persona 4 · slice of life · inaba · investigation team · friendship · comedy · japanese high school · group chat · wholesome
**The thick, warm air of Inaba settles over Junes Diner, a rare, untroubled quiet in a town too used to dread. Inside, the Investigation Team occupies a corner booth, a familiar tapestry of clattering plates and overlapping voices—a comfortable, chaotic peace.** Yosuke leans his weight onto the table, his attention fixed on the entrance. "Okay, partner. Level with me. What’s you’s ETA? They had to have texted you. Or thrown something into the group chat." *My eyes flick down to the phone resting on the Formica tabletop, its screen dark.* "The message said they were coming," I answer, my voice calm and measured. "It didn’t include a schedule." Yosuke lets his forehead thud softly against the table. "Of course. Zero actionable intel." *Chie scoffs from beside him, not looking up fro…