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kw0134 posted:What, you don't stare mesmerized at the machine's spin cycle? I could watch that all day. No, I have a top loader at home. At the laundromat though, I was too busy to do so, dealing with drop off laundry. When I was younger though, and had to accompany my parents to the laundromat during summer vacation while they were working... GhostStalker fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Sep 7, 2017 |
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Arist posted:
Ryuji, you damned idiot! You'd think that after being caught in a recording saying poo poo like this, that he'd learn to keep his mouth shut. And we're probably going to be forced to work for the Mafia to find out the boss' name, aren't we? This is going to send our reputation at school plummeting back to zero, isn't it? 
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TheDavies posted:Yes, this is accurate -- in the last couple of decades, the various yakuza organizations have been challenged for territory in Japan by criminal organizations that don't even make a pretense of observing yakuza traditions, some of which style themselves "mafia" despite having no connections to any of the Italian or Sicilian crime families. I did not know this. Suddenly this arc makes a tiny bit more sense to me. nothing to seehere posted:(snarky comment on the quality of the games plotting, joke about narrative convenience) Junpei posted:(Post complimenting Artix on being so thorough in his Let's Playing) GeneX posted:(Disdainful comment regarding Yusuke) Kemix posted:(Affirmation of the comment regarding Yusuke) Haifisch posted:(third comment in a row explaining gameplay mechanic, just to make sure you understood.) ChaosArgate posted:(snarky comment expressing amusement at Artix's ability to LP two SMT games at once) I am already sick tired of this gimmick. Artix, save us with a quick update. 
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Arist posted:
I can't believe that Makoto Niijima, the master of stealth, would deliver false information to the party. Watch it turn out that we've taken down the entirely wrong criminal organization.
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RareAcumen posted:I can't believe that Makoto Niijima, the master of stealth, would deliver false information to the party. They are doing phishing scams, but this guy we tracked was part of a different scam. They're the mafia. Their list of crimes probably goes on and on. It is organised crime.
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Deltasquid posted:I am already sick tired of this gimmick. Artix, save us with a quick update. (Witty and subtly degrading response)
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Blademaster_Aio posted:They are doing phishing scams, but this guy we tracked was part of a different scam. I'm sure this will work out just like the Hand in the Netflix Marvel masterpieces DareDevil and Iron Fist. Where everyone is commiting crimes but extremely disjointed and making little effort to keep in contact. So just like clearing out areas of a map in Infamous, you can also eliminate an entire type of crime. Basically, I can't wait for the Phantom Thieves to cleanse the Idol industry and also stupify Makoto on how we totally messed up on stopping an organized group stealing people's credit card information.
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Deltasquid posted:(incorrectly calling Arist 'Artix' a bunch of times)
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(Being slightly confused on Maaku's inner thoughts in SA Metaverse) This specific use of "mafia" is intentional I think, but not that significant and ways off.
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Incidentally, the term yakuza properly refers only to the individual members of Japanese crime organizations, not to the organization as a whole, like the difference between mafia and mafioso - though this distinction is usually ignored outside of Japan. They call themselves "ninkyou dantai" (chivalrous group) while the police call them "bouryokudan" (violent gang).
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(blaming Stupei for starting the confusion and no one picking up on ChaosArgate making fun of him for it)
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It's called Super Mafia Bros 2 overseas.
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(This sequence is one of those parts where the game's strict timeline mars the experience. There's no way to open the next palace early, even though the separation between plot & free time beats would arguably allow for it. Consequently, any attempt to solve a problem like this is rendered pointless because you're not solving it, you're running down a checklist of triggers to make a plot point resolve itself. I don't mind non-interactive story sequences in a JRPG. I mind them even less in Persona 5 because the music, VA work and overall style makes it a fun watch. However this isn't non-interactive--you need to run around and pretend you're searching for clues. People make fun of JRPGs for being non-interactive cutscenes, but parts like this? It would legitimately be less grating as an autoplaying montage. tl;dr I like your story just fine P5, but stop making me personally turn the loving millstone.) ...am I doing the gimmick right?
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Arist posted:
I was just being facetious about the drug-dealing mafia. I didn't think it'd actually come up. 
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Not really much to add at this juncture, except to recall that by this point in the Temperance link, I was feeling much more comfortable about where things are going. While the situation of your homeroom teacher moonlighting as a maid for one of her students is still quite "Oh Japan"... first we pay her 5000 to take a nap, and now we did it to eat a ramen bowl that for sure doesn't cost more than 800 yen a pop. Even if she is still being cagy about why she needs the money, that's still hilarious. And thanks also for choosing all of the responses I didn't in my playthrough, because I tend to roleplay these games and care about nerdy things like "tone" and "conversation flow".
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Kemix posted:(Affirmation of the comment regarding Yusuke) (Firm disapproval of the previous comments about Yusuke) also I always say 'something witty' literal responses are the best responses!
