SEVEN SISTERS HIGH SCHOOL
[SEVENS]

LISA: Aiya! What's going on? Did something happen?
MALE STUDENT: You must be completely out of the loop! The big clock in tower suddenly started going!
[FMV]
EIKICHI: What's wrong with all of you? It’s just a clock...
LISA: There are a lot of scary rumors about that clock tower! Like there are ghosts in there, and when the clock starts to move something really bad will happen.
JANITOR: Oh...this is terrible... Amida protect us, Amida protect us... [1]
EIKICHI: Hey, Gramps! Don't be scared; it'll be okay. Since I’m here, there's gonna be no problem!
JANITOR: No! Something horrible will definitely happen! Before he died, that teacher said when time moves, the world will be destroyed!
LISA: If that's true... the teacher who died in the clock tower said that?
JANITOR: Yes, that's right. That teacher gave up his precious life to protect the children and peace of the world!
IDEAL-SENSEI: This can't be! "In the twinkling stars of the Pleiades, stopped time begins to move..." It's started? Oh! The Narurato Stone! What about the Narurato Stone?!
[Ideal-sensei hurries into the school.]
MALE STUDENT: What's wrong with Ideal-sensei? What could be worse than this?
FEMALE STUDENT: If you just take the badge off your uniform, can that really protect you from the curse?
MALE STUDENT: Since the big clock started moving, something even more astonishing is going to happen!
FEMALE STUDENT: Eeeeeeeek!
[She kneels down, and her face melts.]
MALE STUDENT: Aaaah! Her face!
FEMALE STUDENT: It's the curse! The curse on our badge!
EIKICHI: H-hey, is this for real?! Did that chick's face actually just all of a sudden--
LISA: Keh he! What the heck's going on? So taking the badge off your uniform won't protect you from the curse? Let's hurry up and talk to Principal Hannya! We've got to find a way to reverse the curse before our faces melt!

[1] Amida = Amitabha, a Buddhist deity.

[The characters head on into Seven Sisters. Wander around, go in the classrooms if you like. Your eventual goal is going to be the principal's office on 3F. Stop by 2-C on your way up.]

[2-C]
NEWSPAPER CLUB MEMBER: Our club president went to Kasu High to research the "Emblem Curse" but she hasn't returned yet...
FEMALE STUDENT: Oh, "Miyabi Hanakouji" is the newspaper club president, isn't she?
FEMALE STUDENT: I told you not to worry about her. She probably just fell down somewhere and has another nosebleed.
[Eikichi grabs the Newspaper Club Member]
EIKICHI: H, hey! You guys...did you just say "Miyabi Hanakouji"?! You know Hanakouji-san? Well, do you?
NEWSPAPER CLUB MEMBER: Mi, Miyabi Hanakouji is a student in this class. She said she was going to Kasu High. Did you see her?
EIKICHI: No, the only person I met was a fat little piggy called "Hanaji".
EIKICHI: I see...so Hanakouji-san went on to Sevens....
EIKICHI: Ha ha, is that so.
FEMALE STUDENT: Huh? You said you saw Hanaji...don't you know? Hanaji is...
LISA: Aiya! Stop!
LISA: H, hey, Captain Underwear! I, I know Miyabi pretty well myself...what sort of relationship do you have with her?
EIKICHI: What? Huh, so you know her too.
EIKICHI: Hanakouji-san isn't a crazy bull-headed girl like you are. She's a slim and beautiful young lady, right?
EIKICHI: Right?
NEWSPAPER CLUB MEMBER AND FEMALE STUDENT: S, slim and beautiful?!
LISA: Shit! Control, control...
LISA: Soooo...that's why...you should tell us what kind of relationship you two have.
EIKICHI: What kind of relationship? Well...
EIKICHI: S, she was my girlfriend a long time ago! A long time ago, in elementary school!
EIKICHI: She had some "circumstances" and we broke up, but even now, I can remember her tearstained face as she said, "Eikichi-kun, I, I don't want to leave you!"

[Talk to people afterwards]
LISA: So she was his elementary school girlfriend...well, whether that's true or not is another story, but he totally hasn't realized that Hanaji is Miyabi.
LISA: And that's why Miyabi told me not to say anything to him. Heh heh heh. This seems interesting. Let's keep quiet, Tatsuya.
EIKICHI: I, I see...Hanakouji-san...she was at Sevens...I see...

