Welcome back to all readers who habe been following this story or welcome to those of you who are new. Thank you for deciding to read my story. I'd like to take a second to address a comment I recived shortly after my last post. To the guest who wrote about how I was glossing over important things, first off, I belive that that is my decision as the writer if I feel like those points are important as I would think that everyone here has played the game and knows about the story line already. As this is not a truely original story, but a fanfiction, I think it is my choice. If you dislike the way I write my story then all I can really tell you is to deal with it or stop reading. I am not a proffesional writer or anything of the sort, in fact I almost failed English in high school far to many times for me to feel comfortable. I write for my own enjoyment and your enjoyment is just a wonderful bonus(no offence to my readers). Secondly, my grandfather has passed away only a few months ago a few weeks before I posted my last chapter, I didn't tell anyone on here because I have been doing my best to not think about it. It hurts to know someone I've know since I was born is no longer of this world, but I know that it was his time to go and I'm slightly glad because it means he won't be in anymore pain. He's been in pain for so long that I think he finally deserves to rest in peace, even if that peace means he's no longer with us. And, that's why the last chapter, this chapter, and probably many after it will probably really suck... On a happier note, as I don't like to dwell on depressing thoughts, you'll all find out who Kiku's cousin is this chapter! Enjoy or don't, that's your choice.

"The TV Station: Day 1"

6/7

Akira and I were on the train, packed in like sardines, when the train monitors mentioned the calling card at Madarame's exhibit and scam outbreaks in Shibuya.

"Students getting scammed? That's scary... You should be careful when you go to Shibuya." Morgana advised us.

"Mm... I've been hearing rumors about it for a little while now. Hopefully someone can do something about it before something really bad happens..." I agree then the train pulled into the station and We got off. When we walked into the school there were several students crowded around one of the announcement boards.

"...What's this? "A request to the student body"...?" A female students pondered.

"It says they're looking for information. I heard Principal Kobayakawa put it up." Another girl told the first.

"Please consult the student council president if you have any details." The first girl read off the paper.

"So we can go to her for anything? Why the student council president though? What does she have to do with Principal Kobayakawa?" A male student questioned.

"I mean, Niijima-San is his favorite. Maybe that's why he asked her to do it." The second girl student speculated to the other two students. Akira and I shared a look before we headed to class. Other than Akira being called out in class and Ryuji starting a chat during class nothing really not worthy hapened.

"Kiku!" Akira called for me as I gather my things.

"Hm?" I looked up to him.

"Accessway..." He said simply, I nodded and we headed off to our current hideout.

6/7, After School, Accessway...

"Is that really your summer uniform?" I asked Yusuke after he arrived at the hideout.

"It is. Is there something wrong with it?" Yusuke replied.

"No, just... I didn't think it would be purple..." I mumbled, confused on how a school would choose purple as a uniform color. Don't get me wrong... it suites him, I just can't understand why they would choose purple as a uniform shirt color... Anyways, Akira then called for a meeting to discuss our targets for this trip as well as a few other things.

"Hasn't the Madarame incident started to get the public a little more excited?" Morgana inquired, "We're definitely going to gain more support if we keep it up!"

"We should refrain from drawing more attention to us for now. Our identities cannot be discovered." Yusuke reminded us, "Now then, let us wait and see what happens before we begin searching for our next target."

"There's no point killin' time here. Wanna spend time in Mementos? Oh, and do we have any info on peeps in trouble? Lets try talkin' about it if we do." Ryuji pointed out. We quickly sorted through the two requests we currently have before we agreed to head into Mementos.

6/7, After School, Mementos...

Upon entering Mementos, the Meta-Nav updated the map of Mementos. Unfortunately Mona didn't know much about how Mementos' expantion worked but he does his best with what he remembers. We made our way down to where the first target, Yoshimori Sakoda, was hiding and made quick work of his shadow before working our way down to where Hikari Shimizu's shadow was waiting in front of the wall that blocked off the next area. Continuing until we got to the farthest floor we could go we once again ran into one of those walls that were impenetrable.

"Hm? Is it not opening?" Fox questioned.

