Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 39 as we dive into the week of Dec. 27 - Jan. 2 and get into the brand-new Royal section of the Persona 5 calendar.

As our Persona 5 Royal podcast and playthrough continues, Jonathon and Tom of course spend an extremely long time recounting the skipped days of the week that Persona 5 doesn't cover. No, of course we quickly get into things, as we begin examining what the Phantom Thieves get up to in Persona 5 Royal around New Year's Eve, discuss their party plans, and begin our journey into 2022 with two quite strange days of Persona 5 Royal. Jonathon break down all the big P5 reveals and story beats of these days, including the introduction of Royal's new palace proper, how Akechi and Kasumi's respective stories play into the new content, and much more. We look into what's going on with Morgana, Futaba, and the rest of the gang as things start to seem off in the new year, and we dig into some of P5 Royal's biggest twists and turns yet, including some major character revelations, long-seeded story ideas, and even an Easter egg Tom layered into this very show!

We also start off the show diving into some of your comments about the last couple weeks of Persona 5's calendar, how you felt about P5's boss battles, story reveals, and much more.

Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, answers listener questions, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).