>>27146876

>Courage

>Diligence
Diligence allows you to train harder and longer, and stay more concentrated the whole time. Effectively, it boosts the rate at which you gain XP and improve your other stats. It also gives a bonus to your defence in battle.

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so many quest

FUCK IT I'LL FOLLOW THIS ONE. HOPE YOU'RE READY OP.

Diligence, let's get them XP bonuses EARLY.

Knowledge

>>27146876
Why our uncle has a different surname? Sounds suspicious.

Are you using that homebrew Persona system?

Oh, and Dilligence, get XP fast, son.

>>27146969
He's your mother's brother, and you and your mother took your father's surname..?

>>27146969
He's our mother's brother. Duh.

>>27146876
Expression.

Charisma stronk.

>>27146928
>>27146929

>Diligence

You've always been willing to work hard and well. No matter how dull or seemingly endless a task is, you're the one who just keeps going at it, even when others give up. Some say you're a natural hard worker. Others just say you're stubborn. Either way, you've got a solid work ethic and patience enough to empty a lake with bowl if need be.

Courage: 1 (Average)
Understanding: 1 (Basic)
Diligence: 3 (Strong)
Knowledge: 1 (Informed)
Expression: 1 (Rough)

As the journey continues, you consider the events that brought you here.

>Game Mode

>Right on Time: Game starts at the same time as Persona 4
>That Took a While: Your parents left for America later than expected. As a result, you left for Inaba two weeks later than you were planning. Time has not stood still for you.

>>27147005
>>27147013
Oh yeah, I forgot that English language doesn't differentiate between mother's brother and father's brother. How silly.

>>27147027
>>That Took a While: Your parents left for America later than expected. As a result, you left for Inaba two weeks later than you were planning. Time has not stood still for you.
Fuck it. Let's do it. Hard mode engaged.

>>27147027
How's our school?

>>27147027
...Well.

The power gamer in me says that there's no good reason to fuck up things.

The asshole in me though, he wants a challenge. So, let's go with

>That Took a While

Just so long as you don't touch Naoto.

>>27147027
>Right on Time: Game starts at the same time as Persona 4

Diligence son, we keep to our schedule

>>27147027
>Right on Time: Game starts at the same time as Persona 4

>>27147069

Arrangements have been made for your late entry into the local high school.

>>27147027
>Right on Time: Games starts at the same time as Persona 4.

Leave mah waifus alone.

>>27147054
>>27147071
>>27147079

I need a tie-breaker.

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>Right on Time: Game starts at the same time as Persona 4

>>27147098
I wanna save all the waifus too, anon, but isn't it more heroic if it's a balls-hard challenge?

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>not playing as Adachi

>>27147103
What's the difference between those two? Why are two weeks significant?

>>27147162
Yukiko is kill.

>>27147136
I love you anon. Not as much as I love Adachi though. FUCK I love Adachi.

>>27147079
>>27147086
>>27147098

Luckily enough, your parents work was prompt on reassigning them, meaning that you'll arrive in Inaba fairly early on in the school year.

The journey passes easily enough, with your nigh-endless patience allowing you to happily endure the trip, even as others around you start to nod off.

You suppose you could grab a quick nap if you wanted though.

>Grab some sleep?
>IRON MAN

>>27147162
April 14 - Persona 4 begins, Yui arrives in Inaba.
April 29 - Last day to save Yukiko Amagi.

>>27147175
...Oh my.

>IRON MAN

FUCK YOU COSMIC LIMO, I DON'T NEED COOL POWERS, ALL I NEED IS DILIGENCE.

>>27147167
Who? We haven't been introduced any other characters yet?

>>27147175
>IRON MAN

>>27147175
>IRON MAN

I like staring out the window :3

>>27147177
How would we know this?

>>27147216
>>27147201
The quest is based on a game, called Persona 4. So yeah.

>>27147201
Yukiko Amagi is one of your party members, friends, rescued near-murder-victims, and potential waifus.

(Note: Persona 4 does not penalize the player for romancing all the waifus.)

>>27147216
Our character wouldn't. The decision was in the player's hands, however, since only players would understand the implications. There is no logical ability for us to have a causal effect on the decisions of our parents' employers. Unfortunately, these pussies didn't want to try to save Yukiko in two days, so now it doesn't matter.

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>opening up tg
>opening up tg to find A FUCKING PERSONA QUEST

>>27147175
Nap on the journey, that way we can stay up all night tonight.

>>27147258
Metagaming is a shit.

>>27147258
I have no idea what this Persona 4 is, but it shouldn't be relevant to the quest.

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>>27147195
>>27147205
>>27147210

You decide to go without a nap. This eventually leaves you as the last person in the cabin awake, staring idly out of the window as a dull snoring sound fills the cabin.

Eventually, the train grinds to a halt at Inaba station. While the other passengers stir themselves painfully from their slumber, you grab your bag and leave the train with a spring in your step.

You quickly make your way through the station and wait outside, glancing at your watch occasionally. After a few minutes, a car pulls up and a tall, well-built man steps out. He smiles slightly when he sees you.

