| Justicey Bros! |

Multimuse sidebog, written by Kay!

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"Kako, look! A nyalien...!" *kaito is keeping his voice low as he points to where duchess is laying outside, two dandelions behind her positioned so that they look like antennas!!*

"Careful not to scare her. We have to observe this fluffy visitor before she returns to her home planet..."

"Ohhh.....!!!!" Kako's eyes sparkle at the fluffy extraterrestrial being outside!! "A nyalien! I've never seen one before! I must document this in my notes!! Even the most skeptical of detectives wouldn't be able to deny its existence!"

She giggles, though she does not and keep her voice low.. "Okay.... Maybe we'll be able to see the UFO she came from, or fellow nyaliens.."

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"Your wrinkles will be permanent if you keep glaring at me, Ima." *izuru doesn't even bother to glance over as he sits on the couch, knowing he's being spied on! he simply continues watching whatever chaos is happening outside, izuru seemingly unbothered by the rage that's radiating towards him!*

"Calm yourself and sit with me. It is a far better use of your time than hiding while you continue scowl."

"Ah!! ...Hmph!!! N-No one asked you!!" Huffs Ima as he comes out of his hiding spot! This Izuru.... In his dreams, he...aside from Takimi, was someone Kako was happy spending an awful amount of time with...Him, instead of wanting to spend every single second with her brother! He couldn't understand it!!! So lately, he's been acting very aggressive and jealous towards the boys... Especially at Takumi and doubly so at Izuru!!

And deep down, he knows how childish and irrational he's being, especially since no one knows why he's even acting like this, but... Right now, he doesn't care!! He's mad that everyone keeps taking his baby sister away from him! Even in his dreams!!

"I am calm! And why would I want to do that?! Also, I'm NOT scowling."

He says, with a scowl!! "....." Then he takes a quick moment to calm himself.... Maybe he'd better listen. He knows Kako isn't too happy with him antagonizing the others so much.... So, reluctantly... He goes over and sits down next to Izuru. Still looking like a pointy baby all the while as he sinks into the couch with his arms crossed. "....Fine. I'm only doing this because Kako would want me to...."

He grumbles, but it thankfully looks like he's slowly calming down little by little...

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"Maybe I should put a piece of paper up or somethin' so that doesn't happen again. I should pin it at knee height next to the door so they can see it, hehe..." *mondo stops mumbling when he hears someone getting closer, the big biker turning away from the sauna!*

"Hey. Don't mind me, just thinkin' about some stuff. You can get in if you want, I'm gonna clean the outside of it for a bit."

"A-Am I interrupting something..." Takumi tilts his head as he approaches Mondo! "Hey... Oh yeah? Hopefully I didn't cut you out of your thoughts? Ah, if that's fine with you, thanks. I won't be in there long....and I certainly won't turn into a lobster like those two did, I heard..."

Those two being the Tsukumo twins... He's relieved that P had checked on them and that they're alright now.... "Next time I hope they'll know not to have the steam so intense... But yeah, I just wanted to relax in there for a bit. I know you said you're cleaning the outside, but if you need me to step out at some point, let me know!"

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"You think he drank a lot of ocean water and it infected him somehow?"

"It's not that out there, right? You gotta admit he's way too obsessed with the ocean. Not even surfers think about it as much as he does..."

*it seems that kaito and junpei are whispering to each other once again! it seems them talking about what they're going to do this friday ended up spiraling into a conversation involving a certain fish fanatic...*

"Oh! You're just in time. Junpei said he saw Takumi acting really weird last Friday...!"

"Well yeah, kinda hard not to notice when everyone's having a blast and then that guy's just staring out at the ocean! He was looking out to where it's only water and he did it for so long! It was way too dark to see so what was he staring at? Could he have spotted the elusive kraken and was communicating with it?! Or maybe tales about mermaids aren't so tall after all...!"

"Hehe, honestly, even if he saw anything as crazy as that, it probably wouldn't excite him as much as seeing a mackerel would!! I think I overheard him calling those fish his... "Brethren" once? That guy sure is a strange one..."

