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{Like most normal people do, you close your eyes in bed and sleep soundly. If you aren't, that's too bad. Either way, whether you wake up by someone nagging you or an incessant alarm clock, the sun shines through your window to break the dawn of day...if you have a window at least.} {Nevertheless, as soon as the last minute is around the corner, you don't wake up to either of those things. When you open your eyes, you find yourself seated on a chair in the middle of the room, facing a desk. A spotlight gleams on you and the other person that you are facing towards.} ???: "So...what do I start with again? Ugh, maybe I should've let HIM stay a little while longer. He could have breezed through these interviews easily. Now I have to do it instead. Phooey!..." {The girlish voice says to herself in the dark. Your suspiciously dim office environment feels spacious, yet crowded despite no one else seemingly being near your chair. All that matters is your own self, and the girl that you are with in the silent room.} {Once she speaks again, a radio is turned on from above, and you get to hear the wonderous noises of an upbeat pop song that is slowed down, has reverb, and is veiled by static.} ???: "Erm...what shall I start with...oh, right! Hello, please state your purpose. What is your name, specialty, and why do you want to attend the..." {The nervous, echoing tone becomes slightly more evident as the girlish figure shuffles through some documents. Now the sound of shifting papers and a sudden ceiling fan appear in the office space. The girlish voice sighs in relief before turning her head upwards, facing you. As the only light source available was a spotlight, the girl's facial features were not present, leaving you only with her brightly colored purple hair styled in pigtails. On the ends of her hair were tassels that had hearts chained at the bottom.} ???: "The Valentris Halls Conservatory...yep, what a prestigious academy we are." {As soon as the name of the school is uttered from the girl, the spotlight is slightly brighter, though the only thing you are able to see now that the lighting improved was the carpeted floor and the velvet chair you're seated on. Otherwise, everything is the same, but all background noises had become completely mute.} {A feeling in the back of your mind starts to wash over your system, one that implores you to tell this person you can't see all you know about you. Yet all that was asked was your name, talents, and why you want to enroll. The feeling fades away as soon as you state these things, but whether or not you want to indulge in it is up to you.} Ooc: Note that this is merely done in regards to see who will be attending. When everyone available joins after a certain period, I'll post again to start the thread. After that post and onwards, joining time will be locked.
"Wasn't I back home...? Why am I here...?" [Kazuo thinks outloud, slightly confused and annoyed by his current situation. He was being asked something, correct? Then he should answer soon. After all, it's what he needs to do.] "My name is Kazuo Ya...ah, right, I meant to say, I'm Kazuo Takahara. I'm not sure about talents but... I suppose... I learn quickly and like... occult subjects, especially demons and myths. As to why I want to, it's because..." [He wasn't sure as to why he was interested in this... Conservatory? He had to make up some reason, at least. It's not like he didn't lie already.] "...because of the prestiege. Who wouldn't try for it, right?" [That reason was as good as any, he thought.]
Fushi was very confused. He slept in the woods last night. But this room didn't resemble the woods at all. He raises his nose to sniff his surroundings yet no foresty scent comes. Hi. He pauses to build a coherent answer in his mind. I am Fushi. What was a talent again? Fushi had trouble remembering that. He guessed at its meaning for the sake of pleasing the girl in the room. I like eating. I sometimes am a person or animal. I was a rock before. Fushi was as confused with the meaning of enroll. He wanted to answer but nothing came to him. He just stared.
Silence, at first that was my response. My head lowering as my thoughts gathered, a sigh left my lips,[/center "This feels like... A trap..." The thought stood in my head, distracting my mind for about a minute. [center]My eyes examine the area, so dark... Damnit... I can't see... An irritated growl comes and goes, as I begin to glare viciously towards the one who brought me here, then a jolt of fear shook my heart. As I had my briefcase near me when I drifted to sleep the night before. My... Tools were in it. This was bad. I felt like if I didn't play along, something bad would happen. So, I'll do some of the things I'm best at- lie and trick my way out of this. A simple start. A fake name, then, one of my talents, but none of my greatest. Finally, a false motivation
"Black... My name is Rose Black. I play piano, and I write books, ons of my greatest talents. While my ability to bond with animals, especially cats is extreme. As for why I wish to attend... I came here so that I could improve my future." I said simply.
Asami takes some time to adjust to her new environment, holding the side of her head in a lethargic manner as she subtly dispels any possible illusions in the room. "Ah, my name? It's..." Asami hesitates, appearing conflicted for a very brief moment. "Jill. Jill Turner." As a result of constant isolation from humanity, Asami's manerisms would make her guise as a foreigner more believable. "As for my talents, i'm a prodigy at firearms expertise. Of course, this doesn't extend to actual handling of firearms. However, my knowledge of the models themselves leaves nothing to be desired. The reason I want to join is see how well I can apply my knowledge." She smirks confidently while crossing her arms in triumph.
A young man with blue hair sits up groggily. He’d been up drawing, so he must have fallen asleep. This desk and chair isn’t his own. Had he come here and forgotten he did so? “Have I fallen into the clutches of eye-dragging demons even in this court? How shameful...” He bows, covering his bandaged eye with his hand. “I am he who has fallen from grace, Anghel Higure. My talents are in the realm of bringing the scriptures of days long past to life!” ...In other words, he’s an aspiring manga artist. He’s also giving out a fake name but he’d rather not hear his real one. “I wish to attend to hone my will against darkness within.”
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The young man would awaken, confused and slightly irritated by the unfamiliar environment. "The hell...More weird bullshit, got it..." He'd only grow a little less irritable upon being asked for the plethora information that was suddenly required. His eyes would narrow and a confident smile would cross his face as spoke calmly and directly. "Don't think I don't feel that...This place is making me answer, right? Whatever, I won't resist. That'd probably be more trouble then it's worth. Quintus Geminus, that's the name I use. As for Talents...I'm good at actually thinking rationally, rare skill, I know. Other than that I guess I'm a little above average compared to the normal person in terms of overall ability. Really, I'd rather not be known for being all that special. Now that last question, seriously? I randomly get dragged here and your asking me why I'd want to attend? Fine, I'll play along..." With that Quin would suddenly dawn a more bright smile as he spoke in a more high pitched tone. "Gee golly, I just want to make lots of friends in my school life and learn a whole bunch." He'd return to his normal disposition with a slightly bored look. "That what you want?"
"Eh?! Where am I? Is this a dream? No, I'm in school... this is a nightmare!" Considering she was the one staring at the desk, there was definitely something off about the current situation. Despite the odd circumstances however, she saw no reason to avoid cooperating. "I-I'm Emi Sumeragi! Talents? I'm a history teacher at Kosei High School, so I guess that's one. As for why I'm here uh... I dunno! I seem a little old for this kind of setting, don't you think? I mean it's prestigious, so let's go with that! Fancy school and all!" With an enthusiastic nod-nod she tried to at least take a look at her surroundings. Considering there wasn't much to see, she simply slumped over on the desk and tapped the surface while she waited patiently for things to play out.
“Ow f$&k my head should’ve taken a Tylenol befo- can’t you not feel pain in a dream he starts mumbling incoherently Seems I’m in a school.. neat” “Hello? My name is Yuto Akari uhh I’m pretty ok at playing guitar and a hobby of mine is studying cryptozoology. My reason for attending is why the hell not?” He starts talking to himself “The hell is going on is this a dream might be a lucid dream but if that’s the case...”
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Mayuki Neko is confused to what's going on, she was sleeping on her own desk in which she was in a process to make a video game while is seeing and hearing this strange thing going. "am.. I going back to school again, crap, I haven't done with my homework... Or are the teachers going to punish me for never completing my homework in my dream" she seemed troubled, neko smuged on her face but for inside she knows she is done for, maybe she should answer it... "my name is Mayuki Neko, well, it is neko because I and my parents love cats, I'm a learning video game developer at an Unknown name called Katty, an anonymous Hacker who only hacks old websites to download old and forgotten games, and above all that, I'm just a normal student, in which if you are asking me for homework I... Uh.... Almost done with my homework, so no need to punish me" she continues "my purpose is... I dunno maybe develop a video game where everyone have fun with it??" she never knows what is her purpose yet "ah! Maybe it is to become a Hacker that can only look for upcoming games and leak them privately maybe" no.. She doesn't have any idea about her purpose yet... "also... Valentris Halls Conservatory??? What is that, is it part of our history subject??? Who names this anyway?" she asked, even though she said that, she was interested for whatever the heck is this.
Ooc: In case you didn’t know, this was a dream sequence in order to scout who’s joining. Even so, the previous posts are all legible for attendance.
I see! Also I use bold for ooc, to clear any confusion as to why I'm using bold right now.
Akia would stare over at... Whoever the hell this is with a confused look on her face, why would she want... The merc just groans while answering these weirdo questions and staring with a blank expression. "I'm Akia Sato, I kill things with booze magic, and I'm a little old for attending school so uh... I wasn't planning on joining one in fact." As for her purpose, that first bit would be answered last in a casual bored manner. Clearly not really having ever given it much thought. "And my purpose isn't really important or anything, I just do what I want and try to have fun with life. Hell if I know why my dreams are asking me nonsense like this though..." She can only hope it's merely a dream, and not something far stranger and more dangerous. That would be annoying to say the least.
