2025-10-04: Back to Basics
- Log: Back to Basics
- Cast: Myunghon Yeo, Tamaki Uchida
- Where: Cardboard Dragon. Hirasaka Ward
- OOC Date: October 04, 2025
- IC Date: July 21, 2012
- Summary: Tamaki and Myunghon catch up over a gesaku genre book she'd ordered, as well as current events, Myunghon's investigation of the Kirijo Group... and Tamaki's interest in taking a more active role in investigations herself.
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
The Cardboard Dragon is something of an open secret for many of the Rumourmongers in Sumaru City -- on the surface, it's an old bookstore and card game store, somewhat popular with the local kids from Kasugayama High as something of a hangout that at least doesn't get them involved in more dangerous activities, as can sometimes be the case with how difficult a neighbourhood Hirasaka has a reputation for. For those in the know, however, such as Tamaki, it's also a place where Persona-Users can obtain Skill Cards, and Rumourmonger Merry themself is also quite active and has recently gathered a small group of them to investigate Palaces and other supernatural matters.
The building itself is... a relic from the bubble era, the 80s -- it's a three-story brick building, with a nice family diner on the ground floor. But getting to it is a small mystery all on its own -- you have to go down the back to an alley that looks like yakuza might be fighting in, up a fire escape, and through the door and... there it is.
The shopfront itself is cozy -- it's got weathered tiles, the concrete walls need rejuvenating, and the windows are old single-glaze louvres that don't keep the chill out in winter, but there's air conditioning and the office is often bathed in the warm rays of the sun throughout the day. It's half split between the bookshelves full of difficult old books from 19th century authors such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Voltaire, and Japanese ones such as Osamu Dazai... and it's clear that the card game side has more interest -- such as a big cardboard stand advertising the NEW! Sourdough Princess set from the popular Vampire Bakers card game.
There's also a third part of the office that resembles a living room-slash-detective lounge, in the way the Agency has it; a set of couches and a coffee table to meet clients with, along with a small entertainment set with a TV. Myunghon themself is currently hard at work at their laptop, a sling on their right arm; the white-haired, bandage-covered Rumourmonger is dresed in their typical white dress shirt, black tie, and black dress pants, with a clinging black coat draped over their shoulders. Somehow, despite only have one working hand, they don't seem to be too impeded with the laptop use...
... and there's also a tall stack of animal crackers, Koala-shaped, by their side, which they seem to be stacking gently inbetween bouts of typing.
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
While her first visit a month or two ago caused her some trepidation at the time (especially the ones which appear to have yakuza brawls in them), in these days, Tamaki has a variety of reasons to eagerly visit the Cardboard Dragon.
For one, her interest in older Japanese literature is entirely sincere -- her tastes might be precisely one generation too old for the shop's regular stock, but she enjoys satirical works in the gesaku genre. She's no stranger to the sorts of literature they do carry, either. That's plausible deniability for her, right there, should she ever need it: she is simply a patron of the store.
The card games aren't quite her thing. She doesn't hold any disdain for them, she simply hasn't been exposed to them as much. It seems like a potentially expensive hobby, too, and she's got tuition, rent, meals, and tithes to a certain lucky cat to pay on an assistant's wage, no less. Board games tend to draw her in more strongly: the scales are weighted more evenly between players, and you generally pay for them once. She even carries around a miniature chess set in her purse in the event someone would like to play that.
Still, she may be open to trying one of the card games sometime... today likely is not that day, however.
Tamaki opens the door to the storefront and starts to peruse the bookshelves, though if long enough passes, she may peek over at the office and lightly knock to gain Myunghon's attention. "Good morning! Ah, do you happen to have anything by Kanagaki in today..?"
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
Indeed, that is perhaps one of the reasons the books exist -- it's a way for older customers to deflect reasons why they might come here, if they aren't interested in the card games. The shop is ostensibly a front, but Myunghon has grown quite attached to it, especially the way it allows youths to feel like they have a place to belong. Myunghon doesn't take very long to notice Tamaki entering, and quietly pulls up to their full, lanky height and greet, "Oh, Uchida-san! Good morning. Kanagaki? Oh yes! You'd mentioned it last time, so I ordered a copy of collected articles from Kanagaki's own newspaper, the Kana-yomi shinbun."