"Hi there!" He calls as he walks towards you. "You're Yu, right? I recognise you from your photo, though you look better in person."

Obviously, this man is your uncle. You...

>Greet him warmly
>Greet him politely
>Greet him rudely
>Ignore him and walk into the car
>Other?

>>27147261
Well the quest shouldn't follow Persona 4 storyline, because what would be the point then? I could just as well play the game and have a better story since it's been crafted by professionals over a year or so.

>>27147323
Great him in a ridiculously overly deferential way.

>>27147323
Are we familiar with him? Better greet him politely and make some chit chat to get to know him better.

>>27147323
>igorsfacewhen

S-S-Sorry...

>Greet him politely.

Due diligence.

>>27147323
>Greet him warmly
also,
>filename
Tonight. Yu.

>>27147335

While the TWO WEEKS LATER would have been an obvious change, there's still plenty of plot reshaping to do.

As bare minimum, we've already ignored the magical limo.

>>27147368
What limo now?

>>27147323
>Greet him warmly

>>27147368
Which, in my opinion, is a bigger thing than 2 weeks.

>>27147397
Haven't played the game, how exactly does the limo affect us?

>>27147323
>Greet him warmly

>>27147469
We don't get magic powers.

>>27147488
I'm fine with this, as long as we can at least try to fuck Shadows up with our bare hands.

>>27147341
>>27147357
>>27147364

You bow your head deeply towards him.

"It's an honour to meet you, Dojima- Dono-sama. Thank you for accepting my humble self into your home."

The man stares at you for a second, then grins. "You're pulling my leg, aren't you?"

"A little," you agree. "It's nice to see you again, Dojima-san."

Dojima smiles again, then shakes your hand warmly.

"I'm surprised you can remember me, Yu. You were only a little brat about so high-" he holds his hand in the air "-when we last met."

"I've got a good memory," you reply.

"Hah! Good for you." The man turns away from you for a second, frowning slightly. "Nanako? Where are you hiding?"

At his words, a young girl pokes her head around the car door, staring at you nervously.

Dojima gives a great sigh at the sight. "Nanako, come on out of there. Your cousin's here. You have to say hello."

The little girl's face twists in indecision for a moment, then she slowly lowers herself out of the car and walks towards you. She's staring firmly at the ground when she finally speaks, her voice painfully quiet.

"...'lo.'

>Greet her warmly -Turn that frown around!
>Greet her quickly - This kind of awkward
>Other?

>>27147488
Correction: if this were the game, we wouldn't get magic powers. Don't get hung up on irrelevant things.

>>27147529
>Greet her warmly -Turn that frown around!

>>27147529
Greet her warmly, you've always been good with kids (that's why you want to become a teacher).

>>27147529
>Greet her warmly -Turn that frown around!

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>just realized that OP hasn't told us if we were male or female.

Oh my God please

>>27147556
>>27147563
>>27147576

Roll 1d20

As a general rule, I will count the first five for 1D20. 1 is a Negative Crit. 20 is a Positive Crit.

>>27147582

You're the bogstandard Narukami Yu, as he is in the game.

Rolled 10

>>27147610

Rolled 16

>>27147610

Rolled 15

>>27147610
Child skills FUUUUU!

Rolled 1

>>27147610

Rolled 10

>>27147610
5d20 is a lot, DM. It really skews it up and down.

As you can see here...

>>27147672

>>27147672
God damn it.

>>27147672
MOTHER FUCKER

>>27147647
>>27147663
>>27147648

Well, you've basically made her your best friend-

>>27147672

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

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>>27147692
Calm down, my friend. Blame the dice, not the roller.

>>27147705
We make friends with her at first, but accidentally kick her puppy?

Let me guess, we ask where her mom is.

Just crunched the numbers. With 5d20, the odds of a 1 are an astonishing 22.62%. The odds of a 20 are 18.33% (assuming 1s override 20s; if 20s override 1s, switch them).

>>27147779
Shouldn't we know if our uncle is divorced or something?

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Persona 4 quest? Shit yeah!

Also, Chie is best girl

>>27147803
Those numbers sound really high. Can I see your math?

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>>27147779
nooooo...

>>27147837
Roll 5d20, the odds that none are 1 is (19/20)^5, or 0.7737809375. Thus, the odds that any are 1 is 1-0.7737809375 or 0.2262190625.

The odds that none are 1 or 20 is (18/20)^5, or 0.59049. Thus, the odds that any are 1 or 20 is 1-0.59049 or 0.40951. Subtract the odds that it's 1 from that, and you get 0.1832909375.

>>27147647
>>27147648
>>27147663
>>27147672
>>27147684

DC: 8
Bonus from Understanding and Expression:+3

>1
>Critical failure!

You grin widely, and lean down towards her. "Hey there, Nanako. I'm your cousin, Narukami Yu. It's nice to meet you."

