The Doctor Is In - Yukari (Patreon)

YESSSSS! I've been dying to make this chapter for a while now! I'm so happy I could finally write it for you all!

First off, yes! The Doctor Is In doesn't just include Persona 5 characters, as this chapter features a Persona 3 character! As some of you may or may not know, the Persona series all takes place in the same universe, even to the point where characters from Persona 3 and 4 and 5 have interacted with each other in certain games! I've been having so much fun writing this series for the Persona 5 characters, I thought it would be fun to "spread the love" so to speak for some of my other favorite girls in the Persona franchise!

I had actually started planning this idea since around Takemi's chapter, and I've been super super excited to eventually get to this chapter and start including other characters! But ahhh, it's been so tough keeping this to myself! It's taken a while to actually get to this chapter so I've just been holding it all in. There were even times when people have asked me what characters I'm thinking of writing for and I had to keep this a secret every time haha. I know it's not a HUGE reveal or anything, but it's something I didn't want to mention until I finally got to it.

But regarding the actual chapter, I LOVE Yukari. Yukari was probably one of the first waifus that I ever had haha. In fact, Persona 3 was my first Persona game and I absolutely loved it! But yes, while I love many characters in Persona (and Makoto is still my #1), Yukari has always been a personal favorite of mine, so OF COURSE, I wanted to make a chapter with her first.

This chapter was a lot of fun to write! Firstly, with Yukari's induction, I wanted to give more of a glimpse as to how Sonya inducts a new slave when they come to her for help. We got a bit of that with Kawakami when she visited Sonya at her clinic, but Sonya was already prepared to make Kawakami her slave before she showed up. With this chapter, we get to see more of her "usual" process.

Secondly, similarly to when she deals with the Phantom Thieves, Sonya wouldn't be able to bring a seasoned Persona-user like Yukari under her spell so easily, so she has to be a bit more...forceful this chapter let's just say ;) There's some stuff in here that was a real treat to write haha.

I will say though that because I really like Yukari, there was a lot of pressure for me when writing this. As a result, I had some writer's block when writing this, but I know I tend to be harder on myself when it comes to these kinds of chapters, so I like to think that it turned out well despite the added pressure :) but please, let me know what you think! I would love to hear your thoughts!

There are some hints as to which characters I will go with after this and I am very excited for that. However, I am curious about something. As you see, I am adding P3, but I'm unsure if I should add P4 characters as well. I have an rough idea of how I could possibly do it, but I'm unsure about it myself. I really like the P4 girls but I personally don't love them nearly as much as the P5 or P3 girls. Again, I wouldn't be opposed to doing it, but I'm also unsure if it would be unnecessary and even make the fic longer than it has to.

So PLEASE let me know if you would like to see any of the P4 characters included by throwing down a comment! Your feedback is very important!

And while your add it, let me know, did you like the chapter? How do you like the inclusion of Yukari? Is there another character in particular that you would like to see?

Again, this was a lot of fun to write, and I can't wait to write more of The Doctor Is In! Have a great weekend everyone!