They move over towards a shelf, looking around -- "Ah, it was left up there. Just a moment..." Myunghon starts to lift their hand, before wincing as their shoulder movement stops them cold. "Actually, I might find a step first, my apologies, Uchida-san. It has not been a particularly kind last few weeks for my body. Have you been well...?"
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
Tamaki's face beams in delight and gratitude at the news of the collection of articles! "Ahh, that's wonderful to hear, thank you! How much do I ..."
She trails off before seeing Myunghon struggle to lift their hand. Rather than make a fuss over it, she steps over to the bookshelf and gives them a nod. "It's no trouble. Would you mind if I retrieved it?"
Tamaki scrutinizes Myunghon's current state more closely, concern growing more prominent on her face as she does so. "Please, do not strain yourself for my sake. I've been well, thank you for asking, though I can hazard a guess about how you've been. Have you at least been getting proper medical attention? Injury requires rest."
Tamaki, for the most part, keeps out of trouble that would put her in physical danger or draw too much attention to herself. Whether that's by design or that her work recently has happened to take her more in the direction of logistics and bookkeeping is unclear, even to herself. While she is a Persona-user, she's largely been absent from the front lines of any such conflict.
Maybe if she had been there for whatever had happened, Myunghon wouldn't be in the state they're in now, she silently chastises herself. Assuming the cause of it was in that sphere of things, at least.
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
Myunghon does pause and step back. "Oh, if you wouldn't mind. My apologies, Uchida-san," they say contritely, letting her reach up and pick the book off the top shelf. It's a nice, hardback copy that has high-resolution prints of the various articles that Kanagaki Robun has produced over his lifetime. "As for me? I suppose, ah... not as much as I should have, but it has been quite busy lately, what with the latest attack the Joker Killer launched on the art gallery in Aoba. That was not very far away from the Agency, and I imagine you've had your hands full too..."
Which is pretty typical of Myunghon from the month or so they've known each other. They just can't seem to stay out of trouble, whether it's because of compassion or empathy or being a magnet for trouble. There's been a rumour that they were violently attacked by a police officer, and that led to them being hospitalised -- and then they were sensationally caught leaping out of the third-story window of their hospital room and mistaken as a Vampire...
... which isn't that outlandish, one supposes, given the black coat that almost seems cape-like the way they drape around their shoulder, and their pale looks. They don't have the sharp fangs, though.
"As for payment, we can do this the typical way with yen, of course, or we can play this like Rumourmongers or fellow Persona-Users as usual," Myunghon seems easy enough on the topic -- they've been known to trade in information and favours just as easily, which does raise the question of how they're keeping their business afloat...
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
Right, the attack on the art gallery in Aoba Park. As Tamaki reaches up on the shelf for the volume, she scowls at the thought of it -- such an incident, so close to home! Right by one of her regular jogging routes..! On that day, she was stuck investigating if a nail salon was cooking the books or not.
Her attention's been more focused on the mundane lately, too. Exams are this week, and she's had to make time to study. Her line of work can't be all Persona-Persona-Persona stuff all the time, she has to keep a regular beat, generate contacts and goodwill and reputation. Currently, she's got more to ask of Myunghon than she has on offer, especially questions about if there's any truth to them getting attacked by a police officer.
"Hmm. I'll talk to the Chief about it, but if you'd like a rumor spread, I'll see if I can have him waive the fee." There's a good chance it'll come out of her pay, regardless. Still, it's good to remind them of the business! "Or if we win something in that Miracle Magazine sweepstakes, I could offer you my card when it's my turn to pick." She's been going around and having people pool their entries together so they're more likely to win something and put it to its best use -- being able to hand in a huge stack means making herself a friendly face to the publishing company, you see, and there's a chance they'll have news of some new rumor on-hand when she does so.
Maybe next time, they'll know something that's more relevant to the Rumormonger side of things.
"Hmm. A few Gekkoukan students and one of their teachers were out at Paulownia Mall at 2 am this morning, too, though I'm not sure what to make of that. Maybe they just wanted some late-night cake and coffee." What Tamaki fails to admit here is that she was also present at that same time.
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
Myunghon does move back towards the couch, letting Tamaki take the volume with her. Indeed, Myunghon is also quite vexed that on that day... they were out on Tatsumi Port Island, having missed yet another confrontation with the Joker Killer. They were present on the second attack at Seven Sisters High School, the very school they used to go to some six years ago. High school hasn't been that long ago, and yet it already feels like forever ago.