And that's coming from her! "When I asked Kako about it, she said something about... the power of bonito?! Whatever that means!!! Maybe everyone from Takumi, Ima, and Kako's school reaaallly loved fish or something.... at least Takumi does, for sure!"

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"Oh... the morning meeps..." *junpei smiles as he's come across smoker!! he then lays down next to the tiny kitten and gives him the tiniest poke!*

"Hey there little buddy. You ready to start the day with me? I heard extra good kitties will get tuna tonight~♪"

"Meep? Meeeep!" Loudly squeaks Smoker in response! He trills at the poke and lake at his finger before brushing against his leg, purring~

"Mrow!!" He responds excitedly!!! His eyes especially perk up at the mention of tuna! Purring louder than before, he rubs up against Junpei some more, too. He's ready to have a fun day right him while being an extra good kitty!

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"Uncle Yakou seems like he's been on alert all day today. You wouldn't have anything to do with this, right Miss Shiomi?" *ace smirks as he absolutely knows she's the one responsible! he's been keeping an eye on the older detective as yakou has clearly been extra jumpy today, ace knowing it's all because of their fluffy hair experiment!*

"Think you're gonna lay low for a while? He seems a little too riled up to get any results right now. Might scare him off, ya know?"

"Ehhh~? Whatever do you mean, Mr. Ace? I've done nooothing at all~!"

She snickers, not even trying to be the least bit subtle about it!! "Hmmm, I just might have to. He doesn't even let me get close enough to him before he scurries off! I definitely won't have the chance to try again anytime soon, especially since he'll be checking for any convenient hiding spots... Until then, Ace!"

She places a hand on his shoulder and gives a thumbs up! "I leave it to you to try getting results! Just try to be low-key about it so he doesn't suspect you, either..."

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*junpei pouts as he's completely sprawled out on the floor, trying his best to stay cool! and if that wasn't enough, he begins whining as snow thinks it's the perfect time to start hopping around him and playfully bapping him!!*

"Nooo... Attacking meee..." *junpei weakly starts bapping her back which only excites her even more!! and of course anyone who tries to stop her or gets too close will start to get bapped by snowball as well~!!*

"Attacking you~ Hehe, maybe she's trying to use her snow powers to help! With her little taps, she'll help cool you off!" Giggles Phan as she watches the adorable scene!

Phan indeed gets a little closer and sits on the floor next to Junpei. Then when she starts getting bapped-

"Kyaaah~!" She playfully squeals and pretends she was bapped so hard that she falls completely backwards onto the floor! "Ooof! My goodness, so strong you are, Snow Snow! Hahaha!"

She is very happily bapping the tiny kitty back, along with giving her playful pokes and scritches~ "C'mon, Junpei! I'm sure if you have some fun, you won't even think about how hot it feels in here!"

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*izuru has returned with quite the haul! the two freezers he brought with him to the boat are completely packed with fish, and who else to help him sort all these fish than the fish fanatic himself!*

"My hunt for red snappers was incredibly successful. Among all the other fish I caught, it seems that squid were in abundance today. We will likely have okonomiyaki for dinner soon." *izuru then grabs a particularly large squid and holds it out to takumi!*

"It is not uncommon for people to be unsettled by squid despite how popular of an ingredient it is. Given your affinity for fish, do you dislike it like so many others or does your love of fish include this long-feared cephalopod?"

"Hey welcome back; WOAH, did you catch all that, yourself, Izuru?! That's amazing...!"

He gasps, looking at the sheer amount of fish in those freezers!! "Red snapper and squid, huh...." Then he sees Izuru take out a m o n d o squid and hold it out to him, blinking in surprise!!

"Damn, that thing's huge!! I-I mean I can see why; most people wouldn't be exactly excited to hold a giant, slimy squid, Izuru... U-Um, I never really held a giant squid before..."

