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[Royal stuff]
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Wow, the changed Christmas date. Makoto almost pegged it right away.
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"It almost doesn't feel real."
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(That said, I do like not having to lie to whoever you're seeing about turning yourself in in the morning. Especially when it's Makoto, who knows damn well what Sae's planning and that PT testimony would be helpful and Joker's a self-sacrificing idiot.)
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"We spent some time alone together..."
edit text: they fuckin'
Infychu
Yeah, it's real damn stupid. Makoto would absolutely understand, why NOT tell her?
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Not telling a non-party member, I mind less. Not telling a party member is dumb. Not telling Makoto is Extra Dumb.
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Ann: I made the croquembouche all by myself!!!
also Ann: ...I bought cream puffs and stacked them up... but I made it!
CJ
i mean hey, that counts
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I appreciate her knowing her limits.
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God, this hurts a little. You can tell it's slightly too perfect.
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YUSUKE WHAT IS THAT SCARF
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(I know, I know, it is ART.)
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everyone boggling at Sumi's appetite like she doesn't have an athlete's metabolism...
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The lack of work in overturning Joker's conviction is... a thing...
化けの花
yeah....
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It's not nearly as satisfying.
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Pausing for the night but I love the special splash screen and numbering for New Year's.
化けの花
honestly i hated the whole "go to jail and let the adults handle it" ending in vanilla really bad so i was willing to let it slide
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That's very fair. I probably wouldn't mind as much if I didn't know the vanilla ending first. (Also the kids could totally have worked on that without Joker ending up in jail, for a balance between the two.)
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And then the old people saying they DON'T HAVE ANY MORE WISHES THAT NEED GRANTING
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LPer: /squeals over Joker's winter outfit
also LPer: Wait, what did that say? I was too busy simping.
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Futaba's kimono is adorable, for all the 'wait WHAT' of the circumstances.
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OH NO, THE KIMONO SQUAD
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I'm a little surprised Yusuke doesn't have one.
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"Wait a minute, nah, pause, nobody's making sense."
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Also the shrine in the middle of Tokyo being nearly deserted is a big red flag.
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Reality glitch on Sumi's name, poor girl.
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MOUNT FUJI, SHEEP AND OKRA
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MORGANA PLS
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Morgana: Is everything all right?
LPer: NO! Why you over here Studly Man?
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(Also, in Big Oof, you can very much see why Sojiro would've been smitten with Wakaba...)
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I approve of Akechi just letting himself be a bitter gremlin.
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Random NPC lady holding shopping bags and stuck in : D face.
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Sumi: ................uh is Akechi always like this??????
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Akechi doing navi duties: They're all on the ground. CRUSH THEM!
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OH GOOD THEY DID GIVE HIM A BLACK MASK FINISHING SCREEN
pastel ranma
I love Akechi's gremlin side
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I think Akechi figured out Sumi's Deal after finding out she has a dead sister and Joker didn't meet her until after the accident.
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Gremlin Akechi is goddamn hilarious.
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Akechi hit with Despair: WE'RE GOING TO DIE HERE
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On the other hand, he Totally Didn't Care At All that Sumi was badly hurt, Nope, Just Battle Tactics.
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MARUKI, PLEASE FIX YOUR HAIR
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Sumi needs a hug.
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Maruki: /basically says Sumi had no hope of mental recovery
LPer: YOU'RE BAD AT YOUR JOB. Aren't you supposed to help her figure that out? Hello????
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JOKER AND AKECHI'S SHOWTIME OH MY GOD
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The best part might be the PRODIGAL SONS sign in the background.
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But GODDAMN THIS BOY EXTRA
Infychu
化けの花
GREMLIN AKECHI IS SO GOOD
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I appreciate that he's just like 'fuck it, why pretend otherwise at this point.'
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"A lot of these people have smiles on their faces, but you couldn't fix their hunched backs? In my happy reality, everybody sits up straight!"
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Alas that we have to overturn Ann and Shiho being gay at each other.
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"This is a nice reality, too bad it's not real."