"That is a valuable offer," Myunghon does consider, thoughtfully. "I have not had a good conversation with Chief Todoroki in a while... and-- ooh?" They perk up at the sound of the Miracle Magazine sweepstakes. "I heard the rumour not long ago -- that you can even win Skill Cards there. As a purveyor of them, I'm definitely interested... very well, you've a deal, Uchida-san," they chuckle, as easy as that.
But Tamaki offers something very intriguing as well, and Myunghon does admit: "I've been travelling to Tatsumi Port Island frequently myself. I've an open investigation happening concerning the Kirijo Group. I'd be willing to trade handsomely for any information you have..."
A few Gekkoukan students, and one of their teachers, at 2 am. "You know of the menacing tower that appears over the site of Gekkoukan itself there, during the Dark Hour, I assume, Uchida-san? They call it Tartarus."
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
Tamaki sighs with some relief that her skill card offer was accepted, especially with her leads otherwise having dried up. Such a volume will be of some comfort to her as a reminder of today's political climate: even the samurai class of old had lowly merchants punching back up at them.
The detective raises an eyebrow at the mention of the Kirijo Group, Tatsumi Port Island, and Tartarus -- maybe not all in the same breath. Maybe their proximity is just a coincidence. She shakes her head. "I've heard bits and pieces, but nothing substantial. Getting solid information about Tatsumi is difficult, even for me. I'd have to do an in-person investigation to Gekkoukan to confirm the existence of such a tower myself, but I was simply in the mall when it was the Dark Hour."
"So ... nothing now, but I'll keep an ear out. Maybe even visit, myself."
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
Myunghon, of course, could have no such idea that Tamaki would've been exposed to a quest in Karukozaka High that Tartarus would've greatly reminded her of. But it does seem like she has an interest in that, and they're not particularly beholden to playing their information loose, even though it would be quite beneficial to them as a Rumourmonger. There's a nod as Tamaki says she wasn't able to confirm it.
"In my estimation, those students likely were a member of a group named 'SEES'. They appear to dedicate themselves to investigating the Dark Hour and Tartarus," Myunghon explains rather freely. "I have some... concerns as to who is behind the scenes behind this group of students -- I fear that there might be foul play with the adults drawing these gifted students in, hence my interest in the Kirijo Group."
It's an investigation borne out of compassion, then, for youths that might be manipulated into life or death situations for the benefits of another.
"There is a young man that I work with frequently who stays in the dorms there -- his name is Shinjiro Aragaki. I can provide you his contact details if this is an avenue of investigation you're interested in, Uchida-san."
Then they turn towards their stack of animal crackers and puts another one on top, gently. ... how does it not tip over? They must have some level of dexterity with their hands. Or perhaps an unholy communion with the glucose.
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
Something tugs at the far reaches of Tamaki's memories about Karukozaka High. The thought that some force was trying to shape her, to create a series of trials so that someone like her would emerge from it -- she'd long discarded it as conspiratorial. The powers in that particular conflict were beyond her understanding. No one on Earth seemed to benefit from the outcome of those events, and she's kept a lid on what happened then so that it would remain that way.
But when she later attended St. Hermelin, she was present for the SEBEC scandal, staying out of the main conflict to only to protect the other members of the fencing club and the school nurse.
Tamaki furrows her brow. "The Kirijo Group was spun off from the Nanjo Group, right ..? I've got some old notes I can go over, but consider me very much interested. I wouldn't mind meeting with this Aragaki-san at all." She punctuates this last sentence with a firm nod.
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
Myunghon reaches for their phone and plays with it for a few moments -- then sends a number Tamaki's way, since it's likely they've already had each other's numbers for Rumourmonger work amongst other things, perhaps as benign as ordering that gesaku genre book in. "Just mention that I sent you and he'll likely be happy to share details."
Tamaki remarks on what she knows, but Myunghon couldn't know that Tamaki's gone to school with the actual heir of the Nanjo Group himself. "That's right. On the surface, they're known for their electronics, but I know for a fact that they've invented technology that can function during the Dark Hour. On top of that, their heiress is also one of the leading members of SEES -- Mitsuru Kirijo. Whether she's involved or not I can't say, however..."