Unfortunately, your very presence seems to have petrified the girl and the moment you're finished talking she turns on heel and dashes back into the car without another word. You can just make out her terrified face through the windscreen, peering over the front chair. This was probably not, overall, the best first impression for either of you.

Dojima rubs his the back of his embarrassedly. "Sorry about that. Nanako's a little nervy with new people. She'll get used to you."

The fearful glare the girl is shooting you through the glass makes you somewhat doubtful of that. And to think you once wanted to be a teacher.

"Well, we'd better head off soon," Dojima says, obviously trying to draw your attention away from your horrific failure of a first impression. "Care to hop in?"

>Get in the back seat with Nanako
>Get in the front seat next to Dojima
>...I'll walk

>>27147899
>Get in the back seat with Nanako
All those good rolls won't be for naught!

>>27147899
>>...I'll walk
Too awkward to be in a car with a scared little girl.

>>27147899
>Get in the front seat next to Dojima

>>27147803

1D20 will be mostly used for social situations.

1D100 will be used for combat.

As of now, I'm going to accept best of three for 1D20 (with Positive and Negative Crits cancelling each other out) and best of five for 1D100.

This ain't retroactive, regrettably. You still done screwed up with Nanako.

>>27147899
>Get in the front seat next to Dojima

>>27147899
>Get in the front seat next to Dojima

SHOT GUN!

>>27147874
Yeah, that's correct. It's just more than you'd expect, is all.

>>27147899
Get in front, that's where adults ride. Only kids belong to the back seat.

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>>27147979
So can we date Yosuke?

>>27148091
Why would you ruin brosuke's brolationship.

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>>27147961
>>27147983
>>27147989

You climb into the front seat with Dojima. There are many things in life you are prepared to deal with. Piles of paperwork. Impossibly long job hours. Studying for hours upon hours on end. A scared little girl is not one of those things. It is not one of those things at all. Dojima shoots you an understanding look as you hop into the front seat.

You're quickly on your way. Well, relatively quickly. The traffic is surprisingly bad, and the car rarely manages to get more than a hundred metres before slowing down to a halt. The slow pace is of no help in distracting you from the unpleasant aura emanating from the back seat, and the even more uncomfortable silence.

>Talk to someone?
>Be quiet and let it all be

>>27148091
>Not making P4 Animation brotagonist proud with a harem

What are you, gay?

>>27148091
Sure, whoever that is.

>>27148123
Because it was either him or Adachi and I'm not ready to face the fact that I like the crazies just yet.

>>27148129
Talk to your uncle, ask about his place and how you're sorry about being a bother. What about his wife, does she mind us staying with them?

>>27148129
>Be quiet and let it all be

Quiet Yu is best Yu


According to TvTropes (ugh):One reading of Yu Narukami approximately translates as "quiet thunder god". Narukami can also be read as "to become a god", foreshadowing how Yu manifests the World Arcana in the true ending.

>>27148129
>Talk to Dojima, ask about town

>>27148192
I'd rather learn more about our uncle and his family.

>>27148129
Hey Dojima, remember that time your WIFE got RUN OVER by a CAR? Like the one we're in RIGHT NOW? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

>>27148166
>>27148235
>>27148244

>Talk to Dojima

"So what's Inaba like?"

Dojima gives a slightly odd smile. "Well, it's quiet place, but there's plenty to do if you know where to look. The people are mostly pretty friendly too."

He hesitates for a second before continuing. "I can see it being a bit of a culture for a city boy like you, but don't worry. You'll get used to it."

You mull over that that information for a bit. "And where do you live? Is it just you and Nanako?"

There's a very quiet whimper from the back at that. You barely catch it.

Dojima, meanwhile, has a somewhat pained expression on his face. "Well, yes. My wife... passed away a few years ago. So it's just me and Nanako in the house."

Oh. You get the feeling that you might not want to question him any more on that.

>+0.05 Understanding gained!

>End conversation
>Ask something else?
>Press on about his wife?
>Other?

>>27148368

Oh. And whatever you pick, roll me a 1D20.

Rolled 10

>>27148368
Ask what he does for work, and if you could help him somehow? You have quite a lot free time now that you're not in any clubs.

>>27148368
> Talk about something else.

Captcha ugelway personages

Rolled 13

>>27148429
You kinda have to input what that 'something else' is, anon...

Rolled 7

>>27148382
Is the fast forward button an option?

>>27148479
It was an option. The "two weeks later" would've been hella fast forward, but you faggots pussed out.

>>27148479
Nah, I'd rather interact with them more.

They never really explain why Yu can use more than one persona (I consider this separate from being able to enter the other world.) Much like Persona 3's protagonist he is an empty shell, and gains his first persona because he has someone controlling him. Every anon in this thread is a potential persona. Wonder what our first fusion will look like.

>>27148452
Hmmm.

Maybe how usually when our parents leave for we end up staying in some city and we've never actually been in a place with this much outdoorsy stuff, oh gosh it will be so much Fun!

I have no idea what to talk about.