[Principal Hannya's Office]
LISA: Huh? The principal doesn't seem to be here.
LISA: Wai! Hey! Do you guys know where the principal is?
MALE STUDENT: We haven't been able to find him no matter where we look. I wonder if he went somewhere, even though there's such a mess going on here at school...
FEMALE STUDENT: And I thought he'd do something about this curse problem for us!
EIKICHI: You mean to say that he's gone off somewhere even though I, Michel, have come to stand up against Sevens? This is terrible!
MALE STUDENT: Huh? Could you be a student from Kasu H-er, Kasugayama High School?
EIKICHI: Okay! Let's go, everybody! Indeed, I am--
MALE STUDENT: A magic talisman emblem has come!
[They mob Eikichi and run off.]
EIKICHI: What is up with these assholes? And what in the hell is with this school? Why is this shit happenin' to me?
LISA: It's not good to come to Sevens wearing a Kasu High emblem!
EIKICHI: What was that? You know, looking back, it was you calling the Joker that brought all of this on!
EIKICHI: Take responsibility and do something about it!
LISA: Keh he! You piss me off! What am I supposed to do? It's not like I thought it would turn out like this!
LISA: What's your problem? Talking like you're such hot shit even though you're Captain Underwear, a perverted sexual harasser who gets off on pulling down people's underwear!
LISA: You! Captain Underwear! Captain Underwear! Captain Underwear! Captain Underwear!
EIKICHI: Yeah, well what about you? Even though you're a foreigner, you speak fuckin' fluent Japanese! And to top it off, you use all kinds of retarded words, too!
EIKICHI: What the hell are you, anyway? All right, I'm gonna give you a new name that's easy to understand!
EIKICHI: From today forth, you're "Ginko"! Ginko! Ginko! Ginko! Ginko!
LISA: Fan ah! No way! No way, no way, no way! Don't give me such a stupid nickname!
[The door opens. Two young women walk in.]
???: Wow! Looks like a story! Some interesting kids!
???: Ciao!
???: The atmosphere in here seems pretty angry, doesn't it. Hey, you two, it's not cool to be having a lovers' quarrel!
EIKICHI AND LISA: Who’s having a lovers’ quarrel?!
EIKICHI AND LISA: Hey, who are you?
???: Sometimes, I'm a hot-blooded reporter; other times, I'm a silent editor! But in truth, I'm really...[2]
MAYA: The star journalist of Coolest’s editorial division, Maya Amano! Nice to meet you!
(Maya Amano: A reporter for the popular teen-targeted magazine, Monthly Coolest. She is bright and cheerful; a beauty endowed with a lively sexiness. She is interviewing high school students about rumors for a special article.)
YUKINO: I'm Yukino Mayuzumi. I'm a freelance cameraman in training.
(Yukino Mayuzumi: Maya's partner, a cameraman (in training). Since graduating from St. Hermelin Academy, she is still an older-sister type. While attending a photography college, she works part-time as a cameraman.)
EIKICHI: What?
EIKICHI: Okay! Let's go, babes! I am--
EIKICHI: Gah?
LISA: Coolest? That really popular magazine, right? What reason could its reporters have to be wandering around here?
MAYA: We've come to your school in order to do some interviewing for a special article, "High School Students' Rumors."
MAYA: No matter how you look at it, Sevens is famous for its "Cursed Emblem" and "Joker-sama" rumors.
MAYA: It seems, however, that a huge fuss has broken out, and even if we wanted to interview anyone, there's no one around to answer our questions!
MAYA: What's happening in Sevens right now? If you know anything, could you please tell us? Is it related to the rumors?
LISA: U-uh...um...well, that's...we don't know anything at all...
LISA: Right, Tatsuya?
MAYA: Hm...there's something fishy going on…
EIKICHI: It's not a lie, babes! I'm not looking for the principal of Sevens, nor was I stepped on by the Joker!
YUKINO: Stepped on? You guys do know something after all, don't you!
MAYA: If you're actually going out of your way to hide something, we're looking at a major scoop here!
MAYA: Now that I’ve figured that out, you're definitely not getting away with it!
YUKINO: Come on, 'fess up quick, or you're gonna be hurtin'!
[The door opens, and two zombies come in.]
DEMON: He hi he hi... found... you.. Jo-Jo-Joker-sama's orders... you guys will... DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE he hya hya!

[battle]
EIKICHI: This is dangerous! Ladies, step back!
MAYA: What are you doing?! Violence in school is completely wrong!
YUKINO: Maya-san, they aren't human anymore! They're demons! Hurry and run away!
LISA: How do you know about demons?
MAYA: D-demons?! Run away!
YUKINO: Hurry up! I'll take care of these guys! I might be a bit rusty, but let's go!
MAYA: You're there, aren't you? My guardian angel... I'm with you!
[A Persona rises above her head.]
MAIA: My name is Maia, of Subaru sparkling in the heavenly dome. I support the holy moon, and pray on your behalf...
[Maia casts Hama and kills one of the zombies.]
YUKINO: Pe…persona!
[A Persona rises above her head.]
VESTA: I am Vesta. I attend he that I truly love, and lead lost children. As you fulfill your destiny, I shall protect you from the fiery shadows...
[Vesta takes out a zombie with Agi.]

MAYA: Whew! Is everyone okay?
MAYA: Wait a sec! What happened to you guys? Were you that scared?
LISA: I wonder why I'm crying... the tears...[sniffle]... started coming out on their own...
EIKICHI: It's like... I just started feeling really sentimental... even more so than I felt with Suou or Ginko... It's like my mom was holding me against her chest...
MAYA: It's strange, isn't it? I felt that too. I wonder what it could be.
YUKINO: If it's okay with you guys, would you mind bringing us up to speed? As you might have guessed, I know a lot about demons. I might be able to help you.
[They explain.]
MAYA: So, you guys have the same power that I do? It's a Persona, not a guardian angel...
MAYA: And on top of that, even Yukki's a Persona user--that really surprised me!
YUKINO: I became a Persona user ever since I played the Persona-sama game during high school. It’s already been three years…
YUKINO: Have you guys ever played the "Persona-sama" game?
EIKICHI AND LISA: Persona-sama?
EIKICHI: I've played a game with that name in my dreams...
LISA: Dreams?
YUKINO: Lisa, wasn't it? Was it like that for you, too?
LISA: No, it’s nothing... I've never played a game like that.
MAYA: Well, let's talk about that later. We've got to think about what we're going to do about these monsters!
LISA: Haime? Seriously? You're not planning to come with us, are you?
MAYA: Well, the one who's after you guys is the real Joker, right? If you manage to catch him, that would be one hell of a scoop!
MAYA: And if I'm with you guys, I might be able to understand why I became a Persona user.
YUKINO: I'm going along too. I know that your opponent is someone that uses demons, and because of that I can't just turn a blind eye.
LISA: Wait just a second! Our only clue, the principal, is gone, so what good is you coming with us going to do?
MAYA: Then the first thing we've got to do is put a stop to all this!
MAYA: If the principal really is involved, don't you think he would have tried something else by now?
YUKINO: But Maya-san, how can we put a stop to it? Do you have a plan?
MAYA: Oh, yeah…why don't we destroy all the emblems in the school? If the school emblems are the source of the curse and we get rid of them, won’t this whole mess straighten itself out?
YUKINO: I don’t know…if rumors are becoming reality, then if we just get rid of the emblems, the curse might also disappear...but only if rumors really can become reality…
MAYA: Let's think positively! Even if it seems impossible, we've got to try the best we can!
MAYA: The Sevens emblems have the Pleiades constellation on them, right?
MAYA: It has to be on something other than the school uniform. Let's start by looking for that!
LISA: Like... for example, the clocks in the classrooms? They all have the same design on their faces.
EIKICHI: Okay, my friends!
EIKICHI: We’re going grey standing around. Let's find those emblems!

