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I taste-test. [She shrugs.] Taste-test and advertise the best ones and sell what I think is good. It's a lot like what I do at my grandma's shop back home. [She's glad he's relaxed a little again but she gives him a knowing look. That's probably exactly why, Yosuke. Welcome to Cerealia.]

I don't think it's that hard. Besides, you can always find other jobs too if you don't like those suggestions. But if you stick with those I can give you some tips and everything. A lot of the jobs pay well anyway. We've got rent on this place covered for a while, don't worry.

I guess that's fair, though I think you're better suited for the others.

[ Maybe he's a little biased because he can't really eat tofu without, you know, suffering. But Rise's got a magnetic personality, she's the kind of person that people are just drawn to and want to watch. He might be a little biased with that, too, because he'd also rather watch her, but he's not entirely wrong. ]

That's good, but even so, I don't wanna just be hanging out on your couch for free, you know? I guess I should take what I can get for now...I've just got a feeling I'm going to end up regretting it.

You think? [He's not entirely wrong actually. She doesn't mind the tofu job, but she likes the others.] You should come by the karaoke bar and sing with me sometime! [Or just come watch her. She's fine with that, too.

She can't help it. She reaches over, patting him on the knee and trying to appear as sage as possible even if she can't quite keep the smile off her face.] Don't worry. I'm sure the thrift store clothes won't be too bad either. It is nice to have something to distract us from everything else though.

Sing with Rise Kujikawa? I dunno if that's either the opportunity of a lifetime or public humiliation for me.

[ HE'S MOSTLY JOKING. Mostly. He knows that Rise is a pro and good at it. He wouldn't even be able to hit her minimum standards, but she's a friend, first and foremost. ]

Hey, there are website dedicated to how weird people look in places like that. Guess that must be what they meant by "model". [ SIGH. He's in good humor about it, at least. Thank you sagely Rise. ] Yeah, you know...it seems really peaceful right now.

Even if you don't sing with me, I bet you could be a great backup dancer. [Little does she know that yes...that's exactly how that goes.] I've had some of the worst performers join me on stage and it was still really fun. [Like Jaune. Jaune had no idea what he was doing and it was still fun.

Still, she frowns softly even with all of the joking going on because peaceful though the colony may be now, she's learned better since then.] I don't know how long that'll last either. This place can turn without any kind of warning sometimes.

Well, how can I say "no" to that? [ This is all fun and games, right? Teasing aside, going to karaoke with her sounds like it'd actually be pretty fun. ] We should do that, though, for real. I'm sure Yu and Ted'd be up for it too.

[ Because there needs to be some downtime around here. Not that he's basically had anything but downtime thus far. ]

People were telling me to watch out. [ He pauses to take another drink of his coffee before it goes too lukewarm. ] As embarrassing as yesterday was, it...could've been a lot worse.

[You wanted to see her face light up, didn't you Yosuke? Because that's happening.] It'll almost be like home! It'll be a fun way to welcome you and Teddie to the colony. They have a huge selection of songs to choose from, and maybe you can meet some of my friends, too.

[She doesn't seem to mind if her coffee goes a little cold, seeing how this is more important.] There weren't any monsters in yesterday's game, but some of them can be really dangerous. That doesn't even count some of the stuff that happens in the colony. People have really gotten hurt here...and sometimes it's pretty fatal. That's the scary part about all of it.

[ Aw, yeah, he sure did! That makes it totally worth it. Rise should be able to smile all the time, you know? ]

Yeah, I'd like that.

[ Meeting Rise's friends, too? Cute girls? Or just good people, you know. All are good.

Of course, the second part of their conversation isn't that exciting. It's actually heavy on the side of depressing. ]

...Fatal?

[Just don't think they're cuter than she is, okay? But that conversation's temporarily shelved because she needs to tell him the not-so-good parts.]

Yeah...Yu-senpai would know more than me, but some really awful things have happened in other parts of the colony. Ghosts and monsters and robots and stuff like that? People come back here after they've died but that doesn't change what it is. [It's scary. Death is scary and awful.]

[ Perish the thought! Rise is always the cutest.

But onto serious conversations... ]

Oh...Yeah. I mean, I heard that the whole beach thing was pretty relaxed in comparison to the last few times the game brought people in. This girl mentioned a Battle Royale-type scenario. I didn't think it was so...literal.

That one was even worse because the monsters had certain targets they were going after on top of NPCs that were trying to kill us. [That was a nightmare and a half.] For all that CERES says they've saved us and they're helping us they really don't act like it. We haven't figured out a good way to keep everybody completely out of trouble here since they do these things without even warning us.

Geez...what's the point of all of this anyway? Do they just like messing with people and seeing what freaks them out the most?

[ To be fair, his dignity was scared off on the beach. ]

[She shakes her head, pausing to sip her coffee again. That's a great question!] Who knows? They know way too much about us, too, and what'll get to us the most.

[...but enough scary stuff. She playfully knocks a knee into his again.] But don't worry, okay? We're together and it's really easy to meet new people, too! [Somehow it's better if they're all suffering together. Cool. Thanks Rise.] You learn how to take things on as they come up.

[ That's simultaneously a nice and dismal way to look at things, Rise. At least Yosuke seems to take it as the former. ]

Y-Yeah. I mean, I've got a head start with you guys and apparently some other people already know me.

[She nods, not at all surprised.]

It's not like you're not friendly, you know. Of course people knew you from before! You and Senpai were here for a few months before me. That's plenty of time to make friends. [A pause.] That's about how long it took for me and you to be friends, right?

[ Ahh, Rise, he's not surprised you know how to make things better. ]

Yeah, you're right. [ It's different with them, of course, but Yosuke likes to believe they'd all still be friends even if it hadn't been for the Investigation Team. ]

I'm glad you guys are here, though. I don't know what I'd do without you.

[Of course they would be. She would agree with that and that's what would make Golden Week more special when Yu returned to them. They were more than a team. But at his statement she gives him a sly look.]

I don't know...maybe you'd still be wandering around in that cute bathing suit of yours. [Just sayin'.]

[ Of course she says that when he's going for another drink of coffee, because why else would she wait for him not to nearly spit-take on the sofa? Instead, he chokes unattractively. Thanks, Rise. ]

Why'd you have to go and bring that up again!? Aw man, if there's anything I want to forget...

[Sorry, she's busy giggling really hard suddenly.]

Aw, it was fine! [No it wasn't but it was actually hilarious.] Don't worry, Yosuke-senpai. For my pool party you can wear whatever you want. It doesn't have to be something like that.

[ Rise, you're really lucky your laugh is cute! Gah! ]

I'd sure as hell hope so. I think we could reasonably question what kind of party you were throwin' if that was the case.

You'd still come anyway. [THIS IS FACT. You can't fool her, Hanamura.] But don't worry, Leon and I already checked out the water park and came up with a good plan! Now it's just about picking the right date.

Wait, seriously? You mean you're actually having a pool party?

I didn't get to have a birthday party, so why not? Do you think it's a bad idea?

Well...no, not exactly. I guess it just seems kinda sudden.

It's not that sudden. I've been thinking about it for a couple of weeks. It'd be a nice way to get everybody together, kinda like the cultural festival we had a few months ago. And it'll be a good way for you to meet more people here, too.

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