Rolled 6

>>27148516
Thought that was because he is the fool. Infinite possibility

Rolled 2

>>27148368
>End conversation

>>27148511
Well have fun interacting with characters we as players know literally everything about.

>>27148602
Go play P4 then

>>27148477
[b]Rolled 5[/b]

Haha. Oh you silly little fuck.

>>27148631
Isn't that what we are doing?

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>>27148423
>>27148452
>>27148479

DC: 19
Bonus from ?: +0

>Rolled 13
>Failure
You open your mouth to talk about something else, when the car suddenly bounces slightly.

And then, with a shriek of tearing rubber, the front left wheel pops.

Dojima gives a single loud curse as the car veers wildly off to the left, spinning the wheel desperately to try and regain control of the vehicle. In the back, Nanako has tucked herself into the crash position almost immediately. Clever girl.

After a few tense seconds, Dojima manages to get the car back under his command and drives it off of highway onto a small sideroad.

It doesn't take long for you to see that the wheel is basically totalled. And from the look on Dojima's face, there's not likely to be a spare wheel. Fortunately, no-one was hurt.

The older man rubs his face wearily. "Crap. Looks like I'm going to have to call for someone to come give us a hand. Sorry about this, Yu. Not the best introduction to your stay here, I know."

You don't say anything in response and Dojima gives another sigh before pulling out his phone.

It's at that moment that another car pulls into the road and to a halt. A tall, well dressed man steps out of it, a concerned look on his face. He looks oddly like a priest.

"Are you all right?"

>We're OK
>We've got wounded
>Let Dojima talk

>>27148695

...Fuck.

Rolled 9

>>27148695
>Let Dojima talk

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>>27148695
>We're OK
Maybe this guy's got a spare!

>>27148695
>fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

>>27148602
I don't know anything about Persona 4, and intend to keep it that way.

>>27148695
>Let Dojima talk

>>27148695
He looks helpful, but I don't think he has a spare tire fit for our car. Thank him for asking and ask his name.

>>27148780
Well, this new gentleman isn't from Persona 4. He's from Persona 2. That's fucking Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos. Oh god, why did we skip out on talking to Igor? We're going to get our powers awakened by anti-Philemon, now. Great.

>>27148843
So does that mean our Arcana is Joker, instead of Fool?

>>27148843
Sorry, but are you insane? There's no indication whatsoever that this guy isn't some nice dude who stopped to help strangers in trouble. Please stop shitposting.

>>27148695
Stranger danger! I need an adult!

OHSHIT

>>27148813
Here, changing my vote to
>We're okay

We have to Social Link with Nyarlathotep.

>>27148962
What makes you think that he's Nyarlathotep?

>>27148987
True. I suppose it could just be Akinari. He got returned to life after the events of Innocent Sin, he could have moved to Inaba to teach there now that Seven Sisters has closed down. I fear it's not, though.

>>27148987
Well, 27148843 said it. Even if it isn't Nyarlathotep, something interesting might still happen.

>>27149096
Bit of a typo there, I meant to put a though after Nyarlathotep

>>27148758
>>27148813

You keep quiet, and let Dojima talk.

"We're all fine, thanks" Your uncle responds. "The wheel burst, but I managed to get us off the road before anything more serious happened."

The man nods. "I saw. It was some excellent driving."

Dojima shrugs the compliment off. "I'm just glad nothing happened."

The man smiles widely. "Indeed. We should thank God that no one was hurt. Ah, but where are my manners. I am Father Theo Rapalynt."

"Ryotaro Dojima." You uncle responds, giving a nod of acknowledgement.

"I see. It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr Dojima. If you'd like, I could check to see if my spare wheel would fit your car?"

Dojima gives Theo a surprised look, then nods. "That'd be a big help. My nephew has just arrived today, and this is hardly the best start to his stay."

"Your... nephew?" The man turns to regard you. A strange chill passes down your spine. "Ah. A pleasure to meet you as well, young man. Might I have your name?"

He walks towards you, a hand extended. As he nears, a terrible pressure seems to bind down on you. The sky darkens, and your uncle and cousin fade away with the light, so that the world is now composed only of you and the tall man approaching, an open, cruel smile on his lips.

>Give your name and shake his hand
>Give your name and shake his hand (...This isn't right) (Roll 1D100)

Rolled 29

>>27149161
>Give your name and shake his hand (...This isn't right) (Roll 1D100)

>>27149161

WELP

I guess Nyarly doesn't have to bother with subtlety like some OTHER INFERIOR MANIFESTATIONS OF THE HUMAN MIND.

Rolled 51

>>27149161
Give your name and shake his hand (...This isn't right) (Roll 1D100)

Shit's goin' wack yo!

>>27149161
>Theo Rapalynt
>Anagram for Nyarlathotep
OH BOY
HERE WE GO

Rolled 17

>>27149161
>>Give your name and shake his hand (...This isn't right) (Roll 1D100)
RIP us, nat 1 inc

>>27149161
>>Give your name and shake his hand

Rolled 59

>>27149201
Forgot my roll,
>Give your name and shake his hand (...This isn't right)

Rolled 34

>>27149161
>Give your name and shake his hand (...This isn't right)

Rolled 10

>>27149161
Be polite, give your name and shake his hand.

