((Memory 12, Significant/Negative))

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► Suppressants and side effects.

What Happened:

[ At Tatsumi Memorial Hospital, Chidori's room. Shinjiro walks into the room.]

Shinjiro: "...Any luck?"

Mitsuru: "She finally started talking. But, nothing useful yet."

Akihiko: "Well, that's a start. So... Why are YOU here?"

Chidori: "Ugh...!!"

Junpei: "Chidori?! Wh-What's wrong!?"

Chidori: "Ugh... Agh..." [ Chidori is clutching at her throat in pain. ]

Akihiko: "I get the feeling there's something in here! Is it an enemy!?"

Shinjiro: "Wrong! Get out of the way!" [ Shinjiro ran up to Chidori and forced medicine down her throat. ]

Chidori: [ *gasp* *gasp* ]

Junpei: "Chidori!"

Shinjiro: "Relax... her Persona just went berserk. It happens."

Mitsuru: "It... happens?"

Shinjiro: "Were you guys not watching at all? You could see for a second that her Persona was strangling her. They're not like us. They can't fully control their Personas. That's why they need to take suppressants... to keep their Personas from killing them..."

Mitsuru: "Suppressants...? ...You know about Strega?"

Shinjiro: "You'd be surprised what you can learn on the streets. I'll give the doc the right pills. ...The rest is up to you."

[ Shinjiro leaves the room. ]

Akihiko: "Shinji, wait! Hey!!"

[ Akihiko chases Shinjiro. He catches up with him outside the hospital. ]

Akihiko: "Hey, wait! Shinji!!"

Shinjiro: "....."

Akihiko: "What the hell's going on...? Why did you have those pills!?"

Shinjiro: "....."

Akihiko: "I've heard about those... ...They're taken to suppress a Persona when the user can't control it. But, the side-effects..."

Shinjiro: "....."

Akihiko: "You're not taking them, are you?"

Shinjiro: "....."

Akihiko: "Answer me!"

Shinjiro: "I don't owe you anything."

Akihiko: "Tch. The same as always..."

Shinjiro: "Save it. I've heard it all before. You think I'm wasting my power... but you're just too thickheaded. I'm tired of your damn preaching."

[ Akihiko punches Shinjiro. ]

Shinjiro: ".....! Ow...."

Akihiko: "Don't you get it? You know the reason... Ten years ago. My sister. The fire. I wasn't strong enough to save her. They held me back, while she..."

Shinjiro: "....."

Akihiko: "That's why I try so hard... We promised, remember? To become strong enough to do what we think is right... So, why the drugs? Why didn't you come talk to me...?"

Shinjiro: "I'm back in the fight now... So let it go."

Akihiko: [ *sigh* ] "..... ...And the side effects?"

Shinjiro: "..... There's something I need to take care of. It's something only I can do."

Akihiko: "...Like what?"

Shinjiro: "Listen, don't worry about me. Just do what you think is right."

[ Shinjiro walks away. ]

Akihiko: "Shinji..."

Learned/Effects:
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(Game 325, Day 419)
Shareable: Yes. (1/4 Uses Taken)
Taken: Yes. (Self— offscreen.)
Memory Format: Small bottle of wine.