Persona 4 RP Phase 2

"I'm good to go whenever." Rodrigo said, finishing the transaction. "Karin, at some point we should have our match. Just to keep our skills sharp." He patted her on the shoulder. "Sorry for dangling you, by the way."

"Works for me.  And no worries." Karin nodded as she went to pay for her cards.

"Alright, since we seem to be done here, you guys gonna go pay for your stuff?" asked Shinta.

"Already took care of it." Yomiko said returning with Tsubasa. "We're gonna head home and get packing. See you all later!"

"I'll be seeing you guys then." Masuyo said as he left with the rest of the group who lived in the apartment.

"Well, I live rather close to you two so i'll walk with you guys." Hideyoshi said to Shinta and Karin

"Okay. Imma run to my house and pick up some stuff too." Dahni said cheerfully, heading out to her house.

"Yeah, I'll pick up a few things at the shrine myself." Stefan said ducking out. "See you all later!"

Rodrigo decided to tag along with the main group.

"Fine by me." said Shinta as Karin finished paying.

"See you guys later." said Karin waving at the others.

"I'm going home now. I'll let you know if I find out anything. See you tomorrow." said Yuuichi with a slight bow before departing.

"Welp buddy, time to head on outta here!" Daikichi takes Forrester back home.

"Welcome back!" Chiaki said to the large group that returned to the apartment. "How was your shopping trip?"

"Surprisingly normal." Yomiko said with a smile. "For some reason I feel like when I wake up it'll already be the weekend of the trip. Im gonna go do some preparations in my bedroom. I'll see you all later." she said as she left.

"Hm. I think imma head off to my room too actually." Masuyo said as he left. "I may pop out a bit later for a late night snack or something though."

Maeko left for her room as well, to prepare her gear. She layed everything out on her bed, sorting it out. "Hmm.."

Upon reaching their house, Karin and Shinta said their goodbyes to Hideyoshi and entered. "Phew, what a day." said Karin, "I'm gonna get what I need together, so you can take a bath first."

"You're actually letting me go first? You must be excited." joked Shinta.

"Well, yeah," said Karin earnestly, "I mean, with everything that's happened recently, it's nice to have moments like this, right? I mean who knows when we'll get a chance like this again?"

"...Couldn't agree more."

Masuyo fell back onto his bed and let out a heavy sigh. "Well. I think this'll be a good chance to just quietly be alone and think about stuff for now." he said looking around his room. ".......come to think of it has Yomiko ever come in here alone?" he thought remembering the party they had.

"Well. Thats understandable. Im sure we'll manage. Mmhm. Thanks again. Bye mom." Yomiko said into her phone. She laid it down on her desk and thought to herself outloud. "Six bedrooms huh? Well im sure we'll figure something out." she said as she pulled two swimsuits out of her bag. One being the black bikini Masuyo had tried to get Maeko to wear, the other being a red one piece. "............I like them both........great."


"So......you do know I already knew about this trip right?" Banchou said to Nene as he walked down the riverbank with her and Nao.

"Eh!? How so?" she asked.

"Because the kid sent EVERYONE he friggin knew a message it seems. I got a text about it a while back. I figured i'd surprise you all and show up with Nao." he said lighting a cigar.

"Is she allowed to swim?" Nene's asked Banchou. He began to choke on the smoke he inhaled.

"Of course not! I mean she can get out of her wheel chair sometimes so she can play on the beach but shes not getting near the water!" Banchou shouted.

"I cant even swim, so why would I?" Nao jokingly said to Banchou with a laugh.

"Hello Miss Chiaki." Rodrigo bowed to her, tailing in after everyone else. "I don't suppose you'll be coming to the beach with us?"

***
"Yo man." Stefan greeted the Fox slinging his bag over his shoulder. "Going to the beach. Can you handle things here?"

"....." The Fox stared back at him, flicking it's tail.

"Right, you've been doing that for years. Well, I'm probably gonna go hang at the apartment building till we leave. Minimizing the spread of our people is probably a good idea." He pet the Fox's head. "see you soon, bud."

"Arooo!" The Fox ran up to the shrine and pulled out an Ema

"You're giving me work?" He took the Ema and it read: 'I hope I have fun with my friends at the beach.' "...Alright, fine, I get it." He gave the Fox a friendly gesture, and began heading off.

***

"Okay Mom! I'm gonna go pack up!" Dahni called to her mother from her room.

"Okay sweetheart! It's just a shame, your father was going to be home this weekend." Her mother called to her.

"Oh..." Dahni frowned. "Hmm....When will he be back next?"

"Another few weeks I think."

"Well..." Dahni mulled it over, thinking about her broken relationship with her father. She pulled out her handheld game console and a piece of paper, and began writing a note. 'Dear Dad, Sorry I wasn't home this weekend, but I just want to leave you with this to let you know I'm okay and that I love you. I'll be home for sure next time you're here. I promise. I love you Dad.' She signed it as eloquently as possible, smiling at her handiwork.

