Track 08 - I'll Be There

[princeofjunes]

[PHONE - AFTERNOON - Filtered to: Persona casts (all), Ruri, Shana, SHIKI, Gilgamesh, Lancer, anyone I forgot that he has a moderate amount of CR with]

Hey guys, it's Yosuke. I just thought I'd check in, see how everyone's doing. I know it's been sort of rough lately, so...

[PARK - EVENING - OPEN]

[He's been coming here a lot lately. It really

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[counterstrikes]

I kinda think my new dad is going to try and kill me, but otherwise, everything's been fine.

[princeofjunes]

Wait, what?!

That's not something you just throw out there! I didn't even know you had a new dad. Who is he?

[counterstrikes]

What? Geez, that happened like...a week ago.

Ramirez, apparently. He's got some sort of power, but ever since I showed him Suzuka Gongen, he's been leaving me alone.

[princeofjunes]

Yeah, well... I've been working a lot. You know. Being a responsible adult and all that crap.

How does this guy have a power after a week? It took you longer than that to get Suzuka Gongen back!

[counterstrikes]

No, he can't use it, but he tried. That's when I called her out.

Wait a second, though, didn't that happen on your birthday last month?

[....she's connecting some dots now. Tomorrow is going to suck.]

[princeofjunes]

[Great, Chie's stuck with some lunatic and he was too pre-occupied to find out. A+ friendship, Yosuke. He'll welcome a subject change.]

Yeah. You missed it, but I let it slide since you had a pretty good excuse.

[... oh no.]

You don't think...?

[counterstrikes]

I don't even want to think about it. I had completely forgotten about it until just now, too. There's not much sense in celebrating it.

[princeofjunes]

Hey, why not?

It's not like this place gives us tons of chances to smile. Why not make your own? Even for something stupid like a birthday.

[counterstrikes]

I'm just not really a birthday party type of person, okay?

...Wait, how did you know when it was, anyways?

[princeofjunes]

What? Can't a guy keep track of his friend's birthdays?

I'm not an ass all the time, you know.

[counterstrikes]

Yeah, right.

Kind of reminds me when you somehow picked out a swimming suit that fit me perfectly. It's getting kind of creepy.

[Her tone is much lighter than her words. It's easy to tell she's joking.]

[princeofjunes]

Hey, that just means I'm observant! And considerate!

And I didn't even charge you for that swimming suit. You're lucky to have a friend like me, Chie.

[He can joke right back as he falls more or less into his comfort zone as far as Chie is concerned]

[counterstrikes]

Hah, is that how you remember it?

Because I think Yukiko and I paid you back pretty fairly for it. We got even, at least.

[princeofjunes]

And I got my money's worth, so I guess I can't really complain.

[And not complaining about seeing her in a bikini is the closest she'll get to a compliment right now]

So, what do you want? For your birthday.

[counterstrikes]

I don't think there's anything I really want in this town. Souji's already getting some greaves made for me.

[princeofjunes]

Yeah? Guess I just have to get creative then. I'll figure something out.