#also i haven’t clicked through the futaba explanation yet i just watched the Scene

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ok so since i’m actually Playing p5r i feel like i can pose these questions. idk if i just haven’t seen the explanation but (post-6th palace discussion under cut)

how much do the thieves actually know about the interrogation room? i can follow the fact that they take their own time to investigate, and somehow end up in the real interrogation room to set up the big cognition trick. i get that they knew enough to make sure to get rid of sae’s cognitive akechi. but how did they Not consider that joker would get really really harshly interrogated??? also since futaba could track his phone, it would have been nice if they’d acknowledged how long it took for sae to actually take it. because 1) who knows how long he was unconscious and 2) retelling a 150+ hour game can’t be short. and they must have freaked out a Little bit if they saw the phone not moving for a while (doesn’t a whole day pass before he gets rescued??) i mean i get that joker has plot armor and literally the blessing of a (false) god but i would be SO worried... especially considering that he’s in constant contact with the core thieves. if they know how warped sae’s cognition is especially right before they fight her shadow, would they not understand that this could still be really dangerous for joker? it seems like they’re thrown for a loop at the fact that joker gets brutalized and drugged while captured—if makoto has intel about the inner workings of the police And sae’s mind, i would have Loved to see more of those strategy meetings where everyone else (despite the very real possibility that the player could have maxed multiple confidant links with his party) agrees that it is a good idea to leave joker alone. like i get that they Trust him a lot but that seems like an awful lot of eggs in the “convince sae through talking” plan. also like. where Are those interrogator cops from. are they sae’s cognitions? are they conspiracy plants that they made sure to send ahead to make sure the leader wouldn’t be able to make it?

#idk if this discussion has been had before so i’m gonna put it under readmore lmao #i can’t even think about the aftermath i have Thoughts about joker’s characterization that make it. very sad #fun and jaemes #also i haven’t clicked through the futaba explanation yet i just watched the Scene #ngl i love the Scene i love the drama #but i’m just. confused. #it also just kinda breaks the immersion for me cause like. they really pick up and move on Super fast afterwards. #like i know it’s supposed to leave the option vague because theoretically the player could be ignoring confidants #but still. there’s no gameplay disadvantages after you Get 11/20’d #idk idk im still having fun but im not sure how to feel about this whole thing #i guess that’s what headcanons are for