Kazuo: "Ah, Kazuo "Takahara". I've heard many great things about you. Now that I get to see you in person, I'm convinced you'll fit in...probably. Well, while our school has more than just prestige, I won't spill all the details just yet! Go and see for yourself. Bye bye." {Though you couldn't see her face, you could almost tell of the sarcasm that came from her words. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school. An intuition flows through you.} Fushi: "Oh, cool. Well, some uneducated people need to be in the crowd at least. Don't worry, my primitive little neanderthal/student. It'll all be easier to understand once you come to school! Bye bye." {In order to do her best not to insult Fushi's intelligence, she instead focuses on their good behavior. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school.} Rose: "Oh, relax, you're just getting ready to attend for a good school. There's no need to worry! Though if you do, at least be more civil about your worries. Nevertheless, I hope you make it to tell the tale for the very bright future ahead of you...yeah, that's all I could come up with. Bye bye." {Instead of sounding like an authority, she almost sounds concerned for the tensed up girl. Almost. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school.} Sunna: {Instead of dispelling what were "illusions", you've dispelled almost everything that gave the room an atmosphere. Though you could not see it before, now you know everything is gone. The only thing left, is the chair you're seated in, and the desk you're seated across with the girl still there. No lights, no music, no air, no hope.} "Yes, I very much believe you and your very American name, Jill Turner. Hope you won't lie again lose your way mid-semester. It's better to see all the students in check, you know? I hope you do, because either way, you'll have a good time there. Bye." {In the dark, somehow you could only see the girl's purple eyes. They stared with a dull gaze. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school...with a basket of muffins. Say Apollo gave these to you or something.} Anghel: "No no, you don't have to stand up, I know how determined you are! If that much wasn't obvious at least... Well in any case, I really hope that goal of yours will be completed very soon. We'll be sure to help with it at this school. Don't worry. Bye bye." {Despite being slightly flustered by a person that's openly chuuni, her voice doesn't seem to show that much emotion behind her feelings. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school.}
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Quintus: "I can tell that you're a very smart boy. Yes, everything you've said was true. It's refreshing to see someone smart enough to play along as well. I really do hope you'll flourish in this school environment. Bye bye." {Though the environment was dark, you could feel the girl's smile and her eyes on you. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school.} Emi: "A teacher huh? So that's what she's been thinking about these past few days other than just him?...Don't worry Miss Emi, now that I know this, you've got a special role to play at this school. Take care. Bye now." {Her interest sparked, almost at a peak. You could see a glimpse of the atmosphere, and a clearer glimpse of the girl with pigtails speaking to you. She was younger than what most would think of for anyone managing in a school environment. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself in an unfamiliar place, yet still reminiscient of something. You were leaning against a wall next to a vending machine. The atmosphere was almost similar to the office were it not for the pretty pastel colors of everything in the room except for the vending machine. The only thing you have in your hands is a half-empty soda-can when you hear the door open slowly.} Yuto: "It's always nice to have druggies at our school. Someone has to be unique at least. Have fun. Bye." {Though she spoke few words to you, her voice read off like an ad-lib so it was unnaturally quick. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school if you still exist.} Katty: "Oh, my dead grandfather named the place. If it's really that much of a problem to you, miss, I'll change what my dead grandfather had come up with. Otherwise, please enjoy your stay. Bye." {Just for you, she mentions how her grandfather is dead. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school.} Akia: "Interesting powers. Hope those don't go anywhere near the students though. They need to be alive to learn how to succeed, you know! But like I always say, don't worry. Nobody is old enough to not be able to learn new things...in other words, good luck. Bye bye." {With you in particular, she acts like she cares for the students theoretically involved. The girl wouldn't make any motion as she spoke other than a slight tilt to the head, the sound of a jingling keychain piercing the silence of the atmosphere. After a few seconds of her farewell, a sound similar to a gaval hitting a ballot.} {You wake up to see yourself at the school.}
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Everyone except Emi: {All of you would already arrive at the school with no warning. In fact, you were all placed in another environment completely different from the one you were in previously. Unlike the dark atmosphere of the previous room with a girl questioning you by your lonesome, you all were placed in the same quad. This quad was a bit loud, as any place for social gathering is. All the students around you were talking to each other and only to each other. They all wore monochrome uniforms that clash with the vibe, yet none of them seemed to care. You all were seperated but at least in the same vicinity of the conservatory that looked to be more of a college than a traditional school.} {Each miniature building that circled around this quad were unnaturally colored a faded pastel, and resembled a largescale fence more than it did a building. The grass that was The only natural thing coming from the environment was the sun that shined down upon everyone. Yet even so, the faces of the students would never be revealed to you. Off to the sides of the quad would be a table that doesn't have anyone sitting next to it. Brochures and newspapers were scattered across the surface. Sitting next to it would be a map that told you about the exit, which was right in front of you.} Emi: ???: "Gee, I hope he'll be okay without me there. Then again, I don't actually have a class...he's probably asleep...yeaahhh..." {As the door opened, a woman with dirty blonde hair appeared. The lady wore a blue and white argyle sweater with a dark blue skirt and yellow heels. She walked into the room with a pack of cup ramen, not noticing your presence at the moment as she made her way towards the sink. After filling her cup with water, the lady opens the microwave to insert her ramen. She taps on a few buttons that make a beeping noise before staring right at the microwave to entertain herself instead of using the phone in her pocket, which was ringing.} For the Bonus Unwritten Student, you know who you are: (I'm sorry if I'm being annoying Haz pls) {You wake up in a classroom sitting in a desk with no one else around you. The sun shined through the windows. Your desk felt more like a personal couch, and your legs were fast asleep. Birds chirped outside as you had the clearest way to view the quadrilateral patio from above, if you chose to look out the windows. There was a phone that was probably yours on the desk you were sleeping on playing a random children's video that they playlist automatically sent you to. Off to the side opposite of the windows were two doors obviously meant for entering and leaving the classroom. The whiteboard at the end of the room farthest from you said the following:} "Please don't mess anything up!"
[Kazuo had to close his eyes and shake his head in order to fully take in what just had happened. Intuition? And furthermore, why did this person know about him? He always figured he was rather obscure, compared to... all the others who didn't seem to care who saw them do their shenanigans.] "Is this that place they mentioned...? This is a weird dream..." [He asked himself if this could possibly be the work of a demon. Without much else to do, he decides it would be better to ignore most students for now, unless spoken to. This figured out, Kazuo would approach the table and would go ahead to check the newspaper and brochures.] "I could try to leave right away, but... I'm all curious now."
As the woman walked in, she perked right up, hoping that they'd tell her where she is or what she's doing here, but instead she's met with total indifference. She patiently waited for the woman to finish cooking her ramen before clearing her throat. "Ah, excuse me! Sorry for bothering you but where am I?" Her fingers idly tapped on the desk, trying to get a sense for her surroundings. A teacher's lounge maybe? It's certainly unusual for a school room to have a microwave otherwise. She also couldn't help but notice the blonde woman's unusually colored clothing, but she seemed charmed by the odd fashion sense.
Asami's brilliant light would once again wash away all deceptive imagery. Once that's through with, she would survey the area around her, her eyes lighting up upon spotting Kazuo. She would casually approach him from behind, pouncing on him and wrapping her arms around his lower torso, loosely gripping the handle of the basket of muffins in her right hand by his waist. "Hi, Kazzie!"
He was here. Whether he wanted to be or not this is where he was now. Quintus would immediately survey the area. Nobody he recognized, at least not anyone worth mentioning. There was a certain brown haired kid that shared some resemblance with someone he knew but looks weren't always enough to make a judgment based on. In other words he couldn't rely on anyone here. He'd mumble to himself quickly so no one else could hear. "Hopefully that girl wasn't being sarcastic. It'd be a mistake to underestimate me." After that he wouldn't particular care who was listening. "Born, born again. Once again I end up in a new place with no idea why. Almost seems common cutesy at this point. Wonder if the hobby shop is going to start selling kidnapping kits." Quintus would be immediately drawn in by any clues he could find[. In this case the newspaper though he'd avoid the familiar one. It'd be too much of a hassle to get involved.
“Oho, so the true journey begins...“ Anghel approaches the map and table then takes a brochure. He must know this kingdom’s boasts! He starts reading it, but halfway through stops and grips his chest. “Oh, how could I not forsee this? My crimson breast’s beating has blinded me to the path I must take! Where, then, is the sage that knows all?” He looks at the map for a place he could ask about his school schedule.
Fushi yawns and looks around. What the girl said earlier confused him. Yet that wouldn't be enough to damper his spirits now that he was near familiar sights. Birds ...? Fushi brushes his hands through the grass as he tries to spot a few birds around. However, he gets bored quickly switching to general observations of the area. He quickly spots two that are familiar to him and approaches them. Food and sun. He states approaching Kazuo and Asami. That is how he rememberss them.