[Talk to people]
LISA: That person--it's such a strange feeling... like déja vu...
LISA: No, that can't be possible! She's someone I just met.
EIKICHI: That feeling I got from that lady, Maya-san... kind of warm, kind of melancholy, somewhat painful... it was a feeling that really got to me...
EIKICHI: You felt that way too, didn't you, Suou? Even though she and I just met... could we possibly be meant for one another?
MAYA: Actually, we've been looking for you guys since before. There's no way I couldn't interview the number one most popular guy at Sevens, Tatsuya-kun!
MAYA: [long look] Tatsuya-kun... have we met somewhere before?
MAYA: Hey, just kidding! That’s not possible. I'm just overpowered by your charms. [giggle]
YUKINO: I'm pretty surprised there are Persona users other than us. I mean my old friends, that is.
YUKINO: You've heard of it, right? The SEBEC Scandal three years ago that blocked off Mikage-cho?
YUKINO: Well, that's a long story, but that's when my and my eight friends’ ability to use Persona was awakened.
YUKINO: We fought against demons and Persona users like ourselves, and rescued not only an important friend, but our city.
YUKINO: The media called it an accident, but SEBEC's Kandori was--I'll quit babbling. It's an old story.

[Try to leave.]
EIKICHI: Wait just a sec, Suou!
EIKICHI: Can I have a minute, babes? Since you’ll be fighting with us, I've got a special present for you.
MAYA: They're so cute! Can I really have these? Yukki, look, a matching set!
YUKINO: You expect me to use pink guns?
YUKINO: Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm always armed.
[She throws something at the wall.]
MAYA: Nice shot, Yukki! All right! We can't lose now!
[Maya also starts shooting, and everyone ducks. Leave the office and start heading around to the open classrooms in order to break the clocks.]

[2] This is a direct rip-off of Cutey Honey's introduction sequence.
 

SSHS Dungeon/Puzzle

[Basically you're supposed to break all the clocks in the school, then get the key to the clock tower (much like in EP, but not for the same reason).]

[3-B]
[Break the clock by going up underneath it and hitting the circle button.]
BANDAGED FEMALE STUDENT: Is that the last emblem in this classroom? Hurry and break the ones in the other classrooms.
[The students in the classroom talk about how popular Lisa is, and Youko [whose face is now bandaged] is angry that Lisa wasn't cursed. She thinks it's unfair. Lisa yells at Youko, and the rest of the party members comment on how vicious Lisa is to the other girls.]

[3-D]
[Break the clock.]
BANDAGED GIRL: Thank you, Suou-kun! There shouldn't be any more emblems in this classroom. Please take care of the others.
[The Horror-loving Female Student will tell you about a legend she uncovered about a serial murderer that was arrested for arson and homicide. But the criminal turned out to be a student from Seven Sisters, named Tatsuya Sudou. She wonders if he has anything to do with this curse. Another student mentions a rumor about Tatsuya's father getting fired from the police force for taking money from the Yakuza. Another apologizes for telling that story, but reassures Tatsuya that the story is ten years old and doesn't mean Tatsuya is a bad person. Lisa and Eikichi support Tatsuya. When Maya hears about the arson incident, she feels a strange pain and gets a bit dizzy. Yukino asks about Maya's condition.]

[2-C]
[Break the clock.]
YUKINO: That seems to be the last of the emblems in this room. Shall we move on?
[The students are mostly talking about Eikichi's relationship to Miyabi, and his claim that she used to be his girlfriend. Maya praises Eikichi's smoothness with the ladies. The girl in the back says that Mami and Miho have left, searching for Lisa--they received a call and ran out.]

[2-B]
[Break the clock.]
MALE STUDENT: We're saved! There shouldn't be any emblems remaining in this classroom. I hope this will put an end to the curse.
[Noriko says that they didn't have practice today, and that she needs to go looking for Anna to give her track shoes to her, because she’s sure Anna will be a track star again. Also, a student tells you about Hanako, a rumor demon in Sevens. If you want to fight her you should probably go spread the rumor now, because she won't be available later. When you come back later, the party members comment on what you received for defeating Hanako-san (if you did it) and mention there could be other rumor demons around.]

[1-D]
[Break the clock.]
MALE STUDENT: That's the last of the emblems in this room. There aren't any more. Geez, I wish we'd done this earlier.
[Two of the baseball club guys discuss one of them turning into a robot. One asks if Joker-sama will grant a second wish. A girl in the room becomes weak in the knees after being stared at by Eikichi. Maya talks about true love being a big misunderstanding, and Yukino thinks about that statement with a worried look.]

