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[purgatory_maren]

SEISHIROU!!  I've had enough! Stop your hiding!

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I don't care that you didn't answer me.. I know you hear me. You don't have much longer to do what you do, and neither do They.

To everyone else, thank you for volunteering, and thank you to those who helped me to come to my senses. To those I may have disappointed.. I'm sorry. But I won't give up

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[princedetective]

...

[purgatory_maren]

... Yes?

[princedetective]

Junpei-san used his communicator and implied he was injured; now you his friend seem to be targeting one person in particular. [...] I didn't have the chance to say so on our first meeting, but, as a detective working in tandem with the police in Inaba, I have an interest in joining the police here as well.

[purgatory_maren]

You'll be one of the only ones left to want to try to do anything. Can you handle the weight of this entire city on your shoulders?

[princedetective]

There's one way to find out.

[purgatory_maren]

Then join. Your word is enough to gain you the false authority around here. Truely earning is is proving to be more difficult.

[princedetective]

And what do you mean by that?

[purgatory_maren]

Everyone wants to join, but nobody wants to do their job. And when you do, it's never enough. I'm still trying.. and you will be too. Nobody will care.

It's as thankless a job as my last one, and most likely yours. Only this time, people know you have one.. So they can criticize you for it.

Will you accept it?

[princedetective]

The police back home look down on me for traits -- failures -- I... can't do much to change. If the only thing limiting me here is people discussing my failures as a detective, it's an improvement. Especially as I have no intention of failing to begin with.

In short, I can accept it easily.

And as Junpei-san told me yesterday, "Persona users should stick together."

[purgatory_maren]

Then welcome to the force. Get ready to work hard and risk your life with little to no satisfaction.

[princedetective]

I don't believe that's anything new, is it?

[purgatory_maren]

Nope. Better get to work. Somebody might be watching.

[princedetective]

Of course.

I'll follow your lead for now, if you have one. I don't know enough about this place and the situations. But I certainly don't intend to let that hinder me.

[purgatory_maren]

Unfortunately, I can't get a lead on where he is without Junpei's information, which.. he's not giving me. I guess I'm forced into being a little more rational no this one. I can't just jump in..

[princedetective]

I agree it's best not to be hasty. For the best chance of a victory, you must be in peak physical and mental health. And aside from that, what you need is information... well, I am an investigator.

[purgatory_maren]

... And you seem to be a good one. But you have to be especially careful. He seems to know what's going on around him at all times and hardly ever shows himself anymore. Without a lead, I can't give you a starting point, I'm afraid.