They tap their chin and then decides to share more details, since Tamaki's affirmed her interest in working on this case. "There was an incident ten years go, that was reported as a mass gas leak and explosion. But there was a Kirijo research site there, and now, Gekkoukan High School rests atop the ruins. I've been travelling to Iwatodai to interview a lot of the survivors, but they seem quite reticient to speak with me... whether it's out of trauma or if they're being coerced, I can't rightfully say."
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
Regarding the earlier thought of supernatural forces using Karukozaka to shape her -- that is to say, that's in relation to what she fears may have been the case with the Nanjo Group back then, or what may be the case with the Kirijo Group today. Hearing that it was ten years ago provides some relief to her conscience, however, as the Karukozaka High incident was roughly five years ago.
It keeps happening with high schools.
"Technology that works in the Dark Hour? I know of Evokers, at least. The theory behind them mirrors some my own experiences. Well, not entirely, but they rhyme."
Pausing to reflect momentarily, her hand reaches up to the six-coined choker that adorns her neck. The motion makes a slight jingling sound. "There could be ... any number of reasons for their silence on such a matter. Ones other than trauma or coercion."
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
"I was embroiled in a battle with some very powerful Shadows a few weeks back in that tower..." Myunghon explains, "And someone came in during the Dark Hour on a motorcycle that was still functioning. When I asked about it, it was a Kirijo-made motorcycle for SEES activities. The Evokers are another," Myunghon nods, perhaps impressed that Tamaki's in the know. "But... the Evokers have also leaked outside of Kirijo, and are being used by groups such as Strega. Whether this is because of security issues or if there are deliberate deals, I do not know."
Myunghon does glance their gray eye towards the choker for a moment, as it makes a jingling sound. "... yes. I'm not about to be forceful with them, however..." A pause, as they wonder about Tamaki's response there. It sounded like she has some experience with it herself. "Regardless, that is largely where I am at on that matter. To have more eyes upon the matter would be a boon indeed, so thank you, Uchida-san."
There's a faint chuckle as they say, a bit embarrassed, "Oh, but I did leap to business rather fast. Would you like a drink of some sort?"
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
The coins, by the way, may be recognizable to someone familiar with Buddhist tradition: Rokumonsen, the fee provided by the newly-dead to the ferryman at the Sanzu River so they can cross over. In funerals, such an offering is buried alongside a person so they have the money to cross. It's an ... odd fashion statement for someone to wear while they're alive, though.
Tamaki frowns at the mention of Shadows. "Mmmm. I'm not as familiar with Shadows as I am with Demons. Can't negotiate with them, either, from what I hear. A visit would be a source of a lot of new first-hand information for me. Provided you've properly healed up -- " there's a firmness in the last few words, there " -- if you'd like me to accompany you on an expedition, I can shake off the rust, though it's been a few years since I've done anything on that scale, so close to the epicenter of such phenomena."
As for offer of a drink, she perks up in surprise and clasps her hands together. She got wrapped up in business, too. " -- oh! Tea, if you have it, please. I'm not picky as to what kind."
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
Myunghon IS actually very familiar with mon coins, for one reason or another also associated with their so-called 'Magic River Teleportation'... they certainly do believe that they have to pay the ferryman the toll when they cross the Sanzu River. As such, it's a particular accessory that's fond to them.
"That's a nice choker, by the way, Uchida-san," Myunghon comments as they go to prepare tea -- it's a much easier affair single-handed, though they take the time to move the cups to the table first rather than have to carry a tray single-handed. "Though it seems that both you and I have quite a lot to do on this side of the shore. But it is nice to have your public transportation fare ready, is it not?"
Perhaps they're sympathising with the ferryman as they would a bus driver. How odd.
But Tamaki is firm on them healing themself up first, and Myunghon is bashful as they say, "My companions are quite firm on that front too. I will be sure to not aggravate myself, though... this arm is less of an impediment in cognitive spaces than you think. I have other means of bringing myself around there. But yes, point well taken."
The tea Myunghon chooses is a houjicha, not an expensive blend but nice nonetheless. Their cup has a lot less tea leaves in it -- they prefer it light, perhaps. "I have been trying to obtain the lay of the land in Iwatodai so we have a base of operations for Tartarus. I would certainly welcome your aid, yes, Uchida-san, and given how full of unknowns the tower is... we can certainly always err on the side of caution. These things are a marathon, not a sprint."