Frankly, even to him, it's a little unsettling looking... But what kind of fish enjoyer he be if he chickened out? "I'm a little nervous at the thought of holding this, but I'm no coward! One sec."

Takumi takes a quick moment to wash his hands and roll up his sleeves. Then he... With slight hesitation, accepts the squid in his arms! "S-So slick... Um, do you want me to like...cut this, or something? You miiight have to show me how to do that properly, heh... This'll make a lot of portions for a dish, that's for sure!"

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"Finally some peace and quiet. Just my music, the waves, and the seagulls..." *yosuke sighs as he sinks into one of the boat's lounge chairs, closing his eyes as he basks in the quiet! it seems that things have been a little too wild lately so he's come here to enjoy some relaxation!*

*of course he's not at all expecting the shadow that suddenly looms over him, the boy giving a low whine as he keeps his eyes closed and moves to curl up on his side!*

"I'm not here right now, you can't see me...!"

"Rude~! Try as you might, you can't ignore me, Yosukeee..." Giggles Kotone as she waggles her fingers at him! She probably would've just walked past the boat during her walk, but then she saw a figure lounging on one of the chairs and curiously had to see who it was!

"So this is where you were! Ahaha, let me guess: trying to get away from the "craziness" of the house?"

As she knows how often this one especially tends to be exasperated from it all! "Don't worry, don't worryyy, I won't tell a soul you're here.. I'll let you enjoy your lil peace and quiet. Don't end up pulling a Takumi and completely dose off for hours or something, though! Wouldn't want to have to carry you back or something, haha!"

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"Do you think the reason the two of them eat all that freaky food is because they're scared of normal food...?!" *kaito's voice is quiet as he holds a plate of regular chocolate chip cookies before motioning for the other to quietly follow him! he tiptoes to the edge of kako's door, the astronaut putting the plate on the floor and giving the plate enough of a push so that it makes it partway through her room!*

*kaito then hides as he waits, carefully listening as he's curious as to what she will do! and, after nearly a minute, kaito will cautiously peek in to see if she's actually eating the cookies!*

"Umm....huh???" Takumi just blinks at Kaito's wild question in response!! "Are you talking about Kako and Ima... because if so, n-no, I doubt it..." He whipsers back as he follows Kaito...watching him push the plate of cookies halfway through Kako's door and hiding with him!! "Oh god, don't tell me that's why you made cookies... She isn't some wild animal..."

And yet here he was, also laying in wait as the pink haired detective eventually notices the cookies at her door! "Huh? Cookies...?" She tilts her head, wondering who left those there and when... and why they even left the plate on the floor in the first place? Either way, she certainly won't say no to surprise cookies! "I suppose I'll help myself! Thank you, mysterious cookie deliverer...!"

And proceeds to happily devour them~! Takumi then looks towards Kaito.. "...And there you have it. She's not afraid of eating normal cookies, at least. I think the real answer is that they just have a very weird culinary palette and that's all there is to it..."

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At her suggestion of going somewhere with more privacy, Morgana gives a curt nod. Eve decides to stay behind, arching her back into Kotone's scritches until the ponytailed girl walks away. Morgana is grateful for her staying behind, knowing that the tiny kitten won't have any idea of what's being discussed.

Morgana takes the short walk to Kotone's room to think about what he's going to say and contemplate Kotone's relation to the other world. The Metaverse is no place for fun and games no matter how bright and colorful some Palaces might be. He's not sure how she entered, but the thought of her being dragged into that world doesn't sit right with him at all. Then again, it wouldn't be the first time someone has been just a little too close when the Metanav was activated...

Once they're both inside her room, Morgana hops onto her desk and gets into a sitting position, content to just listen for a while. He frowns at what she's describing, Tartarus sounding eerily similar to Mementos...

Yet her outright asking if he's a Persona user makes his eyes widen considerably, him giving a slow nod as he carefully thinks over what he's going to say.

"The way you said that makes it sound like you've seen Tartarus more than once. I've never been to Gekkoukan High School, but it transforming when you enter that world is par for the course."

