Track 04: Nobody Told Me

[princeofjunes]

ACTION: The Record Store - Morning/Afternoon - Open

[All things considered, Yosuke is enjoying his new job at the record store, familiarizing himself with the music and keeping the records spinning. If you're in the market for some music, come on in and shop!]

ACTION: John Doe Park - Evening - Open

[Yosuke is sitting on a park bench, headphones

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Park

[hontobakabaka]

[Ruri stops and sits down on the bench peering at Yosuke]

"...Yosuke?"

[princeofjunes]

[He can't hear her, but it's easy enough to notice someone sitting next to him. He glances over and forces a smile, slipping his headphones off]

Hey Ruri, sorry I didn't hear you there. What's up?

[hontobakabaka]

"Nothing. You just looked miserable."

[princeofjunes]

Miserable? No, I-I'm fine! Just a long day at work, you know?

park

[doudemoe]

[It was getting late, so Minato had decided to head back to the house. However, he happens to spot someone wearing headphones. Pinged at the chance of listening to new music, he shuts off his pocket radio and walks toward the park bench and finds it's--Yosuke?

And it doesn't look like a happy Yosuke either.]

[princeofjunes]

[It's the exact opposite of a happy Yosuke - it's a Yosuke so absorbed in his own misery that he doesn't even notice Minato approaching until he's standing right there. Sheepishly, he slips off the headphones and forces a smile]

Hey Minato. How's it going?

[doudemoe]

It's cool. I see you got back something.

[Even if now Minato is more interested in Yosuke's mood than the music.]

[princeofjunes]

Yeah. [Have some forced laughter, Minato]

I got back everything I need to fight except my persona.

record store

[doublerinbow]

I see you got the job! ♪

[Rin holds out a candy bar for him. She was bored so she decided to bring snacks over. Yup.]

[princeofjunes]

Yeah! Lucky us, huh little sis?

[Hell yes candy! He takes it with a big grin]

And you were right about the discount. We'll be rolling in music before we know it.

[doublerinbow]

[ehehe he called her little sis. She thinks maybe she'll call him Yosuke-nii sometime. :3c]

Super lucky! ♪ We're ahead of the game!

[princeofjunes]

[Om nom nom candy. This is turning into a good day!]

Anything you want me to bring home when I leave today?

Park

[enemyradar]

[Rise wasn't expecting to see Yosuke here, and she definitely wasn't expecting to see him so upset. Concerned, she makes her way over to him. She leans down a little, trying to get a look at his face before tapping him lightly on the shoulder.]

Yosuke-senpai...?

[princeofjunes]

[He snaps from his melancholy for a moment, looking up at Rise with an odd expression on his face. He wants to be happy to see her but damn if she hasn't caught him at an odd time. After a second, he wonders if she even knows what's happened]

Rise-chan... hey, sorry I didn't see you there.

[enemyradar]

[She frowns slightly at his condition. Yep, definitely worried now.]

What's wrong? You seem really down.

[princeofjunes]

[There's no point in hiding it from Rise - if she doesn't know, she deserves to know]

When was the last time you saw Chie?

[angelgressor]

[ Walking through the park for whatever reason, Lamia notices the upset boy and stops in her tracks. ]

Is there anything wrong?

[princeofjunes]

[Hello, cute robot girl he's never met before. Any normal day, Yosuke might switch on his... unique brand of charming.

If only today were normal.

He looks up and (badly) fakes a smile]

Just kind of a rough day, you know? Even for this place.

[angelgressor]

A rough day...? Did something happen?

[princeofjunes]

[It's weird to talk about when he thinks about it - after all, people turning into drones here must be commonplace. Other people probably don't react like this - but then, they're used to it. He isn't.

He also isn't used to spilling his guts to strangers, but hey, it's a day of firsts.]

I went looking for a friend of mine after work - found out they turned her into... well, you know.