Rolled 85

>>27149161
>Give your name and shake his hand (...This isn't right)

Try to shrug it off by making conversation: "Father Rapalynt? I didn't realize there was a Catholic community in Inaba. Do you have many congregants?"

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>>27149186
>>27149200
>>27149210
>>27149220

WELP

Rolled 7

>>27149247
Safe to assume we passed then?

>>27149251
Things are about to get interesting.

Rolled 77

>>27149446
I-i miss Igor...

>>27149477
I agree.

I'm actually mad at myself for not taking that nap.

We also miss off on a fusing waifu this way too, damn it.

>>27149520
x2 on the whole skipping nap deal. Aw well, lets see how this pans out.

>>27149520
There's always hope Anon, worst case scenario we get a trap who's a little too into flowers.

Sooo... can we waifu Izanami?

>>27149545
Dude, there's no way that not sleeping in a train would be a significant choice. Chill.

>DC 80


>Average Roll: 38
>Bonus from Diligence: +15
>53
>Fail

You struggle against the binds constricting you to no avail. It's like pushing against a mountain. No, it's worse. The atmosphere seems to feast on your effort, draining it away and replacing it with a lethargy that permeates you, heart and soul.

Your rapidly diminishing efforts to struggle free of the strange atmosphere simply seems to amuse Theo, who holds out his hand in front of you.

You own hands rises against your will, pulled by the invisible binds as if you were no more than a puppet on a string. You shake his hand.

"I'm Narukami Yu."

Theo grins, showing off pearly white teeth. "So you are. A pleasure to meet you."

Inside you, something /twists/ violently, and you nearly scream in pain. In front of your agonised sight, a strange vision dances in front of you. You see

>A young man, walking along a grand road
>An old man, sitting in a deep cavern, lit only by a single lantern
>A blazing sun
>A young man, hanging upside-down on a cross with a nonchalant, calm expression on his face
>A lone moon, with two dogs howling at it

>>27149671
>A young man, sitting in a deep cavern, lit only by the blazing sun

>>27149671
>A young man, walking along a grand road

>>27149671
>A young man, hanging upside-down on a cross with a nonchalant, calm expression on his face

It's time. We've already done goofed this enough so we might as well go full boar. Lets become the Anti-Minato, and get Reverse Savior as our Persona.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mh8WK5WtDw

>>27149671
>An old man, sitting in a deep cavern, lit only by a single lantern
We hermit now

>>27149695
These are:
Fool
Hermit
Sun
Hanged Man
Moon

I'm pretty sure.

FYI.

>>27149671
If the Fool isn't the only way to have a bunch of Personas, then Hanged Man. If it is, then the Fool.

>>27149671
>>A young man, walking along a grand road

Might as well keep it close.

>>27149671
>A young man, hanging upside-down on a cross with a nonchalant, calm expression on his face

>>27149756
If we're going by Persona 1 and 2 logic (Which at this point it seems very likely) any arcana can have multiple. The only thing you necessarily "need" is A. The Wild Card (maybe) or B. Being the Protagonist.

>>27149671
>A young man, walking along a grand road

We've done enough damage already

>A young man, walking along a grand road

>>27149671
>A young man, walking along a grand road

Pretty sure this is the Fool, right? It could be Chariot, though. The others are clearer. Aside from the first, they're pretty clearly Hermit, Sun, Hanged Man and Moon. I'd prefer Fool, though. Persona 2 characters could use the wild card without needing to be Fools, but they didn't get the full range of fusions Fools do.

>>27149791
There's no indication that any of that is true.

>>27149802
so lets do more
>>27149671
>A young man, hanging upside-down on a cross with a nonchalant, calm expression on his face

>>27149671
Pretty sure these are: Fool, Hermit, Sun, Hanged Man, and Moon

If we are allowed multiple persona no matter the chose, then
>A lone moon, with two dogs howling at it
If not, then:
>A young man, walking along a grand road

>>27149671
Hmm. This is Nyarlathotep, so we're just as likely to get the reversed meanings as the regular cards. So picking Fool could get us impeded paths, Hermit paranoia and misanthropy, Sun illogical action, Hanged Man obsession, and Moon superstition and madness. This could end very badly for us.

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We had better be going the full polyamory route here. All Social Links, all waifus. Even the men. And the old ladies.

We're Seta Fucking Souji - The Pimptagonist.

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>>27149741
>>27149756
>>27149777

Through the darkness, you see a young man, hanging upside-down on a post with a nonchalant, calm expression on his face. You somehow /know/ that he has willingly placed himself in this position. That there is insight to be gained through stillness. Through sacrifice. Beneath him, others figures live calm, peaceful lives, the Hanged Man watching over them, both a sacrifice and a saviour. As you watch, his face shifts slightly, until you find yourself staring at yourself. His gaze raises and meets yours, and a gentle, smile crosses his lips.