"Since you were comfortable enough to admit that you have a team, then I'll admit that I'm part of one as well. Not only that, but your Tartarus sounds like Mementos, except ours goes underground since it resembles a subway station. It's a dark and dangerous place, the shared Palace of everyone in the city. I haven't seen any upright black coffins, but there's a Shadow called Mot who's inside an upright golden coffin."

"Have you seen any other strange places beside Tartarus? Castles, museums, space stations... We have been to a lot of Palaces and visited Mementos plenty of times, but not once have we ever seen you before, Kotone. Then again, we would probably have a hard time identifying each other since our attire changes. Now that I think about it, I wonder what your outfit is like... Every Persona user I've seen has a change in outfit when they go to that world, so you must as well, right?"

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Since Eve stayed behind, Kotone gave her a few last scritches before she and Morgana headed to her room. She sits at her desk as the cat sits on it. "Yes... many times, my team and I have gone there. To fight shadows, to save anyone who is trapped there, defeat bosses.....with many rooms and floors that don't always look the same everytime, so you never know what to expect sometimes." So many important, terrifying fights and events that have occured in that building... "Aside from that, though, Gekkougan is a normal high school for the most part. Only during that specific hour, does it turn like that..."

"Ah, so you are...! Then Akira is definitely part of it, right? Wow... to think there were so many Persona users under one roof this whole time and we had no idea..." She had always felt there was something very peculiar about Morgana and Akira, but she never expected for them to be persona users, too! Or maybe it wasn't as surprising as it seems, after all.... But as Morgana explains how Mementos is, her eyes widen in curiosity and surprise.

"I see... god, that sounds just as horrifying; maybe even scarier... especially if it's a shared 'palace' of everyone's... which must make it more powerful, I assume? Oh, I've seen that shadow as well! But yeah, maybe it's for the best you haven't. The black coffins can look really scary if you're not used to them... or even when you're used to seeing them for as long as I have. And if you've never been aware of the Dark Hour or seen the coffins, then maybe... you were transmognified during that hour, too... the process of turning into those coffins, that is. Junpei, Makoto, and I... and actually Yuma as well!! Are the only ones who are still aware and awake during that hour. We often patrol the house and survery the outside area surrounding it to make sure no shadows are lurking about."

At his question, she thinks for a moment... "Mmm, no... nothing as bizzare as those, even during times our team as been to other areas aside from Tartarus whenever we needed to defeat a big boss shadow. These... Palaces... sound even more bizzare than my school changing during the Dark Hour. I guess that's why we've also never seen you and your team...!" At the mention of if her team's attire changes, she blinks curiously. "An outfit change...? I mean... unless we personally change into different clothes, ourselves, we don't go through any special outfit transformation or whatever; we usually just wear our uniforms while exploring, along with our SEES armband and the item we utilize to summon our Personas, an Evoker. It's like a 'fake' gun. Wow, now I'm even more curious about you guys... if I wouldn't have been able to recogonize you, these must be some outfits that conceal your identities like spies or something?"

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"A true waffle connoisseur has graced me with her presence. I'm starting to get a little nervous now." *of course akira is more than happy to have duchess watching him as he makes some waffles for breakfast! She diligently inspects each one as he puts them on different plates, akira making several as he can hear people starting to move around upstairs!*

"And here begins the start of the avalanche. I've made plenty if you want to grab a plate." *he turns to give a small smile before going right back to making more waffles, duchess putting a delicate paw on a plate that she has already claimed!*

"Duchess has already ensured they're all of very good quality. She won't allow any subpar waffles to be served while she roams the kitchen."

"Ohhh!! Time to see the Waffle Connoisseur in action! You got this, Akira!"

Kako cheers him on!!! She curiously watches the fluffy kitty inspect each waffle... As the tiny detective expected, Duchess seems satisfied with each plate and even claiming her own!

"Oh, I can? Sure, thank you, Akira! I'm sure everyone will be happy to enjoy some delicious looking waffles, too! Hehe, see? I knew you'd pass! She is really a waffle connoisseur...!"