"Hey mom." Hideyoshi said entering the kitchen of his home. "I'll be going on a........school trip to the beach for the weekend." I cant tell her that im skipping school Friday and Saturday

"Hm. Okay. Just don't forget your brother is coming home to visit Monday." she responded.

"What? Nii-san is visiting? But isnt he busy with schoolwork?" Hideyoshi asked.

His mom gave him a saddened look.

"Oh...........its that day huh. Alright i'll be sure to be free." he said with a grim tone. "I went shopping with a few friends earlier. Im gonna go get my stuff together."

"Alright. Have a good night sweetie." she said as she began to rummage through the cabinet for something

"Well boy, we're back! You stoked for upcomin trip buddy? It's been a while since we've had a chill time at the beach." Daikichi says while scratching Forresters ears. Forresters tail wags happily to Daikichi as he scratches his ears. Well, one thing for sure, not only do I get to go to the beach and chill out but heres a chance to get to know all these guys so I can know what their about. I hope they won't have a problem with my workouts and sessions... I get preeeeeety loud.

Sighing heavily, Yuuichi fell back onto his bed.  "That was more than I expected.  These people..."  He looked over at his computer and then back up at the ceiling.  Just what am I supposed to be doing with them?

"Hey Shinta," called Karin knocking on the bathroom door, "you still in there?"

"Yeah, I'm still here." answered Shinta lazily.

"Well, I'm set, so hurry up 'n finish."

"Yeah, yeah.." Karin turned away from the bathroom and was about to walk away, but instead she took a deep breath before asking an important question.

"...Hey Shinta, are you happy?"

"Huh? Where'd that come from?"

"I just wanna know, okay."

"Well...sure, I guess I'm happy."

"...Forget I asked." said Karin walking away, leaving Shinta to silently contemplate his answer. Am I...happy? What the hell was that?

"Yo." Stefan walked into the apartment seeing Rodrigo trying to hit on Chiaki. ".....Miss Chiaki, is there room available here tonight? Just wanted to minimize our travel time when we leave. I assume we're heading out tomorrow."

"Hey Stefan." Rodrigo greeted.

"Whaddaya doin Tsubasa?" Nene asked as she combed her hair on her bed.

"Im making the names for us to draw at the house for the test of courage. Im pretty sure everyone will forget to do it so I figure it'll be easy to make the names now rather than there when everyone is yelling about something." Tsubasa replied.

"Good point! Hmmmm......what else can we do besides the test and beach activities?" Nene pondered outloud.

"Theres the cards Karin got." Tsubasa responded.

"...........I GOT IT." Nene said with an expression that looked as if she was the one who discovered fire.

"Uh oh. What?"

" PUNISHMENT GAME." Nene said with an evil grin that enveloped her entire face.


"Hm? Well it sort of is." Chiaki said with a surprised look. "As in its there, but theres some.......very fragile items in the room that shouldn't be touched"

"What kind of items?" Stefan inquired, curious.

"Thats.......personal." Chiaki said looking to the side. "How about you just stay in a new room for tonight huh? I knew you'd agree you're such a good person yes you are." she said as she threw a key at him and gave an icy smile

"Uh...Okay." Stefan responded, realizing that in this case, ignorance is bliss.

"Ah young innocence." Rodrigo commented as Stefan walked out of earshot.

"I demand sacrifice." Masuyo said as he sat up on his bed. "Time for a snack. Then bed." he said leaving his room. I wonder if anyone else is gonna be downstairs

"Ey boy, speakin of gettin loud...I think I'ma head downstairs and get a lil training in before headin to bed. Be a good boy and wait for me!" Daikichi says as he springs forward to grab his gloves and takes his jacket off for a small session and heads downstairs.

"Alright. Time to whip up something quick." Masuyo said entering the kitchen. He began to grather random vegetables and a few pans and fired up the stove. "A quick batch of curry.....pack the rest of it to eat tomorrow and yeah!" he said as he began to cut the vegetables

"Eh? Where is that smell comin from...? Somebody doing some chef stuff nearby? Lets go check it out!" Daikichi says with his curiousity piqued as he fillows the smell to its source.

"...Hm?" Maeko opened her eyes. She had fallen asleep after packing her new gear for the trip. "...I smell something." She sniffed. "Eh, too lazy." she rolled over in her bed, falling back asleep.

"Come to think of it.....my suspension ends after this weekend. I should probably apologize to Rise about what I did. Its gotta be emberassing to have your fans be nutcases like me." Masuyo said to himself with a small laugh. "That Kyouno bitch deserved it. Talking shit about someone she doesn't even know."