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
Tamaki looks only mildly flustered as Myunghon draws attention to it and flits her gaze away from Myunghon and back to them again as she coughs behind a hand. "R-right. I was very kindly offered a refund when I was, ah, turned back. Metaphorically speaking, that is. Just had a very close brush with death. 'Memento mori', right?"
No, Tamaki, it was very much literal -- well, as literal as such an event within that old cognitive space can be. Maybe there's a chance Myunghon's buying her explanation, though ..? Outside of the incident at Karukozaka High, though, she gets the feeling the next time she steps on that ferry, it'll be the real one-way deal.
As to Myunghon's point about injuries in cognitive spaces, she inclines her head and nods, relenting at least somewhat. "Well... you're not always in those spaces. Cognitive or not, you've still got a physical body to take care of, too. Your physical health, at least in part, overlaps with your mental health."
Tamaki points down to her tea and smiles. "Case in point. My taste buds are physical, but a pleasant meal or drink lifts my spirits." Oh no, does she not know about Myunghon's sense of taste?
At the mention of this being a marathon and not a sprint, Tamaki cracks a grin. "I have often said the exact same thing on numerous occasions, Myunghon-san. I am all too aware."
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
Myunghon's expression does soften as they touch upon perhaps a sensitive topic, but Tamaki does only seem mildly flustered and explains -- that she *has* had a close brush with death. There's a sympathetic smile directed her way as they admit: "That does make two of us, then... my body did not become this way without a great amount of physical force bearing down on me. Memento mori... yes, though these days, the forest that I traipse through is Mementos," they chuckle at their own joke.
'Mori' as in a forest, and Mementos... well, the rest of the joke speaks for itself.
Myunghon is definitely curious about Tamaki's past, but they're not about to probe -- that'd just be impolite. Perhaps when they get closer and more comfortable with each other, but it's a topic of great fascination to them indeed. "That is all too true," Myunghon does admit. "And sometimes, it is the other way -- great success in the cognitive world does not preclude you from woes in the physical realm."
There's a fond smile as Tamaki seems to enjoy the tea, though, and they sip their own very light one. "Mmm, yes... I've had to be reminded all too much on how important it is to actually have calories in my body," they bashfully chuckle in turn, which... well, that's not all that surprising, given how gaunt they are.
"If you are planning on de-rusting, may I supply you with some cards? You don't have to worry about cost, I'll consider your investigation as part of it. I find that practicing with a range of the basics can help, and a more powerful one at the back of your pocket can help slip you out of a pinch."
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
That was a close one.
Tamaki's more immediate concern with not letting such info slip is the fear of what certain people with greater designs on the world than a bullied high school kid could do with it. Given what she's learned about the Kirijo Group just now, if there's any truth to it, coupled with what she already knew about Evokers prior to today, the consequences of letting the truth of the Karukozaka High incident out could be more catastrophic than she had first imagined. And no matter if Myunghon's intentions are for good or for ill, their knowledge would still increase the risk of word reaching to someone else with ill intent. For the foreseeable future, this story's staying in quarantine, no matter how juicy it might be among Rumormongers.
That's one such reason she's not keen on talking about it, as she alluded to earlier when speaking of the SEES kids not wanting to reveal everything to Myunghon. There are more she has past that.
She covers her mouth as she demurely laughs at Myunghon's little joke. Clever wordplay there.
Her smile falters a bit at the mention of the parts where the cognitive and physical don't overlap as strongly. "All too true. I still had quite a lot of maturing to do, even after I gained my Persona. It's taken me years."
Tamaki tries her level best to hide how much she's scandalized by Myunghon's admission of their low caloric intake. She can't imagine! She's utterly useless when she's hungry. She swallows her initial reaction -- a chastising tongue-lashing reminiscent of how she demonstrated care during her St. Hermelin days -- and slides past it with a beaming smile. "Well! Just consider this another soft reminder, okay?"
"Skill cards, I assume? I welcome that kind of aid." Tamaki raises an eyebrow. "... How wide of a range of the basics are we talking?"