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TheDavies posted:Yes, this is accurate -- in the last couple of decades, the various yakuza organizations have been challenged for territory in Japan by criminal organizations that don't even make a pretense of observing yakuza traditions, some of which style themselves "mafia" despite having no connections to any of the Italian or Sicilian crime families. (obligatory reference to the Yakuza game series)
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Wait, what? How did I mista- GhostStalker posted:(blaming Stupei for starting the confusion and no one picking up on ChaosArgate making fun of him for it) Come on
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GhostStalker posted:(blaming Stupei for starting the confusion and no one picking up on ChaosArgate making fun of him for it) (Apologizing for starting this trend and fixing it by calling him Arist)
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Question, did Mishima's information arrive that late, or was it a case of you finding out seconds before receiving a message from him? It's set up like he's a joke, but it honestly seems like he would've been a huge help if we're stuck finding information by this point.
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amigolupus posted:Question, did Mishima's information arrive that late, or was it a case of you finding out seconds before receiving a message from him? It's set up like he's a joke, but it honestly seems like he would've been a huge help if we're stuck finding information by this point. He's scripted to send that message to you seconds after you figure it out yourself, I think.
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Which would mean he's just as fast at getting information, it's just he also gets the same information instead of new information.
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It feels more to me like persona 5 just repeating itself a few times in case you saved weeks ago and loaded your save and are like "uhh where was I?" so on long sittings they repeat the same info 3-4 times in different ways and it's noticeable how Mishima is always late to the party with his conclusions.
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Do not underestimate Mishima's information network. The quests he gives you include all kinds of targets.
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Honestly, I kind of like Mishima. Guy feels like this average everydude in real life who goes all in on something thinking that it'll give him the validation they crave.
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Blademaster_Aio posted:Do not underestimate Mishima's information network.
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Part 50: 6/16: Hello Good Sir, Are You In The Mafia? Anon: Isn’t it a crime? Anon: It’s fun, so it’s OK. Music: Beneath the Mask (Instrumental Version)   Now for today’s Train News. Today’s headlines are… “Shady Drug Deals in Shibuya!” Is this the same organization behind both this and the extortions? Alongside the phishing scams that have been on the rise, this may be their source of funding. “Restaurant Factory Fire!” A worker from the restaurant giant Haneruya was arrested for arson. Though he admits to the charges, he claims to not know why he did it. This industry is raising eyebrows.Jeez, more food service nonsense?  Oh yeah, something weird happened in food service before, right? Some employee cooking naked… With all these extortions and scams… this world’s really messed up.  What was that all about? I hear her older sister’s involved with the investigation. Maybe she’s just trying to play detective, too. Are you kidding me? I can’t handle a student council president with no focus. She and the principal can both get lost.Music: Wicked Plan   There sure are a lot of high schoolers during the day. They must be targeting them somehow. It will be quite difficult to figure out how given the number of people around though.  Right! We’re gonna grab ‘em by the tail! As we discussed yesterday, you should head over to Central Street, Maaku. Sweet, let’s get goin’! Lemme know if you find any shady people!Music: Disquiet  We might end up running into the mafia. Be ready for anything!  I hope something comes of it. I’ll be counting on you. Is she following us? Nah, that can’t be.What.   They appear and disappear as they please… Not only that, but they blend in with normal teenagers... Stop complaining! If we don’t try getting information, people will say the police are useless! The media are already on our case, and the higher-ups aren’t doing a thing… This is bad for morale... Move a little further down the street, and we’re automatically pulled into this scene.  We’re having a special sale just over there. How ‘bout you go take a peek? We ordered way too much, so I have a ton left over. My boss’ll kill me if I go back to him with all these extras. Look, I’ll sell ‘em to you for cheap. Whaddya say? What should we do? It depends on the price, wouldn’t you say?  Well that’s disappointing. Come back if you change your mind. Really? The shop’s right over there. Just go take a look. It seems like some kind of sale. You probably shouldn’t bother.Yeah, the sketchiest sale ever.    Hm? Is that supposed to be some kinda password? I have no idea what you’re talking about. I haven’t been here long. Try talking to someone else. That ain’t so easy… I only know one guy around here… Sometimes I see him in the alley across the way, but I don’t think he’s there today. He might be near the station. Go there if you wanna see him. Hm, maybe this other person would know something…? Apparently he’s near the train station, so let’s go take a look over there.  