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Maybe the character with the most duality in her personality, Sayoko Uehara is a nurse you’ll meet during your playthrough of Persona 4 Golden. She works at the hospital in Inaba and you’re introduced to her through your janitorial work there. What begins as casual flirting turns into Yu helping Sayoko find her real dreams and goals for her life.

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Yu can help her with the overwhelming loneliness she feels in a job where patients either heal and leave, or pass away. For help making an impact on P4G’s Sayoko, a lady who just needs a friend, we’ve got you covered down below.

This guide contains slight spoilers for Persona 4 Golden.

persona 4 golden beginning sayoko's social link

As with the other social links that begin as a result of Yu’s part-time work, Sayoko becomes available as early as 5/25 when you unlock the Bulletin Board. After this, you’re able to accept jobs around Inaba that reward you with pay and, occasionally, social opportunities.

And since she’s a nurse, you’ll find Sayoko at the hospital. Accept the posting for a Hospital Janitor anytime you’d like to go see Sayoko, then board the bus in the Central Shopping District.

However, in order to accept the job as a Hospital Janitor, you’ll need to have at least Rank 3 Diligence. It’s not the highest barrier to entry, but it is something to keep in mind as you’re building skills and spending your free time.

You likely won’t be able to take the job on 5/25 because of this, so be sure to check back after your Diligence has reached a suitable rank.

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Yu and Sayoko meeting at the Hospital Janitor job in Persona 4 Golden

By the time you meet Sayoko and begin spending time with her, you’ll be no stranger to how affinity works in Persona 4 Golden.

You’ll always earn bonus affinity for having a Persona of the matching arcana in your party when you spend time with your social links!

Sayoko represents the Devil arcana in Persona 4 Golden. Be sure to head to the Velvet Room before work to grab a Devil Persona if you don’t already have one in your party.

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"Don't worry, no one'll see..."

"Stop it!"

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"I'm not interested."

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"If you insist."

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"Would you like to study with me? Perhaps a subject that they don't teach in school, if you catch my drift...?"

"What do you mean?"

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"I'm not interested."

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"Please, by all means."

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"...So why are you working at a job like this?"

"For the money."

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"To be closer to you."

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"To have something to do."

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"Speaking of which... Say, do you have a girlfriend?"

"I do."

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"I don't."

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"Right in front of me."

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"Why do you ask?"

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"Do you see what I'm getting at?"

"Oh, yes."

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"No..."

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"Stop it!"

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persona 4 golden yu and sayoko from the anime

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(Old Lady in Black) "Do you work here?"

"Only part-time..."

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"I'm a high school student."

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(Old Lady in Black) "But I won't be coming back here anymore..."

"What were you here for?"

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"Why are you wearing black?"

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"We should meet again."

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"...Don't ask what happened here."

"...Okay."

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"I'd rather not know."

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"...I can't stay in here."

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"They only need me when they're my patients... in the end, they all leave me."

"That's just how it is."

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"It's good they get better."

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"Why don't you switch jobs?"

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"That was the first time anyone ever called me a 'slutty bitch' to my face..."

"What happened?"

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"It's like a soap opera."

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*sigh* "The other nurses were just watching with these stupid smirks on their faces."

"That can't be helped."

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"I wish I'd seen it."

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"What am I living for...?"

Comfort her

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Cheer her up

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Keep quiet

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Sayoko isn't saying anything...

"Are you not feeling well?"

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"Are you done here?"

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"What am I doing...?"

"Don't blame yourself."

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"It couldn't be helped."

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"Think about what you did."

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Sayoko seems to be tormenting herself.

Watch her silently

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Say something to her

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Sayoko looks a bit pale. She also seems to be very tired.

"You should get some rest..."

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"Hang in there."

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yu and sayoko at the hospital in persona 4 golden, talking about patients leaving

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Sayoko's Rank 8 scene contains no dialogue options.

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(Middle-Aged Nurse) "We're going to be needing this room, so can you get all your cleaning supplies out of here?"

"Is there an emergency?"

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"At this time of night?"

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"I was just a little wobbly..."

"Overworking, I hear?"

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"It's important to rest."

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What should you do...?

"Physician, heal thyself."

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"Can you help anyone now?"

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"Don't do it all yourself."

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"Otherwise... I'd never be able to face him again..."

"Would 'he' want that?"

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"You're doing it for yourself."

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"You're just running away."

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"I wanted to say goodbye."

"Goodbye?"

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"Take care..."

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So long as you follow along with the dialogue guide above, you'll have maxed Sayoko's P4G social link in no time at all.

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