Elizabeth (or Theodore, if playing as FeMC) in the Velvet Room will provide you with a series of requests throughout the game. These range from fetching specific items from Tartarus, defeating certain shadows, or performing mundane tasks in the real world. Completing these requests yields valuable rewards, including powerful equipment, unique items, and access to new features. Always check the Velvet Room for new requests, as they often have deadlines. Some requests are crucial for unlocking advanced features like Persona skill cards or special fusions. Prioritize these, especially those that offer key items or unlock new areas.
While these requests center on Tartarus, the crossover spin-off Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth expands on this mechanic by featuring the Velvet Room siblings as mission-giving film projectionists.
While Persona 3 Portable focuses on item retrieval from Tartarus, Persona 4 Golden evolves this request system by tying specific side quests to social stat progression.