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I do like the side bits of random people going 'wait, what happened?!'
Infychu
They DO deserve to be gay, it's true. Let the girls date!!
Infychu
And Mr. Musician deserves that record deal, dammit.
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...Haru wishing for her dad to find her relevant...
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(That does help me put Yusuke's altered reality into some perspective, since Madarame's the parent figure he actively remembers, but I still feel like 'I wish he was a nice guy after all' isn't quite right.)
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(Let him bring his mom back and give her a career, that'd be much harder to look away from.)
Infychu
Yeah, I'd have loved to actually have met her and seen Yusuke cry like a little bitch over them needing to "kill" her again.
Infychu
Haru and Futaba had to deal with that, after all.
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Further confirming 'Wakaba wasn't neurotypical either' with these things, though...
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YEAH
Infychu
And in that vein, NOBODY TALKED ABOUT THAT? LIKE AT ALL??
Infychu
It was seriously only Akechi's death that got brought up.
Infychu
Heck while we're at it, let Makoto and Sae have their dad back, too.
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OH THEY DID
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Akechi: I don't want to waste time wandering around aimlessly.
LPer: You don't know me very well, do you?
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(Also, the rest of the team breaking out of the illusion without Joker completely walking them through it is A+.)
Infychu
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Sumi Pls
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Sumi: Why are you doing this to me?
LPer: YOu need to see a real therapist.
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THE CAVALRY ARRIVES
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Futaba all 'I'm not crying YOU'RE crying.' ::hugs her::
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(Though I'm really glad that her snapping out of it also snapped Sojiro out of it.)
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Ryuji and Futaba: HOW DID LAVENZA EVEN CALL YOU
me: Velvets be like that.
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Lavenza saying 'wassup,' help. XD
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"Wait, why's she suddenly wearing glasses? Did she actualize away her bad eyesight? Has she been blind this whole time?"
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Futaba calling Maruki out for godmoding. XD
Infychu
That's an excellent point. HAS she been blind as shit? Was it contacts?
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Sumi's code name: Not terribly creative, but still deeply meaningful.
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LPer: /dithers on how to handle a future battle while on Akechi's turn in a different fight
Akechi: Make a decision.
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LOL
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Oh, Kawakami.
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"Your own private paradise, huh? All the booze and meat I want! ...wait, then I'd be fat and hungover."
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MARUKI SIR YOU ARE OVERSTEPPING WITH THESE COGNITIVE CHANGES
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DUDE UNGRUMPED THE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER
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THAT'D BE ABOUT AS WEIRD AS UNGRUMPING MOROOKA
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Hifumi, rank 10: There's nothing I can say about my mother.
me: No, there really isn't, is there.
Infychu
Ungrumping King Moron sounds terrifying.
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"Sumi beats herself up so much. Let's get her some self-care. Let's get her a bubble bath, and some affirmations, like, look at yourself in the mirror and say 'You a bad bitch.'"
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Exactly.
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Jose, who are you studying humans for and why is it Elizabeth.
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(Still reasonably convinced he's Elizabeth's gremlin child somehow.)
Infychu
I want to know his deal so bad, Elizabeth what did you DO
Infychu
Did you pull a Pinnochio or what?
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I wouldn't put it past her.
Infychu
I mean, just look at his eggshell hair, that shit looks artificial as fuck.
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Right?
化けの花
wouldnt surprise me if hes just another of philemon's lil guys
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Also possible.
Infychu
WTB LORE for Igor and the Velvet Crew
化けの花
we are never going to see philemon or nyarlathotep again are we
化けの花
still can't believe arena dangled nyarlathotep in front of us and ultimax snatched it away
Infychu
:'-(
Infychu
Wait, what did Arena and Ultimax do?
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I suspect the setup in Arena looked like 'return to the Old Villain' and then Ultimax went 'lolnope just kidding.'
Infychu
Sob, it's true
化けの花
yeah basically
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all the stuff that turned out to be kagutsuchi felt extremely nyarly in arena
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