"I guess we'll need to get more of the public to accept us..." Mona noted.

"So that means we're still not so popular, huh...?" Skull sighed.

"Oh... Is that a suprise?" Panther asked.

"Yes, perhaps somewhat..." Fox answered.

"She was askin' me!" Skull told Fox.

"Does it really matter? We should head back since we can't move any further." I stated.

"Lets go." Joker nodded and we headed back to the real world for the time being.

6/8, Evening...

Ryuji:'You know how we're going to that TV station tomorrow, yeah? I'm thinking we might find our next target there.'

Ann:'Oh, that's right! You always hear about how celebrities are involved in all sorts of shady business.'

Akira:'You're absolutely right.'

Ryuji:'With that much money they've prolly got their fingers in all sorts of dirty business.'

Yusuke:'Hm... That phrasing has quite the immoral ring to it...'

Ryuji:'Dude, you always react to the weirdest stuff...'

Kiku:'For once I have to agree with Ryuji on that. But you guys know that not all celebrities are like that, right...?'

Ryuji:'You know a celebrity?'

Kiku:'My cousin knows one. He went to school with her about 5 years ago or so. They're friends actually...'

Ann:'Really?! That's so cool!'

Ryuji:'It's a girl?'

Kiku:'Yeah. I might get to see her over the summer if the old man can get all his friends together.'

Yusuke:'Old man?'

Kiku:'My cousin has silver hair so I called him old man as a joke once before it just kinda stuck...'

Ann:'Anyway, we get to observe a live recording of a show, right?'

Ryuji:'Ooh, maybe we're gonna be on TV!'

Ann:'We'll just be in the crowd, remember? Any TV appearance would just be like, two seconds.'

Yusuke:'Hm. Try not to pull any fanciful stunts to garner attention, OK?'

Kiku:'We'll keep an eye on him.'

6/9

The trip to the TV station was normal as we all talked about random things. Once we all made it to the station and we're all accounted for we were shown around by a PR woman that I didn't bother to remember her name.

"...And that's why we recruit sponsors to help make TV shows. I'm sure you know about commercial breaks? Well, those are actually sponsor-related product placements." The woman was explaining while I just looked around at the set We were standing near, "To sum things up, ratings are vitally important for a station's production funding, and..."

"Huh..." Ryuji hummed in suprise as if this was new information.

"So sleepy..." Akira mumbled and I had to agree that this was snooze worthy.

"He ain't even listenin'..." Ryuji muttered.

"I'm not really either..." I told him with a held back yawn. The woman continued to tell us about different parts of the TV station as other people worked on the set behind her.

"For example, soap-opera reruns are shown during the day, whereas alluring newswomen are broadcast at night. Thus, the scheduling department is where we decide what time we broadcast which program. I suppose you could say it's the place where the scheduling is determined." The woman told the crowd of students.

"Could this get anymore obvious...?" Ann questioned quietly.

"And she repeated what she just said, only in a different way...like we didn't get it the first time?" I added, rather irritated from the repetition.

"You're right." Akira agreed with us.

"*yawn* So sleepy..." Ann let off a small yawn as the woman talked about editing footage.

"Hey, how much longer does this go?" Morgana whispered.

"I swear, I'm not gonna last..." And now even Ryuji's yawning. Then some guy pushed past Akira aggressively, knocking into the bag Morgana was kept in.

"What's going on? I can't stand all this noise." The man demanded, Ryuji went to confront the man but was interupted by the PR woman.

"My apologies! I'll have them leave right away!" The woman told the man quickly before calling to all the students, "Now then, it's time for a bit of hands on experience!"

"Dammit... Who does that jerk think he is?" Ryuji demanded Then some guy came up to Ann and I with a lustful grin.

"Hey there, you wanna be on TV?" The guy asked us.

"Huh?" Ann questioned with confusion.

"You've both got slammin' bods, after all. Hehehe..." The guy laughed creepily.

"Uh... We're on a school trip..." Ann told him wearily.

"Just gimme a call if you're interested. I'd greatly welcome a message from you, day or night." The guy told us handing us both a card with what I assumed must be his number.