Neko wakes up making weird sounds that help her wake up... Something like "nnnnNNNNNNNNAAAAAH..!" a weird strong sound she made just like that helped her to wake up after stretching out her body violently. "what a strange dream... Is it all because I haven't done my homework and worked around my game instead?" she looked up, what is she seeing right now is blurry, but as soon as she woke up and fixed her vision, she noticed that she is in... A SCHOOL?? wait, hold up... First she had that weird dream for some strange girl asking who she is and then mentions her dead grandpa in which they mentioned that this is the one who named this school and blah blah blah, and then saying enjoying my stay... Well, she remembered her dream at least... What an aspiring way to write a new story for her game---wait this isn't it. Now she is in a school... "well... That sums up everything??" nope... The girl is still confused. As she looked next to her is a map, she picked it up and looked through it. "Hmmm... It says the exit is right there...?" she looked through the map... Then she looked around the the front of her in which this is what the map said... "well... That's easier than I thought..." she heads there to what the map said anyways, only thinking she is at risk if she does it but she does anyway.
Light breaks through the darkness keeping me at peace, a light growl left me as I sat up. That dark room would be much more... Preferable. Noticing my uniform, I simply shrug. Black would've been better... Least it's not pink. I stand up and examine my surroundings, then start making sure I have access to my stuff still. The noise was annoying... I pull earplugs from my pockets and slide them into my slightly pointy ears, then look around. An obvious target for examination would be the table with brochures and map. But I suspect they're all fake, pulling out my own paper, I would make my own map. Deception. Trickery. And if necessary, execution. These were my top skills. Plus my ability to get around, especially in darkness, which is why I'm such a deadly assassin. I wield all that I can to eliminate my target. Precise with a gun, and with a dagger. First things first though... Get away from people, I grip a grappling hook and aim for any trim on the building I could find, then fire if I find one that gives me access to a place I can stand, or at least kneel down. I would get to the bottom of this!
Akia... Doesn't have any idea what's going on. Is that some fool with a grappling hook? Hmm, that brown-haired young man... Right she spoke to him once briefly, not enough to rely on him in a place like this though. Ugh, nobody else she can count on besides herself really, so that's fine. The woman would just open up a magically created bottle of whiskey and take a few swigs without even thinking. She's a bit curious about that weirdo who's trying to get into buildings with some kind of fucken batman gadget, but that's more of a casual observing for now rather than anything being done actively. Ah, and some girl testing the exit too! How kind of that one, Akia wasn't about to go and try someing like that herself. So instead she merely watches that and the grappler absently while sipping her drink with a smile.
A chill runs up my spine, I was being watched... My eyes lock onto Akia. My response for now would be simple- don't show my skills. I aimed for the trim and fired, making sure my aim was lower. Making it seem as if I were merely an amateur. Deception, it's a skill you learn to use, it can either save your life- or end it. I tend to know how to use it, but if I mess up- my other skill deals with that. I'll keep playing amateur. And if someone finds me out, well... They will likely die soon. A trained killer VS... Whatever I'll go against here, I don't imagine there will be other assassins wandering this school. But if the teacher has a big smiley face head or is a black and white teddies bear, I'm gonna use those Assassin skills deep down in me. For now though, my mission is slipping into the background. "Man! I won't ever be any good at this..." I whined. My voice spoke to truly being annoyed. Glad that this trick should hopefully work.
A young figure's eyes snapped open, and they shot upward from the desk they slept at. They shook their head, trying to wake themselves up a bit. Glancing downwards, they saw a cellphone on the desk. Curious, they took the phone in hand and minimized whatever video was playing. They opened their contact page, and scrolled up and down idly. After a moment, they stopped on one specific name. "Alliester, yes." Alliester, a thin young man with a head of white hair tied back into a semi-long ponytail. He had a blue streak in his hair, a sentimental reminder of something or other. The boy glanced upwards, his sense of self reaffirmed. His glance let him catch sight of something, or perhaps someone... scaling the building? That observation was enough to clue Alliester into the fact he was in a school building, and before long his memories began to return. Yes, he had been here for a little while, enough time to get decently acclimated, anyway. "What in the world?" Alliester stepped towards the large window, staring downwards and laying eyes on a group gathered below, conversing with each other. He smiled faintly as he stared downwards for a moment, before turning his attention upwards to spy a certain someone climbing higher and higher with a rappel of some kind. Alliester's curiosity spiked, and whether the figure saw him as well or not, he'd dash out of the room, hoping to make his way to the next floor and catch up with this climber.
Rose: {You've successfully used the grappling hook that came from who knows where to latch onto the building. Though it felt short, your express from the ground to the rooftop of one of the buildings felt like a slog. As you make it to the top, you hear a voice behind you.} ???: "...nevermind." {A faceless male student said from behind with a mop and a bucket. He was right next to the open door before he saw you. Then he closed it. Afterwards, the door locked. Every student looked at you for a quick second, and silence filled the quad before it went back to normal. Oddly enough, there were no fences around the rooftops despite said rooftops being very high quality.} {Due to your current actions you've taken, all of your classmates felt something in their hearts, as if they were trying to communicate with them. As a result, all of your classmates felt this, except for you.} (Trust Meter: Everyone vs. Rose. -1. Trust is raised or lowered depending on your actions. You are on a route of DISTRUST.) Katty: {As Katty went through the exit, she was greeted with students with cleaning supplies in their hands. They conversed with each other as they walked through the hallway, effectively creating roadblock of human traffic that required an intense amount of walking past people to get through another door. Other than that, the atmosphere seemed to be similar to a connecting hallway, with basic pastel colors and fancy carpeting that made this specific environment more similar to a place in a house rather than that of a school. At the same time, a blue haired girl wearing a painter's smock runs right past you, making sure not to hit you on the way in.} Asami: {Due to your obsession with trying to dispell illusions, only one thing is clear now that you've done this. Every faceless student that was previously on the pateo has been reduced by a significant amount. Only two were left, a boy and a girl, both faceless and sitting on a bench together, staring off into nothing.} {However when not counting generics, the ones that were left of the crowd of students were a boy with side-shaved hair and a boy with glasses talking to each other. There was also a yellow haired girl with a ponytail and a girl with purple hair talking to each other. When the quad became more silent than it was before, they all looked around.} Boy with Side-Shaved Hair: "Is it me, or did this place just get quieter?" {As he asked the question, the boy with glasses shrugged indifferently. He mumbled uttered something to him, and the boy with side-shaved hair nodded as they both waved to each other, going in different directions. The boy with glasses headed towards the table with the papers scattered over it while the boy with side-shaved hair made his way towards the exit Katty went through.} Akia: Girl with Yellow Ponytail: "Wow, I didn't know alcohol was allowed on school grounds. Nice job, Miss. Though I don't think anyone cares about school policies anymore. But why are you here? To chaperone or something?" Girl with Purple Hair: "Ah, a transfer student perhaps? Though, maybe they're a new teacher since they look like an adult...Whichever's the case, it's nice to meet you miss! I hope you like the school thus far!" {The two girls try to strike conversation with you, the first one smiling as the second one giggles to herself. The girl with the yellow ponytail has a casual air around her while the girl with purple hair carries herself with grace. You can't tell why yet, but these two girls feel familiar to you. As the purple haired girl laughs, the image of a plane crashing into a mall building fills your mind.}
Everyone else at the table: {As Anghel ventured through the brochure, he would be met with information about the wonderful facilities utilized, such as a greenhouse and a dining hall. He also noticed that on the back of the page would tell of the schedules the students go through. Most of it was that of a traditional high school schedule, however, he would also notice that the schedule stretches for longer than expected. This was because every student would have a dorm room to themselves, which they had to live in since going back home was currently not an option.} {As Quintus surveryed the newspaper, he would be met with academic achievements of students in the school. Most of which are faceless students wearing glasses that make these achievements possible. The achievements in the sports department are no slouch either, and the article tells you vividly about the one who made it possible. Another faceless student. Other than that, there are advertisements of things such as greek life and school clubs.} {As Kazuo surveyed his own newspaper, he would be met with one that wasn't owned by the Valentris Halls Conservatory at all. This was one of what was presumably the outside world. Yet all of the things there could only be described as an unidentifiable blur, as most of the words were smudged, and the picture was extremely out of focus. The only thing visible on this newspaper was a headline and the cartoon comic on the back.} ???: "OH GOD, I FORGOT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MANAGING THAT!!!" {A blue haired girl wearing a painter's smock excalaimed to no one in particular, rushing to get to the empty chair where the table is. She seated herself with haste, trying to calm herself and breath slowly. She looks at everyone at the table with a smile.} Girl in Painter's Attire: "I'm so sorry, I was just leaving my art class! Erm, are you all doing well this afternoon? What can I help you with?" {The boy with glasses made his way behind everyone else, standing next to the table to talk with his other friend. He silently noted the two girls that are trying to talk to Kazuo before glancing at Quintus who was by his lonesome. Instead of mulling on the fact, he decided to talk casually with the girl.} Boy With Glasses: "You can relax Sonomi-Chan, I made sure the table wasn't that busy before you came. " Sonomi: "Thanks, Asena-Kun! But I still felt a bit bad for leaving it around with no one to help. Especially since there's so many people here now! What if they came sooner? Then I would be slacking with the task the vice-principal gave me..." {As Asena said the girl's name out loud, Fushi and Asami both saw a glimpse of the girl for a quick second. A form of her that's matured a bit, or at least looks drastically different to how she is now. Kazuo on the other hand, could see it for more than a second, therefore he was able to make a clear picture of how she looked. That of a girl with messy, long hair, a cold smile that doesn't reach her dead eyes, and an oversized jacket. If he wasn't being a dense ass bitch for the moment, he would be able to connect the dots easier than everyone else.}
Emi: {As Emi patiently waited for the lady, she noticed her phone ringing mid-microwaving session. She picks it up, not caring to try and quiet down the ringtone of a teenage pop song as she thinks she's alone. The other voice on the line is eerily similar to the girl that Emi had talked to earlier.} Lady with Unusual Fashion: "Hello? Oh, don't worry about it, I was on my way to talk with my co-worker. Yeah, I think I'll do it...right now actually. Call me back if you need anything else." {When she turns around, she finally noticed Emi's presence. Now that Emi could see her face, she could see that the lady had on red glasses and a red headband. As she immediately feels embarassed for having to end the call early and be put on the spot in front of her own coworker, she bows her head to Emi.} Lady with Unusual Fashion: "Oh wow, I didn't actually expect you to come this early! My name is Eiko Magarabi, and you're in the teacher's lounge! There's a sign saying so near the door. So, what's your name? I'm looking forward to working with you!" Alliester: {As your teacher's class was close to the high point of the school, it would not take long before you would make your way to the rooftop that Rose is currently located. However, just as the first route the faceless boy went to the roof, so was yours. A door was located right next to you that had a lodged key in the keyhole. Perhaps it's the same one used to open the roof?}
Anghel stuffs the brochure into his pocket and smiles. His panic is gone now that he knows what the day will be like. “Do not worry, I had no trouble overcoming any challenges this assortment of information may have presented. You must be students as well. I have joined this place very recently. I am Anghel Higure, the fallen angel of Judecca.” He poses with one hand covering his eye as he greets everyone at the table. “I look forward to my time here, ohoho...”