She giggles, giving the big kitty a pat before grabbing a plate for herself~! She can't wait to dig in!!!

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"I want to go outside but all that rain will make my fur all damp..." *teddie is pouting up a storm as he rolls around the room, not able to go outside because of the sudden downpour! he whines as he rolls in a circle, the big bear clearly not happy being forced to stay inside all day!*

"I wanted to go get ice cream today too... Mmgh... Oh! Maybe I can have some hot chocolate instead! This might be my last chance before it gets too hot! C'mon, let's make some together~!"

"Yeah... and I don't know if even a giant umbrella would cover your round body..." Muses Makoto as he watches the poor bear roll around.

"Chin up, Teddie.... Maybe it'll last for a second; but even if not, there's always tomorrow. Mm?" At the proposal of having hot chocolate, Makoto smiles! "Hot chocolate sounds nice. True: alright, let's make some hot chocolate together. I'm sure that'll help you feel better. Plus, I bet it would be even nicer to have while it's raining, right?"

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*yuma... wants to spend the day with his big brother!! it seems he's feeling a little clingy after yesterday, the koko making sure to stay close to him! and if yuta mentions it, yuma... will get very flustered!! he knows he's being a little silly, but he wants to be with yuta for just a little longer~!*

"I-it's not weird to want to spend some time with my brother, r-right? B-besides, Kaito is going to be on the lookout for us, so I can warn you if he spots us...!" *yuma knows it's a flimsy excuse, but he's both too flustered and far too determined!*

Yuta could immeditely tell that Yuma was being so clingy because he wanted to spend today with him, which Yuta, of course: more than happily didn't mind~! He found it very cute, as always... and as a big brother does, couldn't help but tease him a little bit about it, saying that Yuma always happens to need to go in the same room that he's in~! Of course, he made it very clear that he's simply messing with him and happily allows it.

"Silly, of course it isn't weird. I'm always happy to spend time with you, Yuma... yeah, especially so that I can help protect you from that one and his shennanigans... yes, please do warn me because the moment we spot him, I'll make sure we escape. Until then-!"

A smile widening back on his face, Yuta throws an arm around his brother's shoulders! "It's a You and Me Day... part 2! I'll make sure nothing interrupts a nice, fun day with my adorable baby brother, heh heh!"

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'I know this isn't really a traditional gift, but... I know it will come in handy." *hajime knows all too well how kaito can go overboard with things, and he also knows how scared he is of supernatural things. so that's why he's giving yuta a... halloween themed sticker book!! it's a hundred pages full of nothing but cutesy-creepy creatures, but he knows it will be enough to deter the astronaut!!*

"Believe me, I've been called in plenty of times while at school to try and calm him down. I can only imagine what it's been like living with him for so long... Just... don't let him get to you too much, okay? He means well despite his constant insane ideas. One time he kept bugging a classmate of mine to help him with... I think it was something involving a seesaw and a car engine... A-anyway, I had to draw a picture of a ghost on his shirt in order to get Kaito to back off."

"Hopefully things don't get that bad here, but... it's Kaito." *hajime sighs, tired just from thinking about him... he can only imagine the things yuta has been forced to deal with, the ahogite feeling so bad for the koko...*

"Haha, oh don't worry about that, Hajime. I'm grateful that you even want to give me a gift at...." Yuta's smile turns more into a confused one when seeing that it's a.. Halloween themed sticker book? "...All? Oh, um..." Flipping through the pages, the 'spooky' creatures and items were quite cutesy, indeed... Yuta didn't really need to think twice on who this was for!

"Ah. I see. Somehow, that doesn't surprise me too much to hear... Y-Yes, he's always been just as crazy at home, I tell you. Thanks, Hajime... Because I already know that him and a certain someone are going to try getting on Yuma and I's nerves very much with those 'kokojokes' of theirs, now that our birthdays are over.... and I know, but..." He sighs... he still would like to not be bombarded with that boy's sillay jokes all day!

