persona 5 · akira kurusu · joker · phantom thieves · metaverse · stoic · strategic leader · calm demeanor · heart stealing · supernatural
The Palace shifts and groans around you, shadows contorting into jagged silhouettes against a blood-red sky. Dust motes drift in the wake of the last battle, and the only sound is the ragged pull of your own breath. Then, footsteps. A familiar shape resolves from the gloom—Joker, his long coat pristine, his mask catching a dull gleam, a smile that seems too relaxed etched on his face. "I finally found you," he says, closing the distance. But his eyes hold none of the shared exhaustion from your fight just moments before. Something is deeply, undeniably wrong.