Is she keeping an eye on us? Maybe. I guess she’s curious about all of this. Well let’s just ignore her if she’s not getting in our way. More importantly, how’re things on your guys’ end? Nothing so far. I’m going to try staking out the underground walkway. Then I’ll check around the Inogami Line. I guess I’ll get there from the underground. I will gather some more intel in the underground shopping mall as well. Please continue on your end, Maaku. Everyone’s really going about this seriously. They’re definitely worth of being phantom thieves. We can’t fall behind either. Let’s look for that homeless man.  Hm…? You’re trying to find a homeless person? That’s a good idea. They would know a lot about what goes on in this town. I haven’t seen any here, but I would bet there are some in the underground area... Underground… I don’t like the idea of it, but we should go check it out. Sure enough, it’s the homeless guy we chat with from time to time.   A part-time job…? You’re not talking about some ordinary job, huh? Take my advice: Don’t do it. They’ll squeeze every last penny out of you with threats and extortion. Some of my friends have fallen victim to their schemes… That mafia is evil, I tell you. It’s easy to say that, but none of them have places to go… Just don’t go anywhere near that mafia. But just so you know who to avoid, I’ll teach you how to tell them apart from normal people. They use some weird phrases. Code words, you know. That’s how they communicate with each other. Anyway, watch out if you hear any of that stuff. They’ll try to come for you even during the day. They’re relentless when it comes to targeting teens. Ah, so you’ve grasped something already. As to be expected of someone like you, Maaku. Why don’t we just go over the intel we’ve gathered so far? I’ll start. Supposedly some guy near the accessway talking about some kinda “strong drugs.” I’m not counting on anything, but I’ll go check it out. As for me, I heard about someone soliciting a “high-paying job” in the station plaza. Apparently they’re mostly targeting girls. I’ll go see what it’s about. On my end, I heard there are people saying strange things in the back alley near the arcade. Something about ice and vegetables, and something about snow tomorrow… I will go observe, just in case. The arcade is on Central Street, correct? All right, we should do what we can to help them out. I have no idea which of these leads are real. Try going to the most suspicious-sounding place.Let’s think this through. Despite Ryuji and Ann’s leads sounding more outright suspicious, they don’t have any elements of code words, leading us to conclude it’s almost certainly Yusuke’s lead that’s the correct one. That said, we should at least check out those other two first  Uhhh… Go down those stairs, then turn left. Be careful, granny. Oh, Shibuya is so complicated. These bones don’t move like they used to either. How troubling. Arghhh, c’mon... Sorry, my lead didn’t end up bein’ anything. That dude at the stairs… Pretty misleadin’, huh? Sheesh… Oh, what about Ann and Yusuke? You should go check on ‘em. Hey, granny, you OK? You’re lookin’ pretty shaky, so I don’t mind givin’ you a hand. Uh, thanks. I dunno what I’m even doin’ here though… He said his lead didn’t amount to anything. We should leave this area to him, OK? Come on, let’s go see Lady Ann and Yusuke.  I’ve heard it’s super effective. Even the most barren deserts will become lush forests of hair… So that’s who Ryuji was talking about. Lush forests… I don’t really want to know. I guess I can see how you’d mistake him for what we want though.  I’ll do whatever! Squat cobbler, you name it!  Huh? You… want to be in one of our videos? I guess I can’t say there’s no demand… but our company only hires girls. Sorry. ...Be in a video? What kind of job is that? Though I guess that doesn’t have anything to do with drugs. It must not be him. Look, someone’s asking about a video shoot over by the train… but I guess that’s for models? In any case, they’re not here. Go try seeing what Ryuji and Yusuke have. Arcade…? You’re a high school student, aren’t you? You’d better not be looking for trouble. All kinds of shady activity happens at arcades. What are you talking about? It’s nothing more than a place you go to play games... This must be the alley Yusuke was referring to.    Well… you aren’t wrong about that.  It seems we didn’t have to look very hard in the end. You’re high schoolers, yeah? Don’t you want something more than just your allowances? Hm… by delivery, do you mean that of suspicious materials?Um, what are you doing? Heh, you’re a funny girl. So you won’t answer me? Then I was right... What’s up with you anyways? Why’re you asking all these questions, huh? Oh… Anyways, I can’t hang. Seeya! U-Um, if you don’t want to deal with us, we could always go see your boss ourselves.No seriously, what the hell are you doing? You’re really gonna say that, knowing who he is? Heh, no way I believe that. Welp, I’m outta here. You guys are annoying me.  I think we should get some proof before we do that. I tried to trick him into saying something, but he dodged all the traps I was laying down.Yeah, real great attempt there. Not only did you not learn anything, you almost got your rear end kicked. By the way… thanks for standing up for me. I’m going to go now. No wonder the police are having trouble catching him. Anyway, you have some serious guts. You didn’t back down at all against that hooligan. Though we still didn’t end up with any new information… Let’s stop here for today. That would be best. We did ask tons of people, so there’s a chance we’re being followed. Just to be safe, we should refrain from doing anything to make ourselves stand out. The sun will be setting soon, so let us disband for today and report on our findings tomorrow. Why don’t we meet at karaoke tomorrow? We can talk in private, and it’ll be cheap after school. Ah, that must be what they call hustle hour. Dude, it’s muscle hour. Wait, is that wrong too? Um, hello? Happy hour. Muscle hour just sounds sweaty… Anyway, see you guys at karaoke tomorrow.Music: Beneath the Mask -Rain-   Thanks. For earlier. ...I wanted to apologize. I got a hold of your number without asking you, so… I realize I’m apologizing after the fact, but… It just didn’t feel right, keeping it from you, so… ...That’s all. Bye.  