And then he /twists/.

Now he rests upon the pole, an excited, bloodthirsty expression on his face. Beneath him, the people suffer, pierced by blades and struck by disease. They beg for salvation, but the Hanged Man offers none. He watches them with a detached, amused air. He does nothing. He blesses nothing. He saves nothing.

And he... is you.

ARCANA GAINED: Hanged Man (Reversed)
Persona: ?

>>27149971
Shiiiiiiiiiiit. This anon has a very good point. Voting Hangedman anyway though, nobody touches our precious Nanako.

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>>27150014
And the fox. Can't forget the fox.

>>27150014
Technically we're Yu Narukami, because that's now the official name. But yeah, Yu/Seto is the most pimping of the protagonists. Though personally I always took ever available opportunity to hit on Yosuke. Just because I never quite forgave him for how he acted towards Kanji during the camping trip, and wanted to make him uncomfortable.

>>27150054
>>27150048
>>27149971
SHIT FUCK IT HAPPENED, NOBODY TOUCHES NANAKO EVER FROM NOW ON

>>27150048
Soooo, Adachi route is a go?

>>27150048
Well shit.

Wonder if we'll ever get an opportunity to right our arcana.

>>27150048

The vision fades. You blink

You are back on the quiet country lane, the sunlight pouring down through the trees above. Not a moment seems to have passed since you shook Father Theo's hand, though it feels like an eternity.

Theo smiles at you. "Now, if you'd be so kind as to help me get that wheel out of my trunk, that would be wonderful."

You stare at him, but he simply ignores you and moves away.

Dojima moves next to you as you stare blankly at the back of the strange, inhuman priest. "Yu? Is something the matter?"

>Tell him what just happened
>Why bother? He wouldn't believe it
>Other

>>27150105
Who?

>>27150144
>Why bother? He wouldn't believe it

>>27150144
>>Why bother? He wouldn't believe it
Probably just a little sick from the train and car.

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>>27150077
>Narumaki Yu
He'll always be Souji Seta, as far as I care.

>>27150144
"I was touched by a Catholic Priest..."

>>27150048
FUCK! I knew it! Okay, this doesn't have to be a bad thing. The Reversed Hanged man is the assertion of the ego and refusal to change or transform. Which could actually be very good for us, if the Crawling Chaos has plans involving us. Maybe. If we're lucky. We should still get as many Social Links as possible, though. Nyarlathotep might have gotten to us first, but with Igor's influence we might be able to adjust our alignment and Arcana. I still want to get ZA WARUDO by the end.

And now I'm thinking of The World (Reversed)'s signature Persona being Dio Brando. Which is actually kind of awesome.

>>27150144
>Why bother? He wouldn't believe it

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>>27150105
This is us now?

>>27150144
Well Uncle, I think I was just mentally violated in the most disturbing way possible.

Why are we not telling him. Jesus fuck, we should tell him.

> Tell him.

>>27149610
It was super significant dude, you dont even know. Everything in persona 4 is significant.

>>27150272
Agreed. At the very least say that something very odd just happened. We're not sure what just happened or why, but it was BAD. We do NOT like this man.

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>>27150204
We metaphor now

>>27150303
Going for the not obvious, obvious choice. More to see what the hell is going to happen.

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>>27150321
>Prince
No, that's Teddie.

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>>27150165
>>27150167
>>27150181
>>27150202
>>27150227

You hesitate, then decide not to try to explain what just happened. You'd just end sounding crazy. Or tired. And you are tired. A deep exhaustion has filled your body, and you barely feel capable of walking.

Dojima gives you a sympathetic look as he notices your tired posture. "Yeah, I can imagine that. It's been a long journey for you, after all. Why don't you go lie down in the car? I'll help Father Theo with this tire."

>That sounds good
>No, I'll help

...What does that say?

>>27150381

For>>27150364

>>27150364
Help out, not trying to metagame here but we gotta keep an eye or three on Theo.

Speaking of which, lets get a look at his eyes.

>>27150364
>No, I'll help

>>27150364
> No I'll help.

>>27150364
>No, I'll help

>>27150364

>that picture

Oh. no. We'll help out.

>>27150381
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_writing_on_the_wall

>>27150364
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharshin? Oh God, no! I don't want to be weighted and measured and divided among the Medes and Persians. We are boned.

Well, might as well take a nap. I don't want to be around Father Theo right now. Maybe we'll meet Igor. Oh god I hope we meet Igor.

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We should check on Nanako...

>>27150277
It's significant only in Persona 4, not in this quest.

>>27150142
Technically, all arcana start reversed and its only the action of maxing it that flips it to the upright position...

>>27150450
I feel like we have turned this into a fucking horror story and I can't.

>>27150525
This is the true face of Persona 4, hidden by the happy ending fags. The truth is Persona is suffering.

>>27150511
We don't know her yet.

>>27150393
>>27150400
>>27150416
>>27150431
>>27150439

"No, I'll help," You say pulling yourself up and following Father Theo. Whoever -or whatever- that man is, you /know/ that letting him out of your sight is a bad idea.