[He didn't know in what way he could use the information he just got, but he felt as if it was at least important to make a mental note of it, that things are being... fairly weird, right about now. He was about to check the headline and cartoon, until he feels someone hugging him from behind, small with an annoying voice.] "...Asami, glad to know you're here too." [He would force the girl out of this hug and turn around, only to be met with Fushi of all people, calling him "Food". The young man would sigh and take a deep breath.] "Kazuo, my name is Kazuo. Ka-zu-o, Fushi, it's easy to say." [It was easy to tell now the important people were all supposed to have a face, including the gloomy-looking guy right next to him, also checking the newspaper. It was clear already, they were all probably here by the same means, but he wouldn't know unless he asked.] "Hey, you. This may sound weird, but did you get interviewed out of nowhere just a bit ago?" [He quickly directs his attention to Quintus with this question, and was about to ask more, that was, until this girl suddenly appeared too. It was like people loved interrupting stuff. He was going to try and ignore her as most faceless people until he got his answer from the... teen? Adult? He couldn't quite tell... but she changed. This "Sonomi" became a woman that was sadly all too familiar to him.] "SANA, YOU TOO!? Ugh! Give me a...!" [At this point, he kept glaring at Sonomi, only to find it she was looking like she was supposed to. He clears his throat and tries to keep his gaze elsewhere.] "...break. Uh, sorry, I think I confused you with someone else."
"Nice to meet you Magarabi-san! I'm Emi Sumeragi. Erm... what exactly are we gonna be working together on? I teach somewhere else, so this is a bit confusing to me." She stood up from the desk and bowed to her new coworker, offering her a wide and friendly smile. "I'm sure things will become much clearer as we continue. I'd hate to be nosy, but you seem busy. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Quintus would mostly ignore the random dialogue from the students. He was listening, it just didn't seem too important to get involved with them. Of course, what he wouldn't ignore was the one asking him something of direct interest. "Obviously, I don't look like a normal student here, do I? What would be worthwhile would be asking why we're here or for what reason. Of course, answers like that won't come cheap. I'd suggest just playing along for now. When necessary that is. No telling whether this place has some ridiculous rules or something. That girl in the interview didn't exactly provide much information." Of course, the guy talking to him had a look that agitated him but if they were really stuck here it was better to not immediately start any confrontation.
With Neko being on the hallway now, she is still dreaming, right? She hit both of her cheeks and darn that hurts, but even when she felt pain just now, this is may be a dream that she hits the cheeks to feel pain just now, for now she'll assume that this is just a half dream, but this place is really filled with people that she might get a little awkward since people are around, but for now she'll just walk and look around with the crowd, she is still acting cool, and so she takes a breath, "alright then... This is harder than I thought" with the cool face she made... She is still nervous. With the blue haired girl on her way, she opened her path to make her walk, she seems to be an artist so so doesn't want her to waste any time because she seems to be artistic. "go ahead" she moved aside for her, but when she said, she said that with a cold voice that might scare her, her cool face turned to a toxic face like how toxic people complain to people, yet she kindly opened a path for her to go. With that said, it seems it never occurred to her asking about this place first, she totally forgot about that.
Alliester thought to himself for a moment as he gripped the doorknob. In all likelihood, anyone scaling the building like that could be dangerous. For what reason was he pursuing them? Something in the back of his mind told him it was important, no, mandatory that he uncover this secret. His head hurt. The young man shook it off, and would attempt to open the door without the key, resorting to using it if necessary. If at all possible, he'd also palm the key for later use, he could always return it later and it was better to have a "backup plan" in a situation like this one.
*Silently points at my response to Akia where I specifically say that I aimed a little lower than needed to appear like an amateur so as to not make Akia suspicious, in other words I would still be on the ground*
(edited by MaskedTwilight)
Ka-zu-o ... Fushi juggles the syllables on his tongue. He repeats the name a few more times until it feels comfortable to say. Kazuo! He smiles upon being able to say it all in one go. Now that one challenge is overcome he is drawn to something else. His location. Where are we? He spots all the students. Is this the creepy building place again?
Asami releases Kazuo and stares at Fushi, confused. "Ah, is this one of your friends, Kazzie?" She then faces him and smiles, bending forward slightly. "Hello, Fushi, my name's Asami! I'm, uh... also one of Kazuo's friends." She would then move towards Quintus, looking up at him inquisitively. "And, what's your name, mister?" She would then trail off, curling up and uncurling her right hand a few times. "It just occured to me, I don't have my staff with me. Anybody have a spare weapon I can use, just in case?"
Akia would look over at the pair with a curious look on her face, wonder why they're coming up to her... Ah well, rules are whatever anyways. They'll have to pry her booze from cold dead hands if anyone here wants it to be gone. "I haven't got any clue why I'm here, honestly. As for how I got it in, magic. Making booze is my Epithe- you probably don't what an Epithet is do you?" The young woman would just sigh a bit, explaining such a basic concept is such a drag. If she's gonna end up doing that might as well let em sit down and have a drink. Grappling hook girl is either an idiot, or trying to throw her off. Maybe both, but she'd at least appear to not be paying that one much attention. She is, but merely from the corner of her eye while speaking with a cheery voice. "Well if I'm gonna do exposition might as well offer ya a drink, I don't care much about your ages or anything so whatever. Name's Akia Sato by the way, nice meeting ya!"
