Persona 5 x persona 4

chapter 2

November 18th

Narukami and his partner sat on the waiting room benches at the Tokyo District Special Investigation Department office. They had a meeting with someone that went by the name of Sae Niijima. None the less it would appear this Niijima person was nowhere to be found currently according to the secretary siting at the front desk. Both detectives had been waiting over an hour and no one had showed up. Yu was just about ready to call it when a powerful looking woman with a sharp gaze suddenly stormed into the waiting room. Her dark eyes scanned the room before settling on Yu and his partner.

Yu gave his partner a small nudge, which caused her to look up from her computer. Naoto had been diligently working on her laptop reviewing the files Mitsuru had sent them the day before. Mitsuru hadn't sent them a lot of information but it was important to know what information they had been already sent. Naoto had been busy theory crafting on the whole ride on the train yesterday and they were both eager to see which one could pan out.

Sae walked over to them with a powerful stride. Something about the way she walked seemed to denote her apparent authority, it wasn't cocky just someone who knew how to take control of a situation. Naoto tucked her laptop back into her case as both detectives stood up to greet the public prosecutor. Sae stopped in front of both of them seeming to slightly size them up before speaking.

"I take it you two are the special detectives that my superiors brought in?" She asked curtly. "I'm Sae Niijima."

"Correct. I'm Naoto Shirogane and this is my partner Yu Narukami." Naoto introduced.

As standard with the two of them, Naoto did most of the talking when it came to detective work. It wasn't that Yu couldn't talk the talk or walk the walk, it was more that Naoto specialized in this kind of thing and it showed. Yu normally played the strong silent types in these encounters to let Naoto thrive in her element. It was just a system that work for the two of them.

"Shirogane..." Sae paused as if recognizing the name, which most people in criminal justice work in Japan did. "I take it you are that Shirogane?"

"Correct." Naoto nodded curtly.

"I see. First, let me apologize for my late arrival. This morning I received a calling card." Sae explained her voice even as she talked, as if this information didn't rattle her at all.

"You received a calling card? A Phantom Thief Calling Card?" Naoto pressed her gaze shifting to Yu for a slight second before returning to Sae.

"Yes, one of those." Sae confirmed.

Yu hid his glee. Not even a day off the train to investigate and they were now looking at someone who had just received a calling card. If things continued to go this speed both he and Naoto would hopefully be back in Inaba enjoying that reimbursement by the end of the week. Then again there was just something about this all that told him that things were probably not as simple as they appeared to be. If this was anything like the events of his high school years... Yu pushed that train of thought from his mind. They first had to confirm this had something to do with that other world, then he could start planning what he and Naoto would need to do next.

"I take it you will cooperate with us and let us know everything you know so far?" Naoto asked.

The shine of apprehension appeared in Niijima's eyes. "Follow me, we can discuss this all in my office."

The way Sae's eyes swept the room seemed to indicate her hesitation didn't lie with them but something within the SUI. Yu had to wonder exactly what the context behind that hesitation was because as a new comer just coming in, it would seem there was some drama to the office. Hopefully that drama wouldn't interfere with their work. Naoto also seemed to catch the hint and gave a curt nod in response.