"So we have Futaba's keywords," Morgana segues after a concerned look Joker's direction. "Are we agreed that we're going to change her heart?"

Sojiro arches an eyebrow curiously.

"Frankly," Joker says, "I think it would be foolish not to. She clearly needs our help, and the external danger is minimal to such an extent that even Sojiro will admit it. Depending on how lucid and willing to change Futaba herself is, it could even be relatively easy, as we might have assistance from her Shadow within her internal world... though I would caution you all against assuming that."

Joker rests her hands on the table. "That said, it's all of you who are deciding to potentially risk your lives in Futaba's internal world. I can't compel that. Will you join me?"

"Oh, um, Morgana was asking if we were agreed that we'd change Futaba's heart, Boss," Ryuji adds. "And yeah, I agree."

"Me too. I can't let this stand without helping her," Shiho concurs.

Ann nods. "Like I said, I'm not going to sit on the sidelines while there's someone I can help."

"I appreciate this," Sojiro replies. "Thanks, all of you. Is there anything else you need from me?"

"Five minutes of your time, to give you the ability to understand Morgana. It'll just be a quick jaunt to Mementos and back."

Joker gets out the Metanav again, and gets up from the table and offers her hand to Sojiro. "Hold my hand, please?"

Sojiro takes her hand, bemused.

Joker taps in "Mementos' with her free hand, and hits Navigate. 

Reality ripples like a pebble dropped in a sea of purple, and then everyone's in a slightly darker-looking copy of Leblanc, in the same clothes they'd been wearing.

Morgana, however, is in their monstercat form. "Hi Chief!"

Sojiro looks down at Morgana and blinks.

"Well."

He takes a slow breath, shakes his head.

"Right. Good to meet you properly, Morgana."

"Now that you've visited the Metaverse, you'll be able to understand Morgana even in the real world."

Joker taps the Metanav and ends the transit. "That's all we needed to do, and there's some small chance of Shadows in Mementos, so that's all we'll do for today."

Sojiro shakes his head at the transition and sits back down on his barstool. "Okay. I'll handle the dishes when you're done with them." And he heads back behind the bar to wash the curry pot and clean out the coffee equipment.

"Alright." Joker surveys the group. "I want thoughts on what to do about Doctor Takemi. I don't feel it's ethical not to warn Takemi about what could potentially happen to her if she investigates the Metaverse, but at the same time I'm not sure we want to tell her the full story. Opinions, please."

"If she already knows about the Metaverse, then she already knows enough to doom us, doesn't she? I don't see what we gain from not telling her the rest of it."

Shiho nods. "At this point, keeping the secret from her is just potential trust damage with little benefit. Only question I can think of is whether she's the type of person to get tempted to investigate carelessly."

"I don't think so." Joker drums her fingers on the table. "Alright, we'll tell her the full story. I'll go debrief with her after we're done here."

"What about Mishima? Do we bring him in or not?"

"That's a harder question. It's really risky to have him trying to make us popular when we're trying to fly under the radar, but at the same time, do we want to tell him about the Metaverse? It'd endanger him."

"The question is whether he already knows enough to be endangered, I think. And I'd lean towards yes, given that he knows our identities."

"He seems kind of reckless though..."

"Mishima's kind of a weird kid, pretty excitable," Ryuji points out. "Is popularity a problem on it's own, though? Or only if it comes with some kinda link to us in civvies?"

"I don't want to just leave him out in the cold," Shiho argues. "Unless you think you can stop him from making a site for our supporters, he's going to get attention from the conspiracy sooner or later. If we work with him, maybe we can find a way together to keep running the site from tracking back to his real identity?"

"If we're careful with it, popularity might actually be the key to getting deeper into Mementos," Morgana adds.