"I-I'm sorry, what!? Honestly, I don't even want to know what idea he was trying to do with that. Thank goodness you scared him away. I swear he's a special brand of crazy, sometimes..."

He's starting to feel more and more grateful that Hajime got him this sticker book...! "R-Right... but if he tries anything, especially on Yuma... I've got my secret weapon, now! Thank you so much, Hajime. I swear, I will not allow him to drive either of us crazy today...!!!"

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"Y-Yuta, did you order something recently? It's pretty big..." *indeed, yuma is peeking out from behind a rather big box, it having multiple fragile labels on it and no return address! he puts it down in the middle of yuta's desk, staring at it for a moment as he knows he isn't expecting anything through the mail*

*then, when the box is opened, the two will find themselves staring at two large oval masks! one is red and the other is blue, each one having a large purple question mark in the middle of them and a smiley face at the bottom! and between the two masks are two boxes of chocolates and a letter addressed to both of them!*

'It's not fair that the two of you get to wear identical uniforms. Come to Kanai Ward and all three of us can play dress up together. No one will be able to tell who is who! I'm sure the citizens would get a laugh out of the three of us causing a few harmless pranks around the city. Bringing a little sunshine to their day sounds like a fun excuse to visit, right? I know my pleas won't fall on deaf ears. After all, kind and righteous detectives such as yourselves can't ignore such a heartfelt request~ ☼☂︎'

"Hm? Um, no, not that I'm aware of... E-Especially not anything that'd come in a big box like this...!" He gasps when seeing the size of the box. The multiple fragile labels and the lack off a return address does not help, either...!

"I'm a little worried about opening this, but let's see, shall we...!" With a gulp, Yuta proceeds to open the box with him. He's not sure what to expect, but.. two masks certainly was not it! "W-Woah, what the...." He takes the masks out of the box and holds them up for his brother to also see... "Masks... quite the design on them... Oh, and chocolates!"

As he sees when peering into the box again... that, and the letter! "Oh, a letter as well! I'll read it out.... " As he does so... the masks alone already gave him a pretty good feeling on who the sender may be, but the moment he reads the words 'Kanai Ward'-

"I should have known..." He says mostly under his breath with a playful eyeroll and a chuckle! "This guy, I tell you..." But as he reads more of the letter, imagining the very scenario he wishes to do with the boys someday...his smile can't help but warm. "Should we be mean and respond with a 'no' before sending a 'just kidding!' later? Nah... I'd feel too bad. Plus... it'd give us a nice reason to revisit Kanai Ward someday... Guess we better fulfill his request someday and play around with him, right, Yuma? It's the least we could do since he sent us these gifts... and chocolates! I'll make some tea to go with them! Then maybe afterwards... we can take a picture together with these masks on and send him a photo. I bet he'd be stoked..."

He hums as he opens his box of chocolate, not being able to help plop at least one piece into his mouth. "Delicious...!" Wearing those masks together with his brother and just being silly with Makoto... one day, they will definitely make it happen, he thinks to himself...~

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"Little does Takumi know that it's Eve In Your Face Thursday." *akira smiles as one little miss eve is frowning right beside the redhead! her eyes are narrow as she watches him sleep, a nearby akira looking incredible amused!*

"Are you making sure he doesn't sleep in too late, Eve? I'm sure Takumi will thank you when he eventually wakes up~"

"Eve In Your Face Thursday... I didn't know such a day existed, either!" Beams Kako as she looks at the adorable sight! Takumi, of course, is out like a log and has no clue that Eve is right near him watching him!

"If he wakes up soon... You know how Takumi's sleep schedule can be. I wouldn't be surprised if he sleeps all day..."

Going closer to the bed, she pokes Takumi's cheek, getting a sleepy mumble in response. "Eve, don't be afraid to wake him up, yourself, if he's sleeping too long, okay? You'll be like his cute little alarm clock!" And gives Eve soft pats!!