Persona 5: Outside the Palace (Private with theJozza)

[GreaterGood]

Yusuke Kitagawa sweeps his deep blue hair from his face, flicking the water out of it in a half-hearted effort to dry off. It's dark and rainy outside, and he's thankful to be underneath a roof in front of his old friend's door. It was what was behind the door that gave him a slight amount of pause.

After his graduation from art school, he received a message from Ann Takamaki, a friend a fellow former phantom thief. They talked quite often, but they hadn't seen face-to-face in years, at least since they all graduated high school. She asked him to come over and do some modelling for her, called it payback for an embarrassing incident from back during the events preceding their second heist: Yusuke's abusive mentor and guardian Ichiryusai Madarame.

Yusuke sighs. The more he has to think about the way he behaved during that time, the more he feels immense guilt for his treatment of the only people who seemed to truly care about him after his mother died. He balls his hand into a fist and bangs against the door, nervously whimpering and wincing.

[theJozza]

The door immediately swings open, revealing a smiling Anne.

"Kitagawa-kun!" She squeals, pulling him both inside the door and into a hug. The blonde former Phantom Thief didn't look too much different from her high school self, aside from actually growing a tiny bit taller and "blossoming" in other regards, hence why Yusuke's face was now buried in her even more ample breasts. "It's so good to see you. Come in, come in. You must be freezing. I'm sorry you had to walk in the rain. Honestly we could have rescheduled. Let me make you some tea," she says leading him into the front room.

Anne's home is a decent sized two story with a well furnished sitting room that they enter. After high school Anne had gone into greater efforts with her modeling career and also a bit more acting. As such she was now able to afford to live comfortably here with her friend turned girlfriend Shiho. Who was currently out, as Anne had asked to be alone with Yusuke for this little...transaction.

"You just make yourself at home," Anne says, gesturing to the couch before turning and walking to the kitchen. "I'll get you something nice and hot to warm you back up. Then we can get started."

[GreaterGood]

"It's more than alright, really," Yusuke replies, blushing as he feels himself sink into her body, "It's very good to see you too, Takamaki-san. I missed you very much while I was in Kyoto."

It was true. Ann was one of Yusuke's closest friends in the phantom thieves. She has a similar interest in beauty and aesthetics, even if it was less intellectual than Yusuke's. Furthermore, she always seemed to be... concerned about his eccentricities. Not like most people are, however. It always seemed more as though she was worried about him than disgusted or confused by him... Well, okay, a little confused, but for some reason it was hard for people not to be.

Yusuke sits on her couch without invitation after he removes his shoes. He crosses his legs and looks up at Anne, before suddenly standing up again. It's as though he forgot why he was sitting down.

"No, I don't think I need any," Yusuke says, "I'd like to do what I came here to do, now. I don't see why we can't catch up while I model this new line of yours."

[theJozza]

"Nonsense," Ann says, swiftly turning around and giving him a firm but gentle push back onto the couch. "After walking out in that gross weather you need something to warm you back up. It'll only take a minute, and besides we have plenty of time to catch up," Anne says with one of her trademark smile and winks. It had always been a nice way to get her fellow phantom thieves to agree with her, and was particularly effective on Yusuke.

Anne once again heads for the kitchen to start the tea kettle. She was serious about warming Yusuke up as he looked quite miserable after walking in the rain. However, she might have also wanted to make sure he had something to drink before their "modeling". Not that Anne had devious intentions...well at least not malicious ones. She just wanted to reconnect with an old friend, help her and Shiho take their relationship to another level, and maybe give Yusuke something he deserved. Well...she might also be hoping to have some fun.

[GreaterGood]

"Uah!" Yusuke says, falling back onto the couch with a loud, impactful 'WHUMP!', "Well... if you insist. I could go for some tea, but I'm not lying about wanting to do what you've invited me here for."

Yusuke looks up at Ann from the living room as she pours his tea in the kitchen, raising his voice to ensure she hears.


"I feel terrible for the way I treated you leading up to the Madarame heist," Yusuke says, "And I want to prove that I'm ready to make it up to you!"

[theJozza]

Ann sighs as she hears Yusuke while starting her tea kettle. She really hadn't wanted to play that card as she knew full well it was still a sensitive subject for Yusuke. That being said, she also knew it was the only surefire way to get him to come over....and it would come in handy if he objected to her "proposal" at first.

"Yusuke...," She says as she walks out with two cups of hot tea. She sets one in front of Yusuke, then sits down herself next to him on the couch. "For the record I don't actually think you owe me or any of our friends anything for how you acted back then. I was just teasing...mostly. Though I will admit I brought it up because I was a little afraid you might be hesitant to do this modeling job for me. On that note, if you're ready I can tell you all about it now."

[GreaterGood]

"I understand that I don't owe you anything per se," Yusuke says, lifting up his tea and taking a sip, "But I still feel as though I should do something similar for you in return. I can't help that I feel regret for what I did. I don't know of any ways to simply expel that feeling."

Yusuke makes eye contact with Ann, something he often struggles to do. He only ever goes out of his way to do it when he remembers that other people found an inability to make eye contact somehow deceitful. Truthfully, he simply isn't very good at it, but he wants to show Ann that he's very serious.


"I would like very much to hear about it," Yusuke says, "Please do tell me."

[theJozza]

"Well the truth is this sort of came to me by accident," Anne says, setting her tea aside and folding her hands. "I saw what seemed to be a d well paying job, but after my application was accepted I realized that they were looking for a guy and that it wasn't quite what I'd expected. Unfortunately, before I could reach out and clarify they'd already sent me the products they wanted me to try on. Now if I don't send them pictures of someone modeling this stuff...well I could get in a lot of trouble..." Anne says with a bit of a wince, though that expression is partially a distraction to keep herself from smirking or even giggling.

The story she'd just told Yusuke wasn't necessarily a lie....but it wasn't entirely true either. The primary falsehood was that Anne knew exactly what she had applied for, including that they wanted a guy to model it. The rest of the information was accurate, and the fact is that Anne really did need someone to model this stuff for her lest she suffer some penalties. Though as much as she wanted to to do this, she did intend to be straight with Yusuke from this point on...mostly.

"Now before you agree to anything I should probably show you exactly what this stuff is," Anne says standing up and walking to another room, coming back with a large box. "It's a little....unorthodox..." she says, but at this point she's struggling to keep a straight face.

[GreaterGood]

Yusuke cocks his head to the side. Ann could end up in trouble? This was serious. His posture changes to reflect the information he's given, and he becomes attentive and alert. Yusuke wasn't exactly the best at reading people, so he took all of her expressions at face value. The expression on his face contorted into a look of genuine concern.


As Ann hands him the box, he looks down at it, and then back at her. Unorthodox? He raises an eyebrow.


"That doesn't matter to me, Ann," Yusuke says, "I came here to model for you, no matter what I'm expected to wear."

[theJozza]

"I really appreciate that, Yusuke," Ann says with a grateful smile as she reaches over to open the box. "Though I suppose now's a good time for me to actually show you what you'll be modeling...." she says, her smile now becoming more playful as she pulls something out.

The item in question is clearly a folded up disposable diaper, but there are two strange things about it. First, it appears large enough to fit someone their age. Second, despite being large enough for an adult it's decorated how one would expect a baby's diaper to be, with bright colors and smiling cartoon characters. Anne simply holds it out, still smiling, but debating whether to say more or wait for Yusuke's reaction.