[1-C]
[Break the clock.]
FEMALE STUDENT: That's the last of the emblems in this room! Hurry and break the others!
[The boy in the corner blames Tatsuya for his curse. One of the girls says that maybe they're all getting what they deserve. A boy remembers that one of the school workers said something about "When the clock moves, the world will be destroyed." Maya says that she thinks Lisa is scary–she loves Tatsuya to pieces but seems to hate Eikichi. Lisa is angry with Eikichi for just standing around, and says that if her and Tatsuya's faces are cursed, she'll kick his ass. Yukino wonders where Hannya is.]

[1-A]
[Break the clock.]
YUKINO: Now that I think of it, one of the students said something about there being emblems in the faculty lounge. That’s all we've got left, right?
[The students discuss the sudden curse. One who hasn't been affected tells Maya not to interview him. Eikichi ponders Maya's potential burning love for him. Lisa seems to be worried that Maya is staring at Tatsuya.]

[Teacher's Room [2F]]
SAEKO-SENSEI: Hey!
SAEKO-SENSEI: Come on, you guys! Give it a rest already! We can't let rumors wreak havoc like this! For crying out loud...
YUKINO: Saeko-sensei! Why are you here?
SAEKO-SENSEI: Mayuzumi? You're Mayuzumi, aren't you?
SAEKO-SENSEI: I transferred to this school last year. How about you, Mayuzumi? What are you doing here? You can't be thinking of re-enrolling in high school again?
YUKINO: Work, I'm here for work! Right now I'm a part time assistant cameraman. We’re here interviewing the students.
LISA: Aiya! Saeko-sensei, you and Mayuzumi-san know each other?
SAEKO-SENSEI: She was one of my students at my previous school.
SAEKO-SENSEI: Anyway, you’ve got bad timing… as you can see, things are a little wild...
YUKINO: There are a few things I'd like to ask you about this ruckus, Saeko-sensei...
[Fade out. Return.]
SAEKO-SENSEI: You're telling me this started over a rumor? And if you break the emblems that started the rumors... I get it! Here, let me help!
SAEKO-SENSEI: Suou! Don’t worry; I'll take all responsibility for this incident. You just hurry up and destroy all of those emblems!

[Talk to people afterwards]
LISA: I wonder if it's really this easy... Ching-yan, do you think that it's going to turn out just like Maya-san said?
EIKICHI: Finally, the last emblems...we've got to hurry and find Mister Hannya. Okay, Suou, let's finish this with style!
MAYA: These are the last emblems. I hope this works...
YUKINO: Saeko-sensei is as cool as ever... I never thought I'd see her again here... I'm really glad I took this job!
SAEKO-SENSEI: Rumors are becoming reality... huh. Normally I'd think it was impossible, but since you and Mayuzumi are the ones telling me, it might just be true.
SAEKO-SENSEI: This tense feeling in the school reminds me of St. Hermelin Academy three years ago... ah, sorry, sorry. It's nothing!

[Break all three clocks.]
EIKICHI: Okay everybody! All of the emblems should now be destroyed!
SAEKO-SENSEI: Everyone's illness should be cured!
[It isn't. The students look sad.]
MAYA: Huh? It didn’t work? Is there some place we overlooked?
LISA: Hey, didn't we forget the biggest one of all? The clock in the tower! That one's still left.
[The PA system sounds.]
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: Ahem--an announcement to all students: Stop vandalizing school property right now! Stop vandalizing school property right now! 
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: I am the principal, and you will obey me! Treat my Seven Sisters High School with respect!
SAEKO-SENSEI: Well, if the principal says so, there's nothing we can do.
SAEKO-SENSEI: Okay, everyone, stop looking for the emblems! Let's start cleaning things up!
YUKINO: Hannya's here, too, but with everyone acting like this, what can we do?
YUKINO: Don't you think we should break the big clock anyway?
[Tatsuya starts to leave.]
LISA: Ah, wait, Ching-yan! The clock tower is always locked, isn't it? We need to find the key before we head up there.
LISA: It's probably in the teachers' lounge. Let's ask them.

[Asou-sensei tells you that someone in the room has it, but he doesn't know who it is. He also asks you to tell Lisa to talk to him about her terrible grades in English. Souka-sensei tells you that a school employee probably has the key. Saeko-sensei tells everyone to work cleaning up, because they "l-l-like Principal Hannya, right?" Yukino expresses anger over Hannya brainwashing "her Saeko-sensei," and says that Saeko-sensei isn't the type who blindly follows orders.]

[Employee Room [1F]]
MAYA: Excuse us! We'd like to come in for a moment.
MAYA: Um, we'd like to borrow the key to the clock tower.
EMPLOYEE: Hm? Key?
LISA: Yes, the key to the clock tower! You have it, don't you, gramps?
EMPLOYEE: The key to the clock tower...where'd that go?
EIKICHI: Okay, Gramps! Without rushing or making a fuss, let’s slowly remember...
YUKINO: At this rate, who knows when we'll find the key? It'll be faster if we just look for ourselves.

[Walk around and talk to everyone. If you look at the posters, they're of the legendary actress, Sayuri Yoshikawa. For some reason, around the mouth area, they're wrinkled from being wet...]
MAYA: Wow!
MAYA: There's nothing in this dresser other than Sayuri Yoshikawa clippings and bromides...
EIKICHI: What, Suou? Gramps and I are having a discussion about what it means to be a man. We're a bit busy, so don't interrupt us.
YUKINO: I didn't find the key, but I did find some snacks. While that old lady complains, she does a good job of watching after the old man.
LISA: Aiya, it reeks of mold!
LISA: Geez! Don't they dry their futon before putting them away? There's no key in this closet either...