"Ahhh, yeah..." Ann mumbled I heard Ryuji muttering something to the other boys but ignored in favor of getting rid of the creepy guy.

"Yeah, I don't think my parents would appreciate me being on TV like that..." I told him matter of factly.

"Oh, what are their names? I'm sure if I talk to them they'll let you do it." The guy tried to persuade me.

"I doubt it, Hayato and Fuyuko Kaida aren't the kind of parents to be persuaded by the likes of you." I smirked, normally I wouldn't use my family name but this guy was really being a creep.

"Kaida...!" The man paled then decided to pick on the boys, "Well then, uhhh... Lets have you see what it's like to be an AC. Oh, that stands for "assistant camera." When we're moving the cameras, we need people who'll get the cables from getting tangled up... The blond will do. He seems like he's go energy to spare anyway. Guy next to him, you can come too if you're felling lonely. C'mon, hurry up and grab the cables!"

"Dammit... This sucks!" Ryuji complained. We had to split up for a bit while the boys fought with the cables and we were herded away to do other things. When we did finally meet back up it was outside of one of the male restrooms that Ryuji had been in.

"This is bullshit! Goin' to the bathroom didn't even make me feel better!" Ann and I heard Ryuji yell.

"Quiet down, will you?" Ann scolded as we walked around the corner, "I get how you feel though... That sucked for the both of us."

"Make that the three of us." I corrected her.

"We gotta do more of this tomorrow too...?" Ryuji sighed, looking at the floor distressed.

"No flaking out, Ryuji." Morgana instructed.

"I know, I know. I gotta be a "good boy," right?" Ryuji snapped back, "Bein' phantom thieves ain't easy..."

"That reminds me, We get to go home straight from here today. We don't spend much time in this area, so why don't we relax and check out some shops beforehand?" Ann suggested.

"Ooh, I know a place! I wanna go to that huge pancake-looking place we passed on the way here!" Morgana cried excitedly, "It looked delicious! What was that?"

"Ohhh... You mean Dome Town?" Ryuji realized, "The round part is a baseball stadium, then along the outside they've got an amusement park."

"It's right in the middle of a business area, but they have some pretty hardcore rides there too." Ann threw in.

"All right... Let's go! I'll show you how courageous I am!" Declared Morgana.

"Going on a scary ride doesn't really prove any kind of courage." Ann rejoined.

"Not like cats can get on anyways." Ryuji continued.

"Really...?" Inquired Morgana curiously.

"Really. You might be able to sneak in if you stay in the bag, but you'd totally puke if you did that." Ryuji responded to the cat, "But uh... Let's just go to Dome Town! I'm really feelin' it now!"

"Me too! My stomach's ready for roller coasters!" Ann perked up with a cheer.

"Uhhh... I think I'll pass on the puke rides..." Morgana quickly declared, after that a boy, dressed in a light brown suit that I think was his school uniform from the emblem on his jacket, walked past the corridor we were standing in.

"Excuse me, I couldn't help but notice your uniforms." The pleasant looking boy addressed us, "Are you students from Shuji Academy?"

"Yeah, whaddya want?" Ryuji asked rudely.

"I happen to be passing by, so it seemed polite to greet you. We'll be filming together, after all." The boy clarified, "Ah, where are my manners? My name is Goro Akechi."

"Akechi...?" Ann murmured in thought.

"Filming? What, you a celebrity?" Ryuji queried.

"Only to the extent of appearing on TV a couple of times." Was the boy's reply.

"Oh...!" Ann seemed to realise something at that statement. Akechi-San pulled out his phone, checking something, before putting it back into his pocket.

"My apologies, I truly was just passing by. I must be going. There's a briefing for tomorrow's recording that I have to attend." Akechi-San explained to us sadly, "So, you're going to have cake now? I missed lunch today, so I'm quite hungry myself..."

We all looked at him confused at his words.

"Huh? Cake...? What're you talkin' about?" Ryuji was the one to speak up.

"Oh, am I mistaken? I thought I heard something about pancakes..." Akechi-San noted, "No matter. Welp, see you tomorrow."

