonna turn up this time. Nice of it to wait until floor 200 to appear at all.  It's two Daring Gigas that are so little a threat, anything that has a Strike resistance in some way can no sell them. Their a bit tanky because, y'know, level 70 but that just means they survive a (Ma)Garudyne and drop to the AOA instead.  Since they're level 70, they give pretty good EXP especially with an 8 of Wands boosting it. Elizabeth wants 3 Rainbow Hairs, so its pretty nice that we got 2 at once right off the bat. Time Castle A few things to get through before we're done with the ascent here, though. Don't remember if we've seen regular item Beads hanging out here yet, but they're available as the requisite healing item which is super nice.  Floor 196 is the requisite Equipment floor for this stretch and though it only spawned one item this time, it was a new one for Aigis whenever she gets back.  ...More important than either of those, though, is the battle spoils we can snag here. Siegfried learned Arms Master which is the physical equivalent to Spell Master. Getting rid of Raging Tiger for that, for sure. His last skill is 2hSword Master which so doesn't matter.  Fuuka hit level 62 which gives her Escape Route. I've got like 8 Traesto Gems that I was never gonna use. This is a nice get if you really need it, but I'll probably forget about it though.  Finally, Jatayu learned Magarudyne at level 60 which was his last skill so we get his Heart Item now and this is a good one!  It's an accessory, like most of them are, but we're gonna be giving this one to Junpei for almost everything we do at this point.  It removes his pesky Wind weakness! Nice that this one was always around and pretty easy to get, but Fire, Elec and Expel are the three so far that are pretty obnoxious to get.  Three Shadows on the 201st floor this time, of course. Well, lets go give Liz these hairs... Blues of the Soul But first, we cleared level 61 pretty handily so we'll take a brief moment to make a Lilith (Cross Fusion of Lilim, Vetala, Incubus and Succubus). She learns Megidola at level 62 and she immediately wanted to skill change it; the Megido spells suck so I let it happen and hey early Megidolaon! That's neat but not really great.  Although it does mean her skillset is pretty okay all things considered. Three fun ailments, 3 MT skills, Elec Break as a weird utility and Makarakarn is going to be Important later.   I bet you're wondering what I plan to use it for... ...Well, that's a secret. Please accept your reward. Omega Drive's aren't too bad. They increase your Crit rate, which is always nice to have. Problem is they're competing with Amps/immunities (or better!) for the Accessory slot so its never gonna win.  She is much stronger than she appears... I'm impressed you can control her. Well done. You've fulfilled my request. Please accept your reward. Sacrificial Idol is a potentially good accessory as well! If you have it equipped and you get murked, then its an instant revival with full HP. It also sells for over 210k which could be pretty nice on its own, too.  Next fusion request is just a Loki at level 63, huh? Since he's level 58 by default, this will auto-solve itself when we get Fool 10, but it'd be quicker to just do it normally since rank 9 puts him at level 62 and about halfway to 63 for good measure.  But we'll worry about that later. For now, how about an easy, easy boss fight? Just gonna give Makoto and Mitsuru these Narcissus Flowers in lieu of their normal accessories for this. Just in case.  Lovers Royal Dancer x3 (Portable)in a rarity the portable video is longer because i take it way less seriously so i do something different and technically more fun Master of Tartarus / Danger Zone Nah, its really not. That's still a recurring thing as of late, unfortunately.  So, the Royal Dancers are mostly ailment users which is almost cute. Tentarafoo is a mite annoying, but it only prevents active skills for 2 turns so whatever.  Sexy Dance is infinitely more annoying, because its Charm of course. They have single-target equivalents as well, just in case. They don't have any ailment Boost and they also don't have Ailment Boost so its not too big a deal. Luck IS their highest stat, but its 44.  Primal Force is their most dangerous skill, damage-wise, since its single target Pierce. It has a base power of 600, 95% accuracy and a 5% crit rate.  Unfortunately for them, Siegfried exists and Vorpal Blade is more than enough to destroy all 3 with Power Charge. Since there's 3 of 'em, everyone else focuses on using MT skills where possible and wouldn't you know it? Doing more than 300 damage before Vorpal Blade goes off is absurdly easy.  What doesn't help them is that the Royal Dancers only have 1500 HP, no elemental resistances/weaknesses (aside from Expel/Curse as per usual), and they only have 34 Endurance and 30 Agility. They're even only level 61, which is really weird.  Oh and they're susceptible to a few ailments, of course. Ironically enough, this just so happens to include Charm! Just in case you were thinking of taking this fight even remotely seriously, for some reason, you can do it to them before they can do it to you.  End Fixed item by the stairs this time is a Precious Egg which is still very nice. Cool Breeze (and better) only affects Makoto, so they'll never be completely useless.  We'll see what's further on up later. Ideally Aigis'll be back by then. Changing Seasons (Reincarnation) / Sun  645: The Taika Reform. 710: The Heijo-Kyo was established. 794: The Heian-Kyo was established... I'm going to skip forward a few hundred years. 1185: Battle of Dan-no-ura. 1192: The Kamakura shogunate is established. Ooh, we're getting close to the age of the samurai!It's definitely unusual, but I think in this just sitting through the lecture is quicker than taking a cheeky nap. Might be the first time that's potentially the case, even.  But today IS the last school day before exams, so we managed to hopefully finish Mamoru's link just in time. That he has his generic message here is a bit worrying, though. Joy Oh, are you moving soon? You figured it out! Yeah, I'm leaving right after this. The factory is way out west, so I'm going to move into a dorm there. My mother started crying, and she kinda blamed herself... But I want to support them. It won't be easy to leave this ramen, though. ...Best in town. Hey, I gotta go. ...Well, this is goodbye.> You decided to see Mamoru off.   