[After you talk to everyone...]
LISA: Ugh, enough! The key isn't anywhere.
MAYA: This isn't good. What should we do?
EIKICHI: By the way, Gramps... this has been on my mind for a while, but... what's that?
JANITOR: Hm? This is the key.
EIKICHI: There's an ID tag on it: "C-l-o-c-k T-o-w-e-r"
EIKICHI: Okay! I've found the key. Now, let's head to the clock tower!

[Approaching the stairs on 4F]
LISA: Tatsuya, my Persona--it's scared… this feeling... no way...
 

Clock Tower [4F]

EIKICHI: [cough] It's really dusty...my hair is going to get mussed.
EIKICHI: And it doesn't look like Mister Hannya is here either. Let's hurry and break the clock, then we can get outta this place.
LISA: What I felt a little while ago? I wonder what that was?
[A ghostly figure appears between the gears.]
EIKICHI: What? What's wrong, everybody? Is my lipstick smeared?
LISA: C-C-Captain Underwear! B-b-behind you! Behind! Behind!
TEACHER'S GHOST: Even though...
EIKICHI: Eh?
TEACHER'S GHOST: Even though... I told them... not to... let time move...
[The ghost disappears.]
MAYA: It disappeared... I swear that somewhere...
EIKICHI AND LISA: I've seen that person!
???: Ha ha ha ha!
YUKINO: That voice... Hannya? Is he above us?
TATSUYA, EIKICHI, LISA: The Joker!
MAYA AND YUKINO: That's the Joker?!
LISA: Principal Hannya! I knew you were somehow connected to the Joker!
LISA: The cursed emblems, everyone acting weird…those were caused by you working with the Joker, weren't they? Admit it!
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: What are you talking about, you silly girl? The cursed emblem is simply divine retribution for the students’ transgressions!
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: You've all forgotten your purpose for being here, and spend every day lolling around mindlessly. The only things you pay attention to are your looks and the opposite sex!
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: You brought the curse upon yourselves! It might have started as a Kasu High rumor, but… I never thought it would actually happen…
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: However, if you make a wish to Joker-sama, everything will go back to normal.
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: And if you follow Joker-sama, you'll be even better off than you ever dreamed!
YUKINO: How about you? What did you gain with the Joker's power?
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: Ha ha ha! Me? The respect and admiration of my students... and this thick, fluffy hair!
EIKICHI: Joker! Your business is with us!
EIKICHI: What’s the point of pandering to this old geezer?
JOKER: In the sparkling stars of the Ascension…stopped time begins to move...
JOKER: Revenge is not my sole object.
JOKER: This is a battle between myself, the Giver, and you scum, the Thieves. It is a fight with Tatsuya Suou, with the dreams of humanity as the prize!
JOKER: I won't allow you jerks to destroy it all again. I'll not allow history be repeated!
MAYA: Is he…crying?
JOKER: Time moves again. Listen to the bell resounding with dreams!
[The Joker throws a white flower down, and disappears.]
EIKICHI: Damn it! We can’t let him get away!
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: Hey, over there! A little lost?
EIKICHI: Crap. Get out of the way!
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: Come and get it, fools! It’s time for a little student counseling! Heil Mask!

[Boss Fight]
LISA: Keh he! You call yourself a teacher?
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: Tough love is necessary when all else fails. I’ll make you respect a principal!

[Hannya is Level 7, weak fire. Watch your HP and use Blazing Hell. Should be no problem if you're at Level 5 or 6. It's even easier if Maia or Eros has Media.]

[after the battle]
LISA: We won! Now, tell us everything you know about the Joker!
EIKICHI: W-what?
YUKINO: Everyone, watch out! It's collapsing!
[The tower begins to fall apart, and the giant clock face falls with a crash from the tower.]
MAYA: Owww... is everyone okay?
EIKICHI: Hey, wait a fuckin' minute!
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: Today's session ends here, but as long as Joker-sama is after you, don't think you’ve won!
[He jumps from the tower.]
PRINCIPAL HANNYA: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
EIKICHI: This is the fourth floor! I don't think that old geezer’s gonna die, though.
MAYA: The Joker... he's so forlorn it's painful, and deep in his heart, he holds the wound of an old sin...
MAYA: That boy resembles you so much, Tatsuya-kun... I feel like I've met him somewhere before.
MAYA: "She has left this city long ago / yet her house is still standing here. / There I also see a man / standing and staring into the heavens..."
MAYA: "Wringing his hands in violent grief. / I shudder when I behold his face… / Why do you mimic my anguish that tormented me at this place for so many nights in the past?"
MAYA: It's a poem called "Doppelgänger." Do you know it, Tatsuya-kun?
YUKINO: No way... Maya-san, are you saying the Joker is Suou's Doppelgänger?
MAYA: Of course not! I just thought they were a little bit alike! Don't worry about it, Tatsuya-kun.
LISA: Wai! What should we do from here? Hannya's run away, and we've lost our clues about the Joker.
MAYA: Let's think positively! At times like this, just keep going. This doesn't mean it’s hopeless.
MAYA: Let's follow the rumors! Rumors will surely lead us to where the Joker is.
YUKINO: Interesting… that's a great idea! Hannya did say that the original Cursed Emblem rumor started amongst the Kasu High students. 
EIKICHI: Ma'am, wait just a minute! I’m the leader of Kasugayama High School, and there's not a single student there that would spread such a rumor.
EIKICHI: It’s a waste of time if we're just trying to confirm it. We should search someplace else.
LISA: If we're looking for information about rumors and the Joker, the newspaper club chief might be a good source. She was also investigating them; maybe she found something?
LISA: If we go to the PiiDai in Yumesaki, we should be able to find Hanaji. Why don't we head over there? [3]
[A girl enters the room.]
FEMALE STUDENT: I heard that the principal came to the clock tower in order to get rid of the emblem curse...have you seen him?
FEMALE STUDENT: C-could it be... when the clock tower crumbled…? No way! He didn't die, did he?

