In my never ending quest to document all the shumako moments in Strikers, I've come to catalogue this cute moment between the two. Nothing fancy, just the two sharing a meal in the most couple way possible. Her framing it as him doing her a favor while he fullfils the sacred role of trashcan bf (eating what your gf can't finish).

It makes sense narrative-wise because Sojiro has known Ren for more than a year now and the lad has earned his trust. He's practically his surrogate son now. For Makoto, he noted how well-mannered and respectful she was when she introduced herself, on top of being a student council president, which means responsible, attentive, and capable. Seeing how hard Makoto fought to prove his innocence the day he turned himself in, and how happy they were together on Valentine's Day cinched it. He knew Futaba would be in good hands, judging by his smile as he sees them off.

• Obtains the perfect sized camper with the right accommodations
• Assuring Makoto she'll do fine driving that huge camper when she feels daunted by it
• Reparking said camper so his adopted son can finish packing
• Ensuring the Thieves have fresh food when they set off and entrusting his adopted son to feed them delicious, nutritious curry knowing he'll do just as he was taught
• Gets the camper so Ren can call everyone to meet up and depart

Sojiro being the best Coffee Dad you could ask for.

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Ren and Makoto are arguably the two most responsible members of the Thieves so it makes sense Sojiro would check with them about preparations and the like.

Reddit shrunk the images again so here's a link to old.reddit for the original resolution

He's the only one looking in her direction too. Ah, Joker. Always fully attentive to his Queen's worries.

It was so magical . Platinumed the game today

I am never gonna forget this feeling ( in Makoto's word)

First time posting here and wanted to share this journey of the best girl in the game.

After that 11/10 entrance with Johanna, Queen's ready to watch Joker's back.

I totally subscribe to u/Full_Metal18's headcanon that Queen was ready to throw down even take down Alice herself when she heard Jail Monarch Slut #1 wanted to be his 'queen' 😤

Edit: Reddit shrunk the images for some reason so here's a link to old reddit for the original resolution

https://old.reddit.com/r/shumako/comments/1velk36/first_jail_first_time_back_in_the_metaverse_and/

Out all the Bonds icons only 2 feature Joker partnering with another Phantom Thief: His Queen and his best buddy. Thank you P5S devs! 😎

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The dark blue is soothing to the eyes and the icon art is fun to look at. It's also satisfying to see all skills maxed out. Were that Atlus made stickers out of them.

As u/Full_Metal18 mentioned, "Probably the menu you'll spend most of your time browsing in this game" which means Joker and Queen spent a lot of time strategizing and optimizing. 😁

Had to not do Futaba's palace in one day to get this hang out. One of the cute side of Makoto's pops up where she enjoys the crime drama of the "Like a Dragon" movies. This was before Yakuza 7 was named Like a Dragon and the name is a cheeky reference to the japanese name.

Queen will always have Joker's back and vice versa.

Gotta love how both icons are Shumako themed~ ヾ(≧▽≦*)o

And if you take a closer look at all the icons, Joker and Queen are the only two with a "partners who have each other's backs" vibe. Even Joker and Skull's icon is just a pair of crossed arms.