It's my father's key. I've been keeping it for good luck. Sometimes I get pretty pissed... that he's not around anymore. My life wouldn't have had to be so complicated, y'know? I could've enjoyed the Kendo Team more... Could have been a normal kid. I want you to keep this. I don't want to risk coming to rely on it again. As long as you have the key, I'll be able to stand on my own feet. So, next time we meet, I can still be proud of myself. ...... Thanks, Makoto.> Mamoru appreciated your friendship. > You gained a lifelong friend. The Path Is Open    Joy We unlocked Helel before, but he's Very Important here. We do need him to complete one of Elizabeth's request chains, after all. He's level 88 though, so we won't be seeing him any time soon.   But, yeah, that sure is how Mamoru's link ends. It spent so long going in tiny, tiny circles, doing nothing and then it just kinda stops. It's not really an ending, even. So long Mamoru, you will not be missed. Iwatodai Dorm Newscaster: The party chairman had no choice but to retract his statement. At this rate, there will likely be a debate over which party is in the wrong... There's definitely not much else to do today, since folks are understandably stuck dealing with exams and also I guess still mentally processing Ryoji.  So, we'll just skip straight to Sunday then.  Tanaka's selling an Omega Drive today, which is almost nice. It's for just under 90,000 though so I'd pass on it if I were you. I'm not gonna be using it, because we have other, better things to use still.  Today, we've got the girls, Ken and Koromaru all hanging out on the second floor.  Would you like to join us? No no no no, Senpai! Women only! Hey, what about me and Korormaru...? It's okay, boys and dogs don't count. Hmph. I'm not a little kid, you know... *pant* *pant* Sorry, you heard her. The decision has been made. I can't say it was merely a coincidence... I've never laughed with you all like this before... I just stopped by, that's all. We're glad you came... Right, Fuuka? Of course. Please come more often. Well... M-Maybe I will... ...Well, if you ask me, girl talk doesn't make any sense at all. In fact, I'll be nervous if I don't. Wow, Fuuka-san... You really are a dedicated student. I know what you mean... as much as I hate to admit it. That's fine. It's probably for the best. In fact, getting back into your routine might help you think more clearly. Are you trying to spoil our fun? Can't we just relax for a while? Right. It won't make much difference at this point. W-Wait a minute... Are you saying it's hopeless? That's not very nice, Senpai. > For some reason, he looks like he's smiling. When The Moon's Reaching Out Stars (Reincarnation) / Way of Life -Deep Inside My Mind- Today IS a Sunday, so normally we'd be spending it with Akinari. Unfortuantely, we're not doing that again albeit for a different reason than before. We need to use the Oracle to give a boost to Yukari so we can finish her link pretty soon. There's just not really enough time at this point if we don't do this. Sorry Akinari.  Iwatodai Dorm Ha! This is the first time an exam's taken my mind off of something else. Usually it's the other way around!Yeah, unfortunately, the next week is mostly lost because of exams. It'll be fine, though, I'm sure.   Oh, see, here I thought Featherman R was ending but right. I guess its around the 50 episode mark, then. That's cool; we should be able to catch it one of these days! But, yeah, like we keep getting reminded of over and over again, we've got exams starting tomorrow. That's fine. What we do afterwards is a bit more important and we normally celebrate with Tartarus stuff, but we can hold off on that for now.
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"We're all going to be dead by New Year's but GODDAMMIT YOU HAVE EXAMS."
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I really forgot how bland Mamoru's link was but bland is better than bad and getting Helel is totally worth it.
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Funky Valentine posted:"We're all going to be dead by New Year's but GODDAMMIT YOU HAVE EXAMS." I mean, I guess getting the highest scores on the last tests ever given or taken in the history of the world is something to shoot for. Dragonatrix posted:
I have no idea what Elizabeth could possibly do with a bunch of rainbow-colored wigs, but nearly all the possibilities are hilarious.
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Tendronai posted:I really forgot how bland Mamoru's link was but bland is better than bad and getting Helel is totally worth it. I dunno, I'd rather have bad than bland since at least then you'd have something to go with. That's kinda why the worst link in 4 is the Temperance link, since the only thing interesting about it is that it is a complete black hole of "things of note," albeit to such an extent that I remember it because it's so dull. Even 5 has its Devil link being hella boring, so it's still not something that's completely been rectified yet.
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I mean, is I do agree that Eri is impressively dull, though.
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Dragonatrix posted:I dunno, I'd rather have bad than bland since at least then you'd have something to go with. That's kinda why the worst link in 4 is the Temperance link, since the only thing interesting about it is that it is a complete black hole of "things of note," albeit to such an extent that I remember it because it's so dull. Even 5 has its Devil link being hella boring, so it's still not something that's completely been rectified yet. I wouldn't say Devil is this dull - it drags, for sure, but there's at least one or two beats in it.
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Dragonatrix posted:I dunno, I'd rather have bad than bland since at least then you'd have something to go with. That's kinda why the worst link in 4 is the Temperance link, since the only thing interesting about it is that it is a complete black hole of "things of note," albeit to such an extent that I remember it because it's so dull. Even 5 has its Devil link being hella boring, so it's still not something that's completely been rectified yet. Devil link in 5 may be boring but it does connect to the main plot so I find it less of an issue.
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StandardVC10 posted:I mean, I guess getting the highest scores on the last tests ever given or taken in the history of the world is something to shoot for. They're for Igor
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Hunt11 posted:Devil link in 5 may be boring but it does connect to the main plot so I find it less of an issue. More importantly, Lala is an absolute delight.
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