Theo says nothing more as you help him pull the wheel out of the car, but you watch him carefully. It's... surprisingly hard. Every time you get a solid look at his face, it seems slightly obscured, as if a shadow had fallen over it. His eyes in particular are almost impossible to make out. It's as if the man isn't actually there. As if you're staring at a reflection. Eventually, it becomes obvious that you aren't going to get anything out of watching him.

>ask him something
>just finish the job quickly and get home. You feel like you're about to collapse (Timeskip home)

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>>27150525
>implying P4 wasn't a fucking horror story in the first place

>I can't
get the fuck outta here, tumblr.

>>27150561
Are you retarded?Go back and read >>27147529

>>27150511

What we do is grab Theo's hand and rub it against Nanako and Dojima so they get magic powers too.

>>27150599
I had forgotten her name, and that's not a picture of little girl you had. Sue me.

>>ask him what the fuck he did to you and inform him that he must take responsibility.

>>27150614
"TOUCH THEM! TOUCH THEM!"

"Yu, what the fuck are you doNNNGGHHH OH GOD I FEEL THE WARP OVERTAKING ME."

>>27150578
>>ask him something

"Hey Theo. Can I see your face?"

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>>27150614
inb4 pic related

>>27150632
Nyarlathotep is the universe's biggest deadbeat dad.

>>27150579
Well forgive me for being in a hurry to plug in my kindle so I don't run out of battery.

>>27150645
What do reversed Justice and Emperor represent, again?

>>27150578
>ask him something
"So.... I totally think Cthulhu can beat Nyarlathotep in a fight."

>>27150578
Hmm. What could we ask him that A) He'd actually answer, B) Wouldn't seem crazy to Dojima, and C) The knowledge of wouldn't be worse than not knowing? Yeah, I don't think that's going to work. Let's just head home. Head home, sleep, and hopefully not have a nightmare where we see what Nyarlathotep's version of the Velvet Room is. What would that be? Something like the Velvet Room but upholstered in some really uncomfortable fabric> The Burlap Room? I don't know.

>>27150614

Is this what you guys actually want to try doing?

>>27150645

I think Reverse Justice is "I'M THE GOODEST. I'LL SMITE ALL WHO DISAGREE!" or something but what is Reverse Heirophant?

>>27150677
You ended your sentence with a period, you didn't just cut out in the middle of it. And besides, you probably should go plug your shit in before finishing off your post, since the post can wait and your battery can't.

>Kindle
You deserve your suffering.

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Go to bed, Karl.

>>27150702
can we!?!

>>27150702
NO NO NO NO NO NO I WAS JOKING

>>27150578
>just finish the job quickly and get home. You feel like you're about to collapse (Timeskip home)

>>27150692
Do you WANT HIM to look beyond the fourth wall?

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>>27150702
WE NEED TO DO THIS

>>27150702
Sure, why not?

>>27150702

Sure. Let's try whispering to Theo to shake their hands too.

>>27150716

You can certainly try. Even if I don't say it, consider 'Other' to always be an option.

>>27150679
Pretty straightforward reversals, there. Justice becomes injustice and spiritual imbalance. Emperor becomes childishness and tyranny.

>>27150720
Seriously, why not? They wouldn't believe us if we told them, but what if they see with their own eyes?

>>27150645
We hiimdaisy now

>>27150713
I have no other choice, but yes I do...

>>27150740
Or just "accidentally" make uncle touch Theo when fixing the wheel.

>>27150692
Oh god, I so want to see this happen.

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>>27150692
Shub-Niggurath is superior.

>>27150692
I actually like that. But may I suggest a twist? Let's bring up the ridiculous manga "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san", in which Nyarlathotep is a yandere schoolgirl. Because fuck you, Black Prince of the Crawling Chaos, if you're going to enter the public domain you deserve what you get.

Okay, that wouldn't make sense now, but if Nyarlathotep winds up being a recurring villain and we learn his name, we bring that manga up in conversation with him every chance we get. "Your name is Nyarlathotep? What, like the manga? Are you going to move into my house and fall in love with me after a series of wacky hijinks?"

>>27150790
A police officer molesting a catholic priest?

>>27150518
yes it is the qm said so. Besides this just means even more normal stuff could be important. We could have things like elder Gods showing up to fix our tires only being less obvious about it.

>>27150801
We don't know that he's Nyarlathotep, that doesn't make any sense.

>>27150750
I vote no. We are not going to expose our family to existential horror. That's just a dick move.

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>>27150850
I'd stick my dick in Nyarlathotep.

>>27150860
Only after the fact, though.

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>>27150850
...okay yeah let's do that just because I wanna see what happens

>>27150855
Our uncle is a police officer? How do we know this?

>>27150899
From the game.

>>27150702
NO YOU FOOLS! WHY WOULD WE DO THIS!?

>>27150911
I meant how the main character knows this.