Rose: {Due to the possession of the grappling hook, all hidden security cameras pointed at you.} {You were still on ground level. Your actions still made you more suspicious than Akia, who brought non-registered alcohol on the school campus. Perhaps that was what you were aiming for?} (Trust Meter: Everyone Vs. Rose. -1. You are still on a route of DISTRUST.) Katty: {The girl was still long gone when you opened a path for her. Nevertheless, she'd remember to thank you for being kind, even if it was at an extremely delayed time. As for the exit you are at, the students still roam the halls, unintentionally blocking the door in front of you. The connecting hallway continues to bustle with faceless students, holding cleaning supplies in their hands and talking to themselves. And as always, only with themselves. From behind you, a boy with glasses walks past where you were standing, somehow navigating his way through the faceless students easily and going through the door.} Akia: Girl with Purple Hair: "Ah, my name is Chisaki Dorichi! I for one think your magic is a fascinating concept, we have a seer of our own here at the school! I usually go to them when I want good luck for some of the tests my teachers give!" Girl with Yellow Ponytail: "And my name is Katsuka Daida. I'm friends with Chisaki-Chan here, she usually hangs by the greenhouse most of the time. If you want, you can tell us about that Epithet stuff some other time." {They laughed with each other, almost closing their eyes until they remembered something. The two of them stopped laughing, glancing around the area they were in. As Akia heard their names, she was reminded of the time when she had to go to an airport because she was paid by Homura. Chisaki who was in a school uniform had their whole look change along with Katsuka for a slight second. Chisaki was more mature and had on a gardener's outfit, while Katsuka was also older and wearing a pilot outfit.} Katsuka: "By the by, you wouldn't happen to notice that security camera, right? There are a bunch of those around here. All of them here are currently focusing on that girl with the grappling hook, so I'd suggest you put away the alcohol for now so you won't get focused on." Chisaki: "I'd agree. It'd be a shame if the principal found out so soon when we just met..." {Katsuka's tone became a bit more serious, while Chisaki's became somber glancing downwards with worry.}
Everyone else at the table: Asena: "Seriously, asking for a weapon out loud? I thought this was a school." {The boy with glasses raised an eyebrow at the little girl who decides to ask if people have a spare weapon lying around out of the blue. While she was also the cause of all other faceless students disappearing, it still felt a bit weird to Asena. Sonomi however, did not seem to notice that inquiry, instead finding herself laughing lightly at her and Kazuo.} Sonomi: "I see you and Asami are friendly with each other, Kazuo! As for the name, don't worry about it. It's fine, really! Sana is a really common name, right? In fact, my parents used to call me that as a little nickname back then. How is the Sana that you know of, Kazuo-Kun?...or should I say, Kazuo-Senpai? Uhm, please forgive me, I haven't been up to date with my upperclassmen as much as I should be!" {Sonomi got up from her chair, bowing her head to Kazuo in hopes of forgiveness. At the same time, she noticed how Fushi was having trouble getting used to the atmosphere. She walked over to them, taking out a moderately sized folded sheet of construction paper. Once Fushi opened it up, he would be provided with simple and direct information about all the locations present at the conservatory. Most notably, the gymnasium which was in the northeast of the quad and the library which was northwest. The dormitories and the dining hall were close to the school library, while the green house was located a ways behind the quad to the west. Finally, there would be a swimming pool to the southeast, and a theatre directly down south, with a shop being next to it. A building labelled ??? would be drawn on the edge of the map southwest, almost near the greenhouse but not quite.} Sonomi: "Fushi, right? Here, the vice-principal gave me this in case somebody was a little confused about the Conservatory. It tells you all about the place, a bit moreso than the brochures but in a less complex way. I hope you can find a use for it!" {As Sonomi was giving Fushi the map, Asena decided to walk over to where Quintus was, evidently hearing his conversation with Kazuo. He glanced around him before he lowered his voice to a whisper, lowering his head slightly as he started to talk with Quintus.} Asena: "Just so you know, you're on the right track. The security cameras tend to catch everything, and soon the principal is about to have a meeting with all the transfer students. In other words, everyone here. If I were you, I'd be on your guard." {The boy sighed, closing his eyes for a quick second, as if he was thinking about. He shook his head before turning to Sonomi.} Asena: "By the way Sonomi-Chan, I'm going to the restroom. See you in a bit." Sonomi: "Ok Asena-Kun, see you later!" {Asena leaves the table, going to the exit that Katty first went to. If he were to be followed by someone, they'd only see Katty in the doorway of the exit as well as the traffic of faceless students with cleaning supplies.}
Emi: {The lady nods with approval at her co-worker's positive attitude. Though the microwave finished beeping a long time ago, Eiko didn't realize that the ramen was cooling down inside. She fetched her cup ramen and closed the microwave, setting it down on the table as she went to the vending machine. Eiko inserts a dollar, picking the option of a cold canned beer.} Eiko: "Funnily enough, you'd be correct on any other normal day! But in actuality, I don't have a class this period, even though a student-assistant was assigned to be in my class. At first I didn't know why, but now I think it was because I have to show my co-worker the ropes! Besides, it's pretty boring without anyone else to talk to, so I'm fine with this." {Once she heard the beer drop, Eiko went to pick it up. Afterwards, she opened the door, grabbing her ramen afterwards so as to not spill anything. She looked over at Emi with her two cups, only one of them being opened.} Eiko: "The class that you'll be assigned to is the one full of the transfer students! It's in my classroom, so I'll get to be there to survey how they perform along with my student assistant. Would you like me to show you where my class is located to get a better idea, Emi-San?" Alliester: {You pocketed the key and headed for the door to the rooftop. But when you get there, nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. There was nobody up on top, and the doors weren't even locked like you had first suspected. Gee, I wonder why. In anycase, if you'd look down to where you first saw all the students at the quad, you'd notice that there's a lot less of them there than you previously had seen. Unlike last time, only two faceless students were present. On a bench. Presumably staring at nothing. Yet when you looked at them, you still felt their non-existent eyes judging your presence. Otherwise, the patio was full of students with faces and colors.}
"Ugh... what the hell is going on...!" [Kazuo was very quickly becoming irritated by the mess he got himself in. Even so, it would be best to focus on Sonomi, for what it was worth.] "You can call me whatever you please, I don't really mind it either way." [He had to wonder how dangerous things were here. He could try to use his Imaginary Numbers, but in case the people around him were all dangerous, he had to have some kind of ace prepared. His best weapon against strong opponents was his quick thinking and tricking. That said, he would continue.] "The Sana I know is a stalker. I'm not too sure what her deal is but... she is somewhat of a bully to others, and it just so happened I bit back once. So... now she keeps chasing me around and appearing when I least expect it. If you ask me, it's like a psychopath had a crush on me." [Sana was a massive creep to him... even if she was easy on the eyes. It wasn't like he could easily sit down and have a conversation with her. She was too abrasive.] "Anyways, where... do we go now? I mean, I would rather just get out but..." [Something inside him felt like merely walking out the front door was impossible to do.]
Anghel’s done here at the table. The sound of the grappling hook missing gets his attention, and so the person who fired it shall be his next objective. The mangaka searches the crowd until he finds the person who everyone’s eyes are on. “Curiouser and curiouser this place becomes. Is there an angel in the midst of us, or a demon from Hell?” He clears his throat and boldly approaches Rose. “Ho there! What manner of arts are you performing? Are you a follower of the Midnight Rose, or merely an archer under Sagittarius’s stars?”
"There we have it. Answers are going to come whether we want them or not. This place sure has some weird expectations though. Throwing a bunch of people into a weird scenario like this and expecting them to act reasonable. If only people could stay that calm." He'd mostly just be ranting to himself, knowing others were more likely to do their own thing then to listen. Of course, being asked for his name felt awkward. Yet someone younger seeming asking him something seemed to trigger a soft spot in his disposition. "Quintus is the name I was given. Not that names are the most important thing to us right now."
Katty is still clueless for what she will do until she sneezed, her only assumption is someone is maybe talking crap about her or it is just she couldn't have a good night sleep at all. She had to look around her to if anyone are stalking her, until she saw a glasses boy who is behind her, going through that door without any problems. "bingo!" as she saw how did the glasses boy going through the door without being bothered by the coward, Neko followed through him, she was able to go to the same door without any problems. Now the only hope she has is that nothing bad is going to happen... Right?
Alliester clutched his forehead. A hallucination? No, no that can't be right. SOMETHING was moving up here, right? The young man closed his eyes, contemplating for a moment before noticing the faceless pair staring at him. Well, staring was a difficult term to apply, but either way he felt uncomfortable. "Ah, seems I've made a bit of a blunder. Err, have I? Perhaps I should make myself scarce, lest I get mistaken for some sort of madman." Alliester kept the key, but returned downstairs to try and get himself lost in what he could only assume to be the crowd from down below having moved inside. He muttered to himself as he walked, a conversation only he was privy to.
Fushi wonders. Is that what these people are to him? Friends? His mother taught him about friendship, but she said it would make him feel warm inside. He wasn't sure if he felt anything right now. Asami and Quintus. He tries out their names too. Preserving it somewhere in his memory. Maybe he would link with them too. So is this place bad? He couldn't tell from smell and sight alone.
Emi clapped her hands together and hopped with joy, giggling like a schoolgirl. "I'd love for you to show me! I'm sure your facilities here are wonderful! But... just one small problem. I don't work here. I'm a teacher at Kosei High School in Shibuya not... this place. I can help out in whatever way you need me to, but as far as I know I wasn't transferred!" Despite her lack of knowledge on her surroundings and even the Eiko herself, Emi trusted her new companion enough to stay close to them, hoping Eiko would be her ticket out of this situation.
Asami nods, soaking in every detail learned. "I'm assuming that this situation is the work of an enemy stand. I'd advise we be on our guard, as well. No telling what this 'prinicipal' has in store for us." With a steeled resolve, she would follow Kazuo closely regardless of what happens, keeping a close eye on any entities in his surroundings.
Akia would sigh and cause the booze to vanish, how annoying. It would be a pain to have to try and beat some weirdo principal senseless. Probably an occult weirdo in their own right too, so she won't risk needlessly making enemies before more info is gained. And if it's just a mundie after all... That's a fight she'll pick. "Gotcha gotcha, sure sure I don't see any issue with that! And nice meeting you two, Chisaki and Katsuka. I'll be sure to keep that in mind. And yeah probably best to talk about that later, it's more fun with less pesky supervision anyways~" The 'drunk' doesn't even let a hint of what she's recalling show while smiling at them and speaking in a cheery vaguely flirty tone. As for Rose, well she's still trying to be subtle about watching that one which does impair how well she can do. Sadly.