CHOICE: [Your answer here will affect an event much later in the game, but neither is a wrong answer.]
- He died. FEMALE STUDENT: Oh my gosh! He died in order to protect us...thank you, Principal, and...goodbye.
- He's alive. FEMALE STUDENT: Nothing can defeat our principal! I'm sure he'll reappear when the school is in danger and protect all of us!

YUKINO: Looks like she got herself pretty excited there. As long as it doesn't become another weird rumor...well, then, let's head off to the Peace Diner.

[3] "PiiDai" is a shortened version of Peace Diner. You'll come to learn a lot about the Japanese and their love for abbreviations as you go along.
 

On the Way Out of Sevens

[Walk out of Seven Sisters and get ready to head over to the Peace Diner. Stop in the classrooms on your way out.]

[If you go to Lisa’s homeroom, 3-B, the students are discussing who's going to be this year's Miss Sevens. They generally agree that it's going to be Lisa because of her unique beauty, but a lot of the girls are snippy about it and insist that since Youko has recovered from the curse, she will be the winner. Lisa, in response to this, says, "I'll show you, and you’ll all be sorry! I'll prove that I'm better than all of you!"]

[Across the school, the students are lamenting the absence of principal Hanya-they believe he cured the school of the curse. But though they're all sad, they cling to the hope that he'll be back. They praise him so much for having saved Sevens that Eikichi and Lisa get pissed off for lack of recognition. If you go to the parking lot, however, one girl will tell Eikichi that she knows he's the one that saved the school, and offers to kiss him. Eikichi is a bit flustered at that.]

[Everyone's disappointed because the school festival has been cancelled, but Saeko-sensei promises to do her best to revive it.]

[In 2-B, if you talk to Noriko, she'll tell you she's going to go look for Anna and runs out. In 2-C, the students talk about how Asacchi and Miipo are missing. When you ask Lisa if she's concerned, she says that she doesn't really care. Maya defends Lisa-she can be cold, but she can't be completely lost if she's so warm to Tatsuya. ]

[If you leave and talk to the people around town, they're talking about the curse at Sevens and this new association people are joining.]

[The characters themselves are wondering about the source of the Seven's emblem curse, and the best ways to diet.]
 

RENGEDAI

[Araya Shrine]
LISA: Fan ah... no, I don't want to be here. Let's go, Ching-yan.
EIKICHI: Strange, that tree is the same...just like in my dreams.
MAYA: Urgh. Whenever I come here I get throbbing headache. I'm fine. It'll go away soon enough. This just happens sometimes.
YUKINO: Funny how things repeat themselves. In my old town, Mikage-cho, they had a shrine called Araya, too. That's there we met Philemon.
OLD LADY: This shrine was rebuilt about 10 years ago after a fire burnt it down. Did you know, Sonny, that they say the ghost of the girl haunts this place? 
 
- I didn't know. OLD LADY: They say there was a girl inside the shrine when it burned down. Ten years have passed, and she still plays all by herself, forever and ever. Does she even know she died? Is she waiting for someone? Can her soul be free?
- I know. OLD LADY: They say she's all alone. I feel sorry for her, so I come here everyday, to keep her company. 

[Time Castle]
LISA: Lisa's Lecture on Chinese, Part 13! Mo hoh yi is kinda like "no no no no!"
OLD LADY WHO BECAME RICH: I'm grateful to these kids; because of them, I’m filthy rich! I'll never have to worry about that kid....Kid? Um…Takeshi, his name was Takeshi. Hahaha, to forget his name...maybe I'm too happy.
EIKICHI: That old lady, she said Takeshi. She's not Takeshi's mom, is she? 
YUKINO: Everyone has one item that brings back memories. Sometimes when I look at that, I remember good things-and bad. 

[Silverman House]
LISA: Aiya! Wait a second! We don’t have anything to do here, right?
???: Mm? Lisa, are you back already? Why don’t you tell us when you’re coming home?
(Steven Silverman: Lisa’s father, a healthy, strong, and vigorous man. He has a great fascination with Japan and has made it his home. He tried to raise his daughter to be a traditional Japanese girl. [4])
LISA: Keh he! Shut up! Ngo fahn doh lai la, I'm home! Is that good enough? Take a close look at your traditional Japanese girl! She goes to clubs, stays out ‘till late in the night, and hangs out with boys! I'm doing exactly what you want!
LISA’S DAD: Such a shame; she's still studying Chinese when her native language of Japanese is so beautiful. She used to call me 'daddy, daddy'...when did she become so rebellious?
LISA: Why is he always wearing that haori? He looks horrible! It's not hot! Argh! Let's go already, Tatsuya!
EIKICHI: A traditional Japanese girl?! He wants to raise that kind of girl? Is this really her house? That's her dad, and that's her house?! And with those blue eyes she speaks fake Chinese? What the hell is she?
MAYA: Lisa seems to be on bad terms with her father. She should be happy just to have him.