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
It is a wise course of action to be prudent about who to reveal information to. Myunghon themself frequently has to weigh how much to reveal, and how much not to; they've erred on the side of 'more' this time, because they do fervently believe that becoming connected to one another as Persona-Users is the only way in which they can defeat some of the malicious conspiracies that they know exist and are acting against them. Yet, Tamaki's prudence is well founded too, since the wrong information in the wrong hands can lead to truly disastrous results... even the life of people.
It's a fine tightrope to walk at times.
"Our last visit to Mementos went quite disastrously, and then it turns out that you do still have to watch out in physical reality," Myunghon remarks, a little cryptic -- but they do place their hand a little closer to that shoulder, as if in remembrance of the sheer trauma of the encounter.
But Tamaki has a beaming smile and only a soft reminder, rather than something more overbearing -- and that does seem to go quite well with them. "I know. I am discovering more ways to feed myself that does work, don't you worry." Which is in itself quite an odd statement, but...
The Rumourmonger walks to the counter and returns with a binder, full of Skill Cards. "We have all the basic elements represented here. If your Persona is lacking in some of these, practicing with an element you have less experience with can often sharpen your senses in a way something rote doesn't. Feel free to browse, and I'll be more than happy to provide you some."
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
Cooperation on a larger scale is something Tamaki is still getting used to. So far, she's only worked either entirely alone or as a duo. That may change in the weeks and months to come, but it certainly explains her reticence to become more deeply involved in matters up 'til now.
Tamaki nods at Myunghon as they recall their time in Mementos. She doesn't know the details, but given how much caution she takes even inside cognitive spaces, she takes even more care outside of them. Regular conditioning with, say, jogging helps to prevent injury in a fencing bout.
She nods again at Myunghon's reassurance that they have found more ways to feed themself. She makes no external sign of her confusion at such a statement, but a part of her does wonder if they're a vampire after all. What did they mean by this???
Tamaki peruses the skill card binder. "I've used a number of these cards before ... I traded in my collection for some favors, though. Fire, water, and earth would fill in some of my current gaps." She speaks as if she means all three at once.
<Pose Tracker> Myunghon Yeo has posed.
If you'd asked Myunghon only a month and change ago, they would've wholeheartedly agreed with Tamaki. They're still not quite sure of the whirlwind of events that saw them drawing into and becoming closer to a larger number of Persona-Users in one go -- perhaps Kaneshiro could've truly been credited for that, but... it perhaps is not too useful to dwell upon the matter in the present, only that that is the course of events that've been charted for them.
Fire, water and earth... "Water is particularly simple to part with for me, and I'm happy to let you have the other two as well," Myunghon chuckles. Tamaki does note that they seem to have an excess of Bufu cards. "I am Pacted with the Jack Frosts, so I do tend to run in abundance with these... it is a little difficult to cycle them for other cards, but it nonetheless has been a fruitful relationship."
Once Tamaki's made her selection, Myunghon takes the binder back to the counter, checking the watch they have on their wrist. "Ah, I'd forgotten the time... my apologies, Uchida-san, but I do have to step out for an appointment soon. Do let me know if you have any issues, and I'd be more than happy to help. And I'll make a note to drop by the Agency again sometime."
A pause. "... perhaps with some more money. I'm still unsure what that Lucky Cat Statue's aims are..."
<Pose Tracker> Tamaki Uchida has posed.
In Tamaki's case, it's also that she can only spread herself so thin across so many clients. Spending too much time with one means neglecting another. Stepping back to gain a wider perspective can prove useful.
The mention of their Pact elicits an eyebrow-raise and a smile from Tamaki. "Oh? If you're looking to form other Pacts and you'd like some information on a variety of Demons and their habits, I can offer those services!" Despite her expression, internally, she's kicking herself for not thinking of that earlier when trading for the volume of newspaper articles.
She bows after taking the spell cards to (re-)expand her elemental repertoire. "And thank you very much, Yeo-san. This should help." Speaking of stretching herself thin, bereft of social links and without any partner to really balance her out in the last five years, Tamaki's Persona is ... perfectly average in all respects. Her "wears a lot of hats" approach is only exemplified further in her choice of skill cards. Or maybe this is the rainbow spoken of in relation to Arianrhod? (Or ... wasn't that really Ceridwen?)
Tamaki smiles and gives Myunghon another bow. "Do keep in touch! It was a pleasure, as always." She feigns confusion at the last part, though. "Its aims? I'm unsure of what you mean."
"Either way, do take care."