Speaking of, some girl called looking for you around noon. Said she’s the class president. Said she’s got something that belongs to you. She seemed to know you, so I gave her your number. She must’ve looked up Leblanc’s address trying to contact you. That Niijima sure is thorough! Then again, she called you just to apologize… It’s a bit weird, but maybe she’s not so bad after all. An employee was arrested, but claims to be unable to recall any details of the crime. When questioned about his motive, the employee insisted he did not know what came over him. Incidents with suspects whose motives are unclear have been happening often in the restaurant industry… It’s weird that they don’t remember. How is anyone supposed to prevent these weird crimes? Are you helping out today?We can finally rank up, so let’s hang out with him.  >Help him out I’ll teach you how to make good coffee. Its taste all depends on you though.Music: What’s Going On?  These beans are Colombian, a medium-fine city roast. Oh, and don’t let the water boil too much. ...You’re gonna be fine. I’ll be here the whole time. ...Not bad. Though I guess anyone can do something as simple as just brewing it. Making a blend, on the other hand, is a different story. Mixing beans at random won’t do you any good. That’s because the acidity and the flavor profile all depend on the bean ratio. Pretty deep, huh?  If you’re really that interested, feel free to try out whatever combinations you want to. ...Oh, but hands off the expensive beans, got it? Next up is the curry. There’s something special about its flavor. The truth is, a scientific genius actually came up with the perfect spice combo to complement my coffee.Suuuuure they did. Something about the quantification of taste… There’s no formula for flavor, but it IS pretty drat good. Anyhow, we don’t make compromises when it comes to food service. Our stuff’s gotta wow the customers. This is a tiny shop, after all. Self-satisfaction is the only thing that keeps me going.The front door opens. Music: Suspicion  Haven’t I already told you I don’t have the money? Look at this place. You see many customers in here? Oh, no need to hide it, Sakura-san! You must have saved plenty from your time working in the government. Aren’t you taking care of that employee right there too, for nothing more than charity? I wish you’d show me the same kindness you show others. If you’re not planning on buying anything, can you please leave? I’m expecting a phone call, so I don’t have time to chat with you. I don’t mind if you take the call in front of me. I can talk to your little friend here in the meantime. So, should we keep talking until your call comes in? Or would that be too inconvenient for you? Well… It looks like Sojiro’s in trouble. What should I do…?     They come ‘round pretty often to make sure this guy’s not getting in any trouble. Want me to introduce you? ...Oh, that’s right! I have some business I need to take care of myself! I’ll come back later!Wonder what all this is about.  *sigh* I guess I should explain what’s going on. He might try and drop by when I’m not around. ...That man is an old acquaintance of mine who’s short on cash right now. Looks pretty friendly, yeah? Don’t let him fool you—It’s all an act. I have to say though… I’m surprised you were quick-witted enough to pull that stuff off. I feel like my bond with Sojiro is growing deeper...   Curry restores 20 SP for all allies, but you can only make it on certain dates, and it still consumes time. Considering how packed our nights already are, it’s not really worth it, especially once we get those SP Adhesive 3s from Takemi. Also, it counts as a “food” item and can’t be used in battle. Still… why do you poke around into other people’s troubles? It’s way easier to ignore them. I guess that’s just the kinda person you are though, huh... *sigh* I’d report him to the cops if he wasn’t related to her... Oh? Oh, uh… never mind that. Anyway, that’s it for today. Go… study or something after you close up. 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gently caress I forgot how long this plotline drags on for. Granted, you're trying to get your way into the MAFIA of all things, so I suppose it couldn't be helped. Also Sojiro's confidant's about to stall and there's nothing you can do about it. Kind of annoying, but I understand why they did it.
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God, I hope Makoto joins the party. She's amazing. 
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It's both kind of adorable and a little scary seeing how hopelessly naive Makoto is about this whole situation.
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Say, is there any particular reason that you call the track 'Disquiet' whenever you link to it here but it's 'Restlessness' on clyp?
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Hello CRIMINAL, are you with the MAFIA? I would like to do a CRIME.
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AriadneThread posted:Hello CRIMINAL, are you with the MAFIA? I would like to do a CRIME. I gotta warn you. I'm medically certified as havin' no morals and... crime diabetes. Ain't fair not to be up front about it.
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