[4] ["He tries to raise his daughter to be a traditional Japanese girl."] The term they use here is yamato nadeshiko, an old term for the perfect kind of Japanese woman.

[Peace Diner]
[The gang looks around for Hanaji, but she's not there.]
LISA: Strange...Hanaji isn't here. I thought for sure she'd be chomping away at yet another giant burger.
[A blue-haired girl walks into the diner.]
???: What is this? Are you Lisa-san? What a coincidence to bump into you here!
LISA: Uh, you're, um...you're in the newspaper club with Hanaji…Chikalin?
RUMORMONGER CHIKALIN: Ohoh, did you forget my name for a second? But you guessed correctly, so I'll forgive you. That's me, Chikalin!
(Chika Ueda: Called Rumormonger Chikalin, she's a member of Seven Sister's High School newspaper club. Though a bit scatter-brained, she's better at collecting information than Hanaji.)
LISA: You came at the right moment! Do you know what happened to Hanaji?
RUMORMONGER CHIKALIN: Glad to see someone’s worried! I went with her to investigate the emblem curse, and we heard that the Kasu High students who spread the rumor were at the Zodiac. Hanaji-sempai went to infiltrate the place and get an interview. 
EIKICHI: Hahah, infiltrate? Is Miss Piggy capable of such a brave thing?
LISA: Wait a second, Captain Underwear! Don't play innocent! So the ones who spread the rumor were Kasu High students after all!
EIKICHI: No way anyone in my gang would be so pathetic! I didn't bring them up that way! Miss Piggy obviously screwed up. 
LISA: Hannya said it was a Kasu High student. That makes two witnesses. Are you still going to deny it?
EIKICHI: E-even so, they said it out of jealousy. If I go scream at them, the rumor--
YUKINO: Okay, that's enough. How about we go there? We can find out the truth once and for all. If it turns out the source really is Kasu High, then you can bitch them out. Okay?
MAYA: The Zodiac is a club in this part of town, so let's hurry over.
 

Zodiac

NORIKO: Oneesama! I should have known you'd be here! C'mon, let's go. 
LISA: Aiya! Noriko's here! I guess she hasn't given up on Anna Yoshizaka yet.
[Anna pulls out a cigarette.]
NORIKO: Don't, oneesama! If you smoke, you'll harm your body! And you won't be able to run again--
ANNA: ...
(Anna Yoshizaka. A dropout from Seven Sister's High School and Tatsuya's former classmate. She's gone wild, but she was once the rising star of the track team.)
NORIKO: Oneesama, am I that much of a pain? You idiot! 
[Noriko runs out. Anna takes out another cigarette, which Yukino takes away.]
YUKINO: Quit it. Stunting your growth isn't cool.
ANNA: Who are you?
YUKINO: Me? I'm Yukino Mayuzumi. Just your average cameraman–in-training. 
ANNA: What do you care? Fuck off. 
[Anna pulls out yet another cigarette, which Yukino also snatches.]
YUKINO: You should listen to good advice, or else you'll regret it later. 
ANNA: Whatever.
[She stands up and starts to walk away.]
YUKINO: Don't get angry...
ANNA: Why should I change? It's such a hassle, and I don't care.

[She exits, and three Kasu High students enter.]

KASU HIGH STUDENT: Hey, what's the big idea, coming here and raggin’ on us? We don't take that shit. 
KASU HIGH STUDENT: You're from Sevens, ain'tcha? If you don't go straight home after school, you'll make our captain angry. 
EIKICHI: Hold it! You should behave with more style. You wouldn't want to make me angry, would you? 
ALL THREE KASU HIGH STUDENTS: M-M-Michel-sama?!
KASU HIGH STUDENT: E-E-E-Eikichi Mishina? S-so what! Nobody's taking orders from you anymore!
EIKICHI: What?! What did you just say?!
KASU HIGH STUDENT: We have a new Head, and he's way stronger than you! 
KASU HIGH STUDENT: All the Kasu High students you were dominating are all following Sugimoto-san!
EIKICHI: Sugimoto? Sugimoto is the new leader? Don't give me that bullshit! 
[Eikichi starts to call on his Persona, causing two of the Kasu High students to run away.]
KASU HIGH STUDENT: Eeeeee! Help!
[Eikichi grabs him by the neck.]
EIKICHI: You asshole, is the new Head stronger now? 
KASU HIGH STUDENT: It's a rumor! Everyone's been saying that the new Head is stronger! 
MAYA: The Captain himself didn't know he'd been replaced, and there are rumors involved...could this Sugimoto kid have a connection to the Joker?
YUKINO: It sure sounds that way. There's no way he could get a whole school to suddenly change their minds without pulling strings.
[Eikichi lets go of the student.]
MAYA: By the way, have you heard the rumor about the Sevens Emblem being cursed? We want to know if the rumor really did start in Kasu High or not.
[The student hesitates, but quickly blurts out the answer when Eikichi raises his fist.]
KASU HIGH STUDENT: The Head came up with it, and we spread it! He hates them, so he said he wanted to bring them tumbling down...
LISA: Keh he! Does this Sugimoto have a grudge against Sevens?
EIKICHI: Let's hear it straight from the horse's mouth. You! Where's Sugimoto? 
KASU HIGH STUDENT: Here, inside the secret club!
EIKICHI: Secret club? If you're lying, I'll kick your ass. 
LISA: Hold it, Captain Underwear! [to the Kasu High student] Say, did a girl called Hanaji come here? I think she was also researching the Cursed Emblem rumor.
Kasu High Student: I don't know no Hanaji. The only Sevens girl I’ve seen is Miyabi Hanakouji, and she went into the secret club to talk to the head...
EIKICHI: What? Did you just say Miyabi Hanakouji? Hanakouji-san went to see Sugimoto? I can't let her do that!
[He runs off into the club.]
MAYA: Eikichi-kun, wait! It's dangerous alone!
LISA: Aiya! Captain Underwear went by himself. Well, nobody cares about him, but I'm worried about Hanaji. Shall we follow him? 