Akia: {Katsuka smiled as she sees the unregistered alcohol go away. She almost wants to respond to Akia being slightly flirtateous but it's easier to see if she was just playing more than anything else.} Katsuka: "Great, I'm glad you understand, Akia-Chan! Now, there are no security cameras outside, so I think that's a good place to start. Follow us, the exits are free of students right now." Chisaki: "You can tell you friends to come on too! The exit isn't going to find itself, after all!...There are friends here with you, right? Like the boy with the blue hair?..." {Chisaki would wave at Anghel, merely to say hello if he even noticed. Her eyes would avoid contact with Rose on purpose, as he was speaking to nothing and nobody in her eyes.} (New name - Kazuo and Co.): Sonomi: "Really? That sounds very mean of her! I'd never want to do something like that. In my opinion, it's better to say your feelings outright. Though, did you ever do anything to her specifically? It's unnacceptable behavior, but even so, there are causes for everything..." {As the words, "I'd never do something like that" were said, her facial expression and figure changed from a worried Sonomi to a smug Sana at the blink of an eye. As Sonomi becomes herself again, she would put a finger on her chin to think to herself, looking up at the bright sky. Whatever she was thinking about, she wasn't going to let her thoughts linger, as she clasps her hands together and closes her eyes, giving Kazuo a bright smile.} Sonomi: "Well, not that it matters too much, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to! Anyways, if you want to head for the exit, it's not crowded anymore from what I know. Come on, I'll take you there. I'll even take you by your hand if you want, Kazuo-Kun. Tee-hee!" {The girl teases her fellow transfer student as she decides to walk towards where the exit is. At the last second, she turns around and says a message to everyone in the quad, one that lets them know the exit is open this time.} Sonomi: "Hey you all, we're about to head out! Come on and join us!" Katty: {As Katty would attempt to follow Asena through the exit, she would always be an inch away before she gets lost in the crowd of faceless students. This would seem to go on for an eternity before the same blue haired girl she let through passes through the crowd with ease. Afterwards, the connected hallway would become less crowded in less than a second.} Katsuka: "Welp, that takes care of that. Ok Akia, the exit's clear for sure." {Another pair of girls would trail after Sonomi, and presumably Kazuo. Katsuka look back and flash a thumbs up to Akia to know the coast is clear, and Chisaki would think to herself, heading outside before Katsuka.} Chisaki: "I always liked the greenhouse better than the quad. Maybe I should make my way there, the plants might be worried without my presence tending to them..." {The environment beyond the quad would be unexpectedly spacious, further fitting the aesthetic of a college campus rather than a regular school. Every building nearby was a faded color like before, and there was even more grass that was less and less green the further it spread out. The sun was excessively bright, but it's rays seemed to be weaker than normal. As Fushi would head outside, his map would glow faintly.} Sonomi: "Hey Kazuo-Kun, want to go to the library? I think it's one of the first places you should look at when on the campus. Other than the dormitories, dining hall, and the portable classrooms of course. You've seen those already, right?"
Emi: {Eiko laughed along with Emi, though her laugh was noticeably louder. Her smile grew wide as she waited for Emi to leave the teacher's lounge. Without any warning, she slammed the door behind her, almost causing her to spill her ramen.} Eiko: "Aw, is that so? I could've sworn the principal told me about having to talk to a coworker today! You did have an interview with her, right? Something about a special role?" {Her voice was still lively until she finished. Emi looked around her before giving Emi a dull-eyed gaze. The light from the window shined on her red glasses, making the lens cover her eyes.} Eiko: "Besides, if what you've said is true, that's incriminating evidence for the security cameras and would suspect me to believe you're an intruder. So if you really don't teach here, I'd suggest you play along for now, okay Emi-San? Yeah? Ok, hope that's settled! Would you like to hold one of my cups for me?" {After giving her a quick warning, the girl would immediately revert back to her cheery outlook. Whether or not Emi took one of the cups, they'd head on over to the classroom that Eiko managed. She opened the door and put her cup down, then looks over to where Alliester was supposed to be. Eiko ran back out, worried for her student assistant.} Eiko: "Oh gosh, where did he go? It better be to the bathroom, the vice-principal warned me about negligence!" Alliester: {As Aliester made his way back down the top floor, the hallways would be suspiciously empty and quiet. Were the students already in class? Since the clasroom he got out of was next to the roof, it wouldn't take long before he was back to where he was before. There, a relieved Eiko was prepared to greet him.} Eiko: "Ah, there you are! I was wondering where you went, Alliester-San! I have someone to show you!" {Eiko would proceed to take Alliester by the hand, guiding him back to the classroom where him and Emi could face each other eye to eye. Eiko talked to the both of them to introduce the roles they played. When she finished, she waited for them to introduce themselves in their own way and whether there were any questions or not.} Eiko: "Student-Assistant, meet the new teacher! Teacher, meet my Student-Assistant! He's a wonderful kid! I really hope you two get along."
Anghel holds his pose for a while longer... and realizes this person isn’t responding. Rejection is painful. Dragging his feet, he starts wandering to elsewhere. Maybe he could focus and draw in the library advertised in the brochure. He claps his hands to psych himself up and heads off towards there. “Let us hope I do not get trapped in an icy cage again. Edel Blau is not here to save me.”
[Kazuo rolls his eyes as Sana appears again. This must be it, isn't it? Some kind of plot of hers. Could it be a fake her? Or a past self? Maybe a relative. Whatever the case, he shakes his head. The girl was cute and at the very least, she was actually nice. He can work with this.] "That's... fine, I can just follow you." [Without much else to do, Kazuo moves towards the exit, shrugging at the rest of the group. He would put both hands inside the pockets of his pants as he notices the... weirdly creepy place he got himself trapped in.] "...Actually, I don't know anything about this place. I just got here. I... guess I'm in your care for now."
Okay! Fushi senses nothing amiss and tags behind Kazuo. Following him and the girl in front like a shadow.
Once Kazuo starts to leave, Asami would quickly follow at his side, disregarding the other students. "Ughh... this place is starting to make me feel a little anxious. Kazuo, do you think you could, uh, um, just keep track of me or something? I'm no good with..." There would be a hint of desperation in her voice as she struggles to even get her words out at all.
"that same blue haired girl?" as she was leaving, she notices the blue haired girl, weird, she thought she has an art club activity and fully respected that, but she is still here as there's nothing. "is she a NPC or something??" her half dream is really playing at her head. As this place bocmes less crowded with those faceless people, as she notices more people with faces finally, all she had is the sigh of the nervousness going all out, and the feeling of excitement of her head increasing, yet in reality she has just the same plain face that goes like 'you are in my way', in which she has no energy to make an excited face. "want to go to the library? I think it's one of the first places you should look at when on the campus. Other than the dormitories, dining hall, and the portable classrooms of course. You've seen those already, right?" she heard what did the girl say. "wait, so this place is more than college then?" she appeared within the conversation that those people that she doesn't know have asked.
OOC: frik I forgot about this I’ll try to find a way in later on
Emi muttered a soft 'Scaaaary' under her breath at Eiko's warning, gathering that maybe her new "coworker" wasn't necessarily the person to go to on the current situation. She took one of Eiko's cups with a shrug and followed her to the classroom. "We must be here pretty early huh? It's quiet. I almost kind of like it this way. Keeping up with the energy of kids is so difficult. Sometimes it feels better to relish the silence." She spoke with an unusual lack of expression but quickly reverted to her usual bubbly smile. She bowed to Alliester and offered him a wide, welcoming smile. "Emi Sumeragi, I'll be teaching here from now on! It's a pleasure to meet you Alliester-kun! Say, I don't think I've heard a name like that before! It's quite regal! Like the name of a noble prince!"
Alliester blinked a few times, this woman had a tendency to be overbearing. He shook it off rather quickly, and returned Emi's bow with a serene smile plastered on his face. "Well met, Sumeragi-san. As mentioned, I am Alliester, student-assistant to this... unique woman. I do hope she doesn't cause you too much trouble, she can be a bit much but I assure you she means well." As mentioned, Alliester's name was odd. His face didn't appear to give any clue has to his heritage, and aside from the streak in his hair his appearance didn't leave a very strong impression in general. He chuckled at Emi's remark, placing a hand on his chest. "Well, my parents were a bit eccentric. Perhaps they expected a bit much of me, but I suppose my name does make for a decent icebreaker. Regardless, I do hope we can get along."
The woman would shrug slightly at the question of friends being around, that's... Overselling it, she knows that Kazuo kid vaguely. She guess. But that's about it. The blue-haired one though? "I wouldn't call any of em friends exactly, I vaguely know one of em but even that's an acquaintance. Brown-haired guy named Kazuo. He's the only one who I recall too, can't tell you anything about the bluenette there." No cameras sounds good by her though, even if it means leaving the weirdo who for some reason carries around a fucking grappling hook unattended. That might be best even, she's trying to make that girl think she's fallen for a ruse after all. what better to seem like an unattentive fool with too much booze than just... Actually acting like one would? So with that Akia merely giggles slightly and stands up to begin walking. "And sure thing girls, it's fine by me to get somewhere a bit less crowded for now! Hanging around too many people is a pain sometimes after all, right~?" If she's just playing or not isn't really a question the Inscribed could or would answer even if asked point blank, but for the moment she'll keep acting like a friendly vaguely flirting drunk. Partly because it's just fun to use that kind of voice and expression, part because it's a good way to be taken as harmless oftentimes.
My deepest apologies. Such a question had brought me other questions, I follow Anghel, but then trip, not on purpose. I am really clumsy. "Ow... Wait up!" I Yelp I rush to catch up to Anghel.