He walked away with a pleasant smile on his face.

"Hmm..." I watched the spot where he disappeared from view in thought.

"That guy's gotta be some kinda start-up entertainer or something. He's never gonna be popular with that kinda hair thought." Ryuji said, interupted my thoughts.

"You don't get it..." Ann muttered.

"Eh, it's fine. We'll see him tomorrow anyways. C'mon, let's go to Dome Town!" Ryuji replied before we all made to leave.

"H-Hey, can we skip the vomit machines and get cake instead?" Morgana pleaded as we walked off.

6/9, After School, Suidobashi's Dome Town...

When we got to the amusement park Ryuji and Ann immediately wanted to get in line for a rollor coaster.

"Let's go!" Ann cried excitedly.

"Alright!" Ryuji joined.

"You guys go ahead, I'll stay on the ground thanks..." I told them.

"Huh? C'mon, have a little fun while you're here." Ryuji insisted.

"I will...from the ground." I looked at my shoes.

"But it'll be more fun if you go with us!" Ann told me with an excited grin.

"No thanks..." I mumbled.

"Kiku, are you afraid of rollor coasters?" Akira asked quietly from my left.

"No..." I answered truthfully.

"Then why don't you wanna get on a ride with us?" Ryuji inquired.

"'Cause I don't like heights..." I answered.

"Oh...!" Came the simultaneous replies.

"You guys go on your rollor coaster and I'll just stay here." I maintained.

"I'll stay with you, Lady Kin!" Morgana exclaimed quickly.

"Sure, why not..." I shrugged, Akira nodded. We found a bench close to the ride that the others decided to go on and everyone left their bags with me while they went on the ride.

'Raise your voice against liars

Feed your anger like fire

Why does nobody want change?'

I heard my phone's ringtone go off from my bag. Digging it out I opened my phone and answered.

Kiku:"Hello?"

Old Man:"Hey it's me!"

Kiku:"Yu! What's up?"

Yu:"Just wanted to check up on you."

Kiku:"I see. Well everything's fine on my end. How about you?"

Yu:"Everything's good. I finished talking to everyone and we made plans to stay a week or two out near Shibuya."

Kiku:"Really, that's great!"

Yu:"Yeah, it'll be a good break for all of us."

Kiku:"I'm sure, after all everyone must be really busy with their jobs."

Yu:"No kidding, Rise jumped at the idea of a Vacation from work."

Kiku:"Hehe, I'm sure with all those fans and producers hounding her every two seconds."

Yu:"Right. Well I just wanted to check on you and tell you about the plan for this summer."

Kiku:"M'kay, don't work yourself too hard."

Yu:"I won't. Talk to you soon, Kiku."

Kiku:"Talk to you soon."

I finally hung up the phone with a small calm smile.

"Who was that?" Morgana asked.

"My cousin, he's getting his friends together this summer to come to Shibuya. They're all pretty busy people what with one of them being insanely popular, one being a detective, and the others all doing their respective jobs." I explained.

"I see. I wonder what they're all like?" Morgana pondered.

"You'll have to wait and see. Oh, the others are coming back now." I said and stood up, everyone grabbed their bags and Ryuji looked kinda green.

"I feel like I'm gonna puke... For real, my stomach's churnin'..." The bleach blond complained.

"This is why I spoke against it." Morgana reminded.

"Dude... It's not fair... Usin' your cathood as an excuse...only at times like this..." Ryuji mumbles.

"Anyways, are you guys feeling hungry? How about some pancakes?" Ann butted in.

"Let's go home. We have another full day ahead of us tomorrow." Morgana decided. So we all head to the trainstation and make our way to our respective stops.

And there we go, Yu from P4 is her cousin! To the guest who guest that all the way back when I first introduced him to the story, well done on you guess. To the one who guest he was a persona user...well tecknically you were right as well so congrats to you too. I don't have much else to say other than thanks for reading another chapter and I hope you enjoyed it, if not then thats too bad but no use crying over it... Bye, see you next chapter!

Shika Kizuka