Today’s Persona 3 session was mostly grinding in Tartarus, first with just me and Junpei since Yukari was unavailable for some reason. I also gave up on trying to squeeze in a ton of Academics raises, and just focused on a couple social links instead.
The exams came and went, Akihiko finally rejoined the rest of the group, and I went back to Tartarus again. I tried the floor 36 boss and got creamed by it, but after grinding on the lower floors for a while and gaining a few levels, we beat him without too much trouble the second time. The real secret was getting a persona that was resistant to wind attacks.
And speaking of personas, I fused a whole bunch of them and now primarily use a Lilim that has all four elemental attacks available, with a backup persona (currently a Unicorn) for buffs, heals, and other support stuff.
I also improved the social links with the old couple, student council, and swim team leader, and met a guy called Bebe along the way, who will apparently be another social link later on.