Akia: Katsuka: "That's a bit interesting. You lot just seemed to come all at once, for some reason it seemed like the easiest thing to conclude were that you all were friends enrolling in the same school." {Katsuka tried to think about how it was possible that the new group of transfer students knew so little around them, as well as about each other. The outside of the campus was like everyone else saw, faded out pastel buildings with grass that seems to reach forever, eventually losing color as one passes by. The blue skies had an excessively bright sun that seemed not to work properly despite it's extraordinarily luminous rays. Chisaki heard the wind more than conversation, so she decided to fill in the void.} Chisaki: "Agreed, Akia-Chan! Plants don't give me minor panic attacks way less than people do. Nevertheless, I was going to suggest to head to the Wayseer's place. I need to find out which day is best to give the plants in the greenhouse fertilizer. It's not like it's crucial, but it helps for letting them thrive." {Chisaki would seem to reach for the most reliable thing she could talk about, which were the plants in the greenhouse. Katsuka decided to keep her thoughts on hold and laugh at her friend's inability to not show off her love for botany.} Katsuka: "And it's also because the greenhouse is right near it, right? Either way, let's hope today will be your day. Akia, you want to see the Seer for yourself? It's almost like a mini haunted house if it only had one attraction. Well, that's only if you find that type of stuff scary. Kind of hard to, in my opinion. Otherwise, we can meet up later and you can go off and do whatever you want." Emi and Alliester: Eiko: "You aren't wrong there, Alliester-San! But it's nice to see the kids here smile for once in their life. God forbid we have joy in this establishment, right?...Ah wait, I forgot to tell Emi-San about the neighboring classes! You're right about silent. They're that almost all the time. Which reminds me..." {The girl would make sure the two were looking at her before she opened the door to the neighbouring classroom, nervously waving to the teacher who was in the middle of teaching his class. All students and the teacher himself were faceless, wearing monochrome clothes. When the door opened, everyone inside of the classroom looked at Eiko.} Eiko: "Greetings, Mr. Hasegawa-San! I left a pen in here, may I retrieve it?" Hasegawa: "Why of course, Magarabi-San. Look near my desk." {Though the marble floor had carpets on it, Eiko still entered the room being one of the loudest things there. The other one being the teacher speaking to the class as they pointed at the whiteboard, and the students writing and erasing simultaneously. The Air Conditioner extended it's reach outside of the classroom now that the door was opened, with Emi and Alliester feeling the chilling breeze of the classroom. Unlike Eiko's classroom where the chairs were comfortable as if they belonged to a movie theater, this one had the students seated on traditional, but expensive desks that almost looked like they were each crafted personally for the faceless students.} {Eiko wasted no time searching through the desk, finding a red pen with a flower pin on it. Her and the teacher waved goodbye silently before the door shut. Emi and Alliester no longer felt the cold air emenating from the neighbouring classroom, and the hallways were silent once again, with them being the only thing making any sound. Eiko sighed before she looked at the two, smiling and flicking her pen on and off.} Eiko: "...yep, just like how I remember it. Gee, I sure hope we won't interrupt anything once we start teaching."
Kazuo and Co: Sonomi: "Huh, that's weird, I would've thought you knew about them already." {As Kazuo and most likely everyone else didn't know about the conservatory that well, Sonomi would put a finger on her chin to think about how she can fix the problem of unfamiliarity that comes off from the group of transfer students. With a quick solution made on the spot thanks to what Kazuo said, the girl nods her head and smiles.} Sonomi: "You must be some group of extremely new transfer students then! Well, if that's the case, I'll be happy to act as your mini tour guide person as long as you'd be fine with a few restroom breaks here and there!" {The group she accumulated on pure coincidence would decide to follow her as she ventures toward the library, a large building that is colored a faded pastel pink. There would be flyers plastered on the front of the double doors that acted as the entrance. Fushi in particular would notice that there's a blue crystal that floats on top of the library, spinning and seemingly pointed down at the building. Sonomi herself would clear her throat before holding the door open for everyone.} Sonomi: "Ok, here we are. The library. For the sake of the atmosphere, I'll go ahead and be quieter. There's a girl who actually volunteered to manage the library, and her help is very much appreciated. I'd say this is an amazing place to relax from schoolwork, or get help and end up doing it in order to get it out of the way sooner." {The first thing that would be noticeable in the library would be the color scheme of the place. Most things were white, to eccentuate the calming quiet of the atmosphere. The back of the front doors would have the words "Please Stay Quiet in this Environment" would be carved onto the surface, being filled in with black. At the front desk would be three girls, one of them behind the counter. The two at the reception desk would be two friends, one with long, black curly hair, and the other would have braided strawberry blonde hair. The other girl at the front of the desk would be turned around, reading a book of her own while slightly jittery. She had her black hair braided into a ponytail with a red bow and was wearing a pink school uniform.} {There was a seperate section for computers, tables for reading and/or studying, as well as a space for things like board games. White bookshelves carried an insurmountable number of books with varying colors, making the white shelves appear to have the colors of the rainbow inserted into the blank spaces. Surprisingly enough, there weren't any restrooms in this establishment, only a backdoor to lead closer to your dormitories, each having seperate bathrooms for yourself.}
The library... This is the place where neko thought that there could be a book about this school or anything, even if she's not good at reading books, she could try that... Or she could ask someone to read for her. As she looked around all the other 'transfer students' who are the same as her, what had her interest that one strange student who seems to move strange as if he is picking up something... Of course that didn't interest anything to neko... Guess she'll just read a book, or just find the computer room--- As there was a section for the computers, neko's eyes started to fire up, you can see the fire aura of excitement yet her toxic face is still written on her face. "y'all can go on your own, I found the computer room before the crocodile could tell me" she went ahead and sit on a chair and booted up some of the computer, she played a little bit with the keyboard before even booting it up. "aw yeah, ASMR keyboard clicking" she said it quietly as her grin started to appear on her toxic face, you'll never know if she does something good or bad, but there she goes anyway. After booting the computer, all she waits is what will the computer react.
[Considering where they were, Kazuo would keep his voice down. He was all too familiar with the scenery of a library, as he tries to spend all his free time within one when allowed to, reading, researching or just plainly sleeping while acting as if he was studying. They were always peaceful, so why not go wild? That's how he thinks.] "If you don't mind me then, I'll take the chance to see if I find out anything new." [Kazuo would calmly approach the reception of the library and look at all the girls, trying to remain quiet, calm, quite possibly even making his gaze a bit too serious.] "Excuse me, do you have any section related to the occult here? Or some kind of history book about this place?"
Asami would stick close to Kazuo, sighing with disgust upon noticing his gaze being directed towards the general victinity of any female. At the reception, she would speak up, not really knowing how to keep her voice down. "Ah... Kazzie, can you read aloud for me? I'm interested in that too, but... I don't know how to read." Asami would look down, feeling slightly ashamed.
“Ah, you have followed me here. This is a place with infinite knowledge, where I come for infinite inspiration. Now, then, allow me to find the richest source of knowledge in this place...” Anghel speaks dramatically to Rose, although quietly because they’re in a library. His search will bring him past the shelves, past the board games, around the library until he finds the ultimate treasure... ...the manga/graphic novel section, if there is one.
Quintus would stay away from the room, his eyes seeming irritated. "Seriously, why is everything so white? Is this supposed to make it seem more pristine or something? What a pain on the eyes." Something stirred within. He'd seem to noticeably get irritated though as usual would try to remain calm. "It'll be fine... So, are you just showing off this library or is there anything else noteworthy in this school?"
Emi visibly shivered at the cold air, taking a few steps back from the classroom. As she gazed on the radically different environment inside, her head tilted almost sideways, blinking rapidly with expressive confusion. "These two places look like they're from different schools entirely! Do you get to personalize the classrooms or something? That'd be a lot of fun if you could!" Despite her circumstances, Emi was clearly finding something to enjoy about this new workplace that had been thrust upon her, an almost childish enthusiasm in her bright gold eyes. "Is the uniform strict in this place? I realize we're kind of the only ones with any semblance of color. Literally." She'd wink at Alliester, thinking herself the absolute peak of comedy.
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"Heh, that would be something which makes sense wouldn't it. Us all joining together... But nah, I just kinda found myself here for seemingly no reason, honestly? I'd suspect they're the same but I haven't really asked on em or anything." She shrugs at that, there isn't anything that really stuns her anymore. So why not just roll with the madness and try to keep calm? Not as if freaking out over things will do anyone good after all. As for their question... "Seer huh... Well, considering I'm a spooky weirdo myself I've never been one to write those things off. Kinda hard to say things are impossible when you can conjure something from nothing, ya know? So yeah I'm a little curious." Even just from the things she knows, an epithet that lets one see the future isn't impossible. And there's far more in this strange version of Earth than just the Inscribed, that's something she's figured out a while ago. So why not check this Seer out while she's here? No harm in it by her guess, hopefully.
Alliester folded his arms in discomfort, grimacing slightly as the cold air came abruptly. He didn't particularly mind the cold itself, but it did feel a tad out of place. In response to Emi, he merely chuckled lowly. Ah, well I hope my attire isn't too strictly enforced. I have a habit of changing my styles by the day. I've been told I'm more fickle than most other boys, which I choose to interpret as a compliment.