>>27150899
>muh meta
Nigger, this is Persona Quest, not Random Shit Happening In Weeabooland Quest. If the QM is going to use familiar elements, then the expectation is that the players are going to be familiar with those elements, otherwise they wouldn't fucking be using them.

>>27150931
To make our uncle realize that there's something wrong with Theo, of course. Why not?

>>27150947
It was a joke, stop being so anal.

>>27150947
...because he's our close relative and we should have some vague idea of his occupation?

>>27150878
Still important. Everything is important even the little things. Especialy the little things. Even more so now we wont be able to see any curve balls the DM throws.

>>27150963
No, Persona quest means that it's going to have same setting as Persona series of games. It is not meant to be a retelling of Persona 4 game, because that would be fuckign useless waste of everybody's time.

>>27150716
>>27150736
>>27150738
>>27150740

You wait until Dojima has moved away a bit, then speak to Father Theo.

"So, are you going to shake their hands too?"

Father Theo looks at you, a brief look of surprise crossing his face. That gives you some satisfaction. Whatever else the man is, he isn't omniscient.

"Would you want me to?"

"It'd be a damn sight easier for them to see what I just saw rather than try to explain it to them."

Father Theo smiles slightly, though that cruel edge remains.

"There would be little point. They are chaff. A little girl, paralysed by doubt of her own worth in her father's eyes and a tired old man, paralysed by fear of his own daughter. They make a fine comedy, but little else. Why would I ever want to change them? No. You were the only prize here. You are my entrant into a grand game. And you will win."

With that, Theo steps back from the wheel. "And we're done! Looks like it was a perfect fit."

Sure enough, the wheel fits perfectly. In fact, it's identical to every other wheel. That's suspicious.

Dojima thanks Theo and the two men shake hands. As they do so, the priest shoots you a mocking smile. Dojima seems entirely unaffected, so you can only assume that nothing happened. Or that Father Theo didn't want anything to happen.

>Go home, go straight to sleep (timeskip)
>Go home, hang around with Dojima and Nanako
>Other?

>>27150947
I made a comment about a police officer molesting a catholic priest entirely out of character, how does that have anything to do with what Yu knows about his uncle?

>>27150984
This is an acceptable explanation.

>>27150963
Random shit happening in in animu land does sound like a fucking awesome quest

>>27150965
WE GOT LOOKED AT BY A HORRIBLE THING WHY WOULD WE WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO OUR UNCLE!?
I swear to fucking God this is the fucking /tg/ quest thing again.

>>27150702
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE.gif

>>27151014
Isn't there already a Meta Quest, though?

>>27151005
>Go home, hang around with Dojima and Nanako

>>27150993
This would hold more weight if we were you know.. in Inaba while playing the mc of persona four.

>>27151005

Oh. You haven't left the road yet, so if you want to say one last thing to Father Theo, now's your chance.

>>27151005
"What the hell was that priest talking about?"
Hang around with Dojima and Nanako, you still don't know if your uncle needs help with the house or something.

>>27151005
>>Other?

Flick through the radio until a Tanaka comercial comes on.

>>27151005
Even Narly thought that was a bad Idea. Thank Christ.

>>27151042
Which is why this quest should be taken as a separate entity, with no external information about it available. All the decisions should be made only based on what the OP tells us, not some wiki.

>>27151051
"See you later Nyarla!"

>>27151051
> Are you a God?

>>27151051

You are one gnarly priest.

>>27151051
"What the hell, Old Man? What is this game you're talking about!?"

>>27151005
>>Go home, go straight to sleep (timeskip)

>>27151070
Pussy, we could have totally have had magical uncle and niece. Think of the hijinks!

>>27151092
Seconding that.

>>27151083
You mean like we are already doing? We already made one potentialy very bad decision and one Retardedly stupid decision which we knew were going to make harder.

>>27151051
see
>>27150850
>>27150692

>>27151092

this

>>27151107
Only /tg/ would think making a little girl fight monsters would be a good idea.

>>27151051
vvthisvv
>>27150692

>>27151163
We don't know he's Nyarlathotep yet, though In character, Yu might think he's just some freaky magical catholic priest.

>>27151157
Earlier in the thread people were discussing which waifus they were going to save, even before the MC even knew they existed. Not cool.

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>>27151178
>Only /tg/
nigga wut

>>27151178
>Japan
>not making the little girl fight monsters
Are you from Bizarro Earth?

>>27151209
Those two posts don't require Yu to know it's Nyarly.

>>27151209
We can make a wild guess. Or we could just be bringing it up. Yu is a pretty odd guy.

>>27151232
They kinda do, since there's otherwise no reason whatsoever to call a priest a pulp fiction monster otherwise.

>>27151216
Oh boo hoo /tg/ is talking about waifus out of character. It has not changed how they act in character in the least.

>>27151259
Derp. I didn't read the second one very closely. I just thought it was suggesting we randomly ask him what his opinion on Haiyore Nyaruko-san! is. Which we should do.

>>27151227
>>27151229
Are you guys Japanese? Because if your not then you got no excuse.