[Eikichi runs into the Zodiac club after Sugimoto and Hanaji. You can talk to the characters before following him. One female student goes on and on about how cool Kasu High students are; a lady wonders if the Zodiac really has a secret club (and if there is, won't someone please take her to it?); a worker complains that the Kasu High students are ruining the club's atmosphere; a Kasu High student says that he thinks that the new Head is a coward; and one person gives you a rumor that the Zodiac is like a maze. Make sure you leave Zodiac right after getting the rumor and then spread it at the Kuzunoha--you can get some nice cards.]
 

Talk Around Town

[Zodiac]
YUKINO: Anna Yoshizaka...she has the same look in her eyes as I did until I met Saeko-sensei.
LISA: Say, Ching-yan, why do you think Hanaji asked us not to tell Captain Underwear her real name? Wouldn't she want to let him know who she is? I bet he was lying!
MAYA: The rumors about the Head being stronger than the Captain are pretty widespread... Eikichi might be in trouble.

[Tony's Shop]
LISA: Did Captain Underwear really date Hanaji? Why would he go for someone like her? He's so strange...
YUKINO: There's never any rational reason to love someone. When it happens, you just can't get them out of your head.
MAYA: Maybe Eikichi is more worried than angry? He wants to believe in his school friends. He's their captain.

[Rosa Candida]
YUKINO: Running off to protect the woman he loves... I used to know someone who did dumb stuff like that… I wish I could be that way.
LISA: Captain Underwear is such a dumbass, running off like that!
MAYA: I think Lisa's being too harsh. Sure, he's reckless, but is that so bad?

[Bikini Line]
LISA: Oh, no! I just remembered that Captain Underwear still doesn't know that Hanaji is Miyabi! This feels like an accident just waiting to happen…
YUKINO: Hanaji is Miyabi, and Eikichi is in love with Miyabi-san... it's getting complicated.
MAYA: Has Eikichi-kun ever met Hanaji-san? If so, why didn't he make the connection? No matter how long it's been, she's still his first love… is it so easy to forget your first love's face? 

[Peace Diner]
MAYA: This new Head, Sugimoto-kun, didn't he used to be one of Eikichi-kun's followers? Does he have some grudge against Eikichi-kun?
YUKINO: Didn't Sugimoto lose to Eikichi? He might resent that…
LISA: I bet the Eikichi made him pull off his underwear.

[Velvet Room]
MAYA: Eikichi-kun might have vaguely been aware Kasugayama High School spread rumors, but he refused to believe it.
LISA: You can think that all you want, Maya-san, but don’t give Captain Underwear so much credit. You're trying too hard!
YUKINO: Still, running off by himself was pretty damn reckless--not that I dislike that in a guy…

[Gatten Sushi]
MAYA: To keep him from worrying, let's keep quiet about Eikichi-kun. 
EIKICHI’S DAD: Huh? Where's that good-for-nothing son of mine? Isn't he with you?
YUKINO: When Eikichi's father asked me where Eikichi went, I lied. Why did I bother?
LISA: Keh he, Captain Underwear is causing a ton of trouble! I'll make him pay by treating me to sushi!

[Kuzunoha]
LISA: But you have to wonder why are rumors turning into reality? How can something based only on gossip be true? That's... terrible, when you think about it. 
MAYA: Who enabled rumors to become true? Was it the Joker? I just can't tell...

[Time Castle]
MAYA: When did time start? And how far will it go? Time really is...infinite.

[Rosa Candida]
YUKINO: What? You want me to take a picture of someone? Sorry, Suou. I'm majoring in landscapes. 
LISA: Lisa's Lecture on Chinese, Part 14! Sorry-ah means "sorry"...it's an apology!

[Regendai's Satomi Tadashi]
LISA: Lisa's Lecture on Chinese, Part 15! Shuai luo is for when you're surprised. When you're not expecting something, like when you get dumped.
MAYA: Heheh, I came up with a song to remember how to recover hit points! "Use medicine or a gem…"
YUKINO: Oh, for crying out loud! Maya-san, you're embarrassing me! Stop it!

[Silverman House]
LISA: If he heard his daughter was cursed, Mr. Perfect's honor would be tarnished! He couldn't care less about me! Don't we have to go to the Zodiac? Let's go already!
MAYA: I worry about her. Isn't he a good, earnest father? Why does she talk to him like that?
YUKINO: Fathers... I can pretty much do everything myself, so I don't think I really need one...

[Honmaru Park]
YUKINO: Maybe I'm too nice for my own good. I can't ignore that girl Anna. An old friend of mine felt the same way about someone else...
LISA: Captain Underwear denied it, but the rumor really did start at Kasu High! He acts all superior, but he's a total fake!
MAYA: It was the Head, Sugimoto, who did that; Eikichi-kun had no way of knowing. It's not his fault. 

[Trish's Fountain]
LISA: Aiya! Who is she? She's cute!
MAYA: I can't believe that the door connected to a place like this. What is this?
YUKINO: This is a healing spring. If you pay, Trish will cure you. The only catch is the price... is she really a fairy? She's more like a demon.