Hey. What is that blue thing up there? Fushi directs his inquiry to Sonomi and Quintus assuming that they will know. This place was a new experience for him but none of the books caught his interest. They looked like boring colorful objects given that he lacked knowledge of their use. He couldn't read much either so he noticed the obvious instead.
Akia: Katsuka: "Well, most of you were obviously confused when you first entered. Though I could only see everyone being like that due to the courtesy of the quad somehow getting cleared in a moment's notice. Anyways, follow us so you won't get lost!" {Katsuka would smile and Chisaki would nod her head, then they both turn around and walk in a direction past the quad down south, remmebering to go west. Chisaki would regularly check behind her so that they don't lose one of their acquaintances, as well as glance off to the side to look at the faded grass.} {After a few minutes of walking pass, they'd stop at a building that was surprisingly small compared to the rest of the facilities. It was also colored a shiny jet black instead of a faded pastel, with an antique wooden door welcoming the three. Katsuka would walk up to the door, knocking on it as common courtesy before letting it open for the others to see.} ???: "What...doth thou propose?...Thy future?...Freedom?...or Resolution?" {The room inside would have an aesthetic based on stars. Once the door behind them was closed, there would be a very obvious lack of natural lights whether it was automated or by the bright sun that was outside. Even though it was easy to feel the soft fleece carpet that stretched throughout the entire room, the environment made you feel as if you were floating in space, complete with the occasional twinkle that appears on the roof. Chisaki giggled to herself as she spun around the room, being one with the environment.} {There was a light that was carved to be in the shape of a cross, shining on a petite looking girl who's long hair stretched to the floor. She wore blue and purple robes that looked more fit to be for a giant rather than someone for her short stature. Past the veil that covered most of her face, left her with blue eyes that were dim, void of light, as if to stare into one's soul.} {She had one of her sleeves near 4 crystal balls, all were a different color. Chisaki would walk up to the Seer as they began to have a quiet conversation. The seer wouldn't even look away from the colorful orbs as Chisaki put down some currency on the table, which seemed to quickly fade out of existence as it hit the table.} Katsuka: "In order to actually use this facility and many others here, you need this form of currency our principal called "good marks", which you get from doing good in your classes. It's the replacement for traditional yen here." "Works well to get a feel for how finances work. If you're a teacher, you're basically rich since you're assigned to give these things out to good students. If you want to go talk to the Seer you can take some of mine." {Katsuka would offer to give Akia 6 bills and 4 coins approximating $6.54 worth of "good marks", which was the exact amount needed to talk with the Seer. Both the fake play money and the 3D printed coins would have an eerie smiley face and a star on them.}
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Emi and Alliester: {Eiko couldn't help but chuckle at them worrying about the strict policies of school uniforms. In most schools, that would be the case, but she already knew that it basically didn't exist here.} Eiko: "Oh, don't worry about it too much! I appreciate boys like Alliester-San with his different choice in clothing. There are a few others I've seen like Asena-Kun and Iketiru-Kun who wear slightly different clothes. It's just black and white but it's better than gray, plus they act like they have feelings so that's a huge plus for me." {Still, she felt the need to at least note why they're able to wear such things without being berated about it. It's weird to let a detail about them being the only ones having color slide.} Eiko: "When students usually come here, they wear their own clothes which is understandable. But after a semester or two I see that most of them change to the default uniforms this school gives because it's so free, easy, and accessible. Us teachers are given these too, they magically appear in our dorm rooms." {Eiko would open the door to her own classroom, which immediately held a stark contrast to the traditional outlook that Mr. Hasegawa's classroom had. The walls were colored beige, and there was a certain pattern that made the brown paint up top overlay with the beige. The floors were fully carpeted, each step taken inside the classroom would be similar to walking on a cloud. The windows on the other side would let some bright natural light in, but the atmosphere always made it felt like you were in the middle of a sunset.} {Near the back of the room would have a row of 5 computers with a flat-screen monitor, each having a comfortable chair that can fold into itself. At the same time, there would be two bookshelves placed against the walls. The desks that took up most of the space were moreso movie theater chairs that have a desk built into it, similar to a personal couch like Alliester first woke up in. A whiteboard would be placed at the front of the room, which still had the "Please Don't Mess Anything Up" message written on it.} Eiko: "On the topic of personalized classrooms, I especially made sure to make the environment look relaxing. Of course, sometimes it might be easy to sleep in class, but in my opinion it's better than freezing in your desk." "At the same time, I also made sure there weren't too many decorations so as to not distract the kids from learning. That reminds me...Emi-San, would you like to see the students that will be under our custody this school year?" {Eiko would walk over to her table that took up a small section of the room, similar to a student desk if the desk and the chair were seperated. With this, she searched through her drawers for an unopened pack of chopsticks to put her cup ramen in. Afterwards, the girl would take out a simple sheet that had every student's name written in red pen.}
Kazuo and Co: {As Katty went onto the computer, it would give a slightly compressed melody to signify it actually booting up for the girl. Since a password was not at all needed for entry, Katty was seemingly free to be able to do whatever she wanted. But even though that looked to be the case, the red and black hexagon pattern only showed one software to boot up in the middle named "FUN.iki".} {Anghel ventured far and wide throughout the white library, taking many twists and turns until he is able to finally see the section that holds all the manga. Just across from it would also be the aisle that contains graphic novels. Out of all the genres that populated the library's vastness, this would be the one that was the most populated with faceless students, each one wearing a monochrome uniform.} {Quintus and Fushi, who were the only two that didn't choose to venture the library, would talk with Sonomi. When Fushi decided to ask about the blue crystal that appeared atop the library, she'd merely tilt her head in confusion. Quintus would also not see such a thing, as he was no the one that held the specific item to do so.} Sonomi: "Hmm? What are you talking about, Fushi-Kun? I never knew that those things really existed here on campus. Maybe the thing you're looking at had something to do with the vice-principal's map..." "Oh, and you're Quintus-Kun, right? The map I gave to Fushi can easily tell you about how to get to any other places that you desire. As for me, I'm gonna go back to my dorm and go on a little restroom break. If Kazuo-Kun asks, just tell that to him for me, please." {As Sonomi was still holding the door open, she felt that the backdoor that lead closer to the dormitories was too inconvenient, therefore she bowed to Quintus and Fushi before departing, closing the door behind her. Meanwhile with Kazuo, he'd be met with a familiar face as he goes to the reception. Or at least, familiar when she actually shows her face.} "Of course, there's one in front of the-" {Novella, who almost dropped the book in her hands once she met with the person asking the question. Even though she was thoroughly shocked that he was actually in an environment such as this, the rules of the library were to be quiet. The girl would only be able to cover her face in her book as she let out a low-volume scream.} Novella: "K-Kazuo? W-what are y-you doing here? I-I thought t-that you went to s-some other school..." {Asami might know this girl, she might not. Either way, if she were to enact her policy of dispelling illusions, she'd find out that there's absolutely nothing wrong with the scenery and the atmosphere. Ceiling fans spun as the two girls at the reception desk also spoke up when hearing the name Kazuo, mainly the one with the curly hair. Kazuo would know who this is as well, but not her friend.} Malloryn: "Novella-Senpai, are you talking to Kazuo-Kun from Kosei High? That's convenient. It's nice to see you again, Kazuo. My friend Keilin-Chan came with me too. This school looks wonderful, don't you agree, Keilin?" {The girl with strawberry blonde hair would be late to react to Malloryn calling on her, raising an eyebrow being confused about the supposed reunion going on. At least until she met who this was as well, which made her more nervous that she was openly suspicious about someone right in front of them.} Keilin: "Eh? Er, ye-yeah Malloryn-San, it does look nice. Mal, when did you start talking about this boy?...oh...he's with us...my apologies, Kazuo-Kun..." {Though she would've liked it better to walk away and cry the awkwardness out, the library was no place for that. As such, she can only resort to saying her apologies and crying internally.}
Asami tenses up and pouts as the girls reveal their connection to Kazuo, her fists clenched and her heat energy intensified. "Why does every girl we come across have some sort of connection to my Kazzie!? It's not fair..." She would then tug at one of the young boy in question's sleeves, looking up at him with pleading eyes. "Kazuo, you still care about me, right?"
Neko felt disapointed as if there was never an Internet browser, windows, or even video games in it earlier, or so any info about that weird named college academy she is in right now, as she only wants only info about it, she can't help but wonder, what is that kind of program or file... FUN.iki a file in which neko isn't aware of what did .iki mean as it is the first time seeing a file type like this... Although it could belong to a certain program, she tried her best of what could .iki mean, the first thing that neko could think of is a definition of the Japanese kanji 'iki' in which it meant 'breath'. She is unaware of what does FUN part could mean, what did it mean? Does it mean fun or something really joyful... Neko felt whoever named it at least should make a document explaining all of those meanings. But for now, she will check other computers for later if it has different things, but she should try opening this one, and so, she opened the program, she has her hands prepared for alt shift crtl delete if the program does something wrong as soon as possible.
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“How strange... homunculi