Persona 5 Strikers Transcripts
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July 27, Thursday
Noon
Ann: ...And then I stormed out and we came back here. Sorry about that, by the way, I was just so upset...
Haru: No apology needed. You did a fantastic job finding out about Alice.
Morgana: Yeah, it's all thanks to you, Lady Ann. Once Lady Ann had her on the ropes, she whipped out her phone and tried adding them all on EMMA right away. From what we saw, she might know that she can use EMMA to lure people into her Jail.
Ann: She gets them into her Jail, then takes their Desires so they'll do what she says... I suspect she's been doing this for a while now.
Makoto: I see... That does explain things. But what is her end goal? I can't imagine such awful behavior actually doing her any good.
Ryuji: Ain't it the same as with Kamoshida?
Ann: That's a good point... She seemed to be having a blast being such an awful person...
Morgana: Whatever it is, she has the gall to set up that kind of tragedy on live TV... She isn't in her right mind anymore. The longer we leave this be, the more victims that pile up.
Futaba: And it's already gotten to be quite a pile.
Morgana: Now's the time to act.
Yusuke: But, just how should we act? Is there a Treasure in her Jail?
Morgana: That's the tricky part... I am picking up a faint scent of something Treasure-like, but...
Sophia: What is a Treasure?
Morgana: It's the condensed core of a ruler's desires. That's what gives birth to a Palace and powers it. Usually we just take the Treasure to trigger a change of heart in our target.
Sophia: Hmm, that's interesting. What if there is no Treasure there?
Ann: We can't change Alice's heart...
Makoto: For now, let's focus on tracking the Treasure-like scent Morgana mentioned. That should at least put us on the trail for clues.
Sophia: Question: Why must we change Alice's heart?
Makoto: Why...? Because she's hurting people.
Sophia: So Alice only needs to be stopped. Changing her heart is unnecessary.
Morgana: No, beating her Shadow won't help. Worst-case scenario, it could wind up causing her to die in the real world.
Sophia: Death... That is an acceptable outcome.
Ryuji: Dude, that's...
Sophia: I'm humanity's companion. I am supposed to determine the best choices for humanity. Alice Hiiragi makes people suffer every day. We should ensure she stops this as soon as possible. Why not do so?
Ren: 1) She has to own up to her crimes. 2) People can change. 3) It's part of phantom thief code.
Sophia: I do not understand. I want to understand, but I cannot. Where is the flaw in my logic?
Morgana: I do see where you're coming from, Sophia. Alice is doing horrible things. We could just help all those people without caring what happens to her. The Metaverse is serious—you can end a life without ever being endangered. Even still, we always choose to change someone's heart instead of harming them. It's part of the Phantom Thieves code.
Ryuji: That's right. Kinda pointless if we gotta stoop to the bad guy's level to take 'em down.
Makoto: We never kill. We steal the desires of the wicked and make them change their ways.
Haru: Mmhm! That's why we're the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.
Sophia: Phantom Thieves... of Hearts. I've got it. Hearts. I lack a heart. That's why I don't understand the logic of the Phantom Thieves. If only I could understand how hearts work... If I did that, I could become an even better companion.
Futaba: Sophia?
Sophia: I've got it. I will join the Phantom Thieves. I need to learn more about hearts so I can become an even better companion. Ren, may I join the Phantom Thieves? If I do so, I am certain I will witness many things about the human heart. I need to learn more about the heart. And about the Phantom Thieves.
Ren: 1) You're already one of us. 2) Fine by me. 3) What do all of you think?
Sophia: Thank you, Ren.
Yusuke: Thank you for joining, Sophia.
Ann: Welcome to the Phantom Thieves!
Haru: Glad to have you with us.
Makoto: Let's pick her code name next.
Futaba: Ooh, NOW the nostalgia's flowin'!
Ren: 1) Snowy. 2) Sophie. 3) Mochi.
Ryuji: That's basically her name!
Sophia: I like it.
Ann: You do!?
Sophia: I want to be "Sophie."
Morgana: Then you'll be "Sophia" in this world and "Sophie" in the Metaverse.
Sophia: Radical, dude.
Ryuji: Heh, geez... You're already more human-like than when we first met you.
Sophia: I am constantly learning things, thanks to the internet. I'm learning more words as I speak.
Morgana: Don't pick up any off-putting lingo, okay?
Ryuji: Okay, so we got a new member. Now we need to come up with her first mission!
Ren: 1) We're going back to the jail. 2) We're going to stop Alice.
Makoto: Good. This feels like our duty, considering we became phantom thieves to help anyone suffering.
Futaba: I was one of those people once.
Yusuke: We may not know the victims personally, but it would reflect on us poorly as phantom thieves to not lend a helping hand.
Haru: As long as there are people in trouble out there, we won't turn our backs on them.
Ann: You're right. We're going to be the ray of light for everyone—that even includes Alice.
Sophia: I have registered myself as a phantom thief.
Futaba: All riiight! The Phantom Thieves are back in action!
> I can feel a strong bond with my friends...
Morgana: Our next step is to make the proper preparations.
Yusuke: It's a fact that provision is prevention. We'll all need weapons and other supplies.
Ryuji: Since you're the guy with all the connections, we'll leave the shoppin' to you like always.
Ann: We'll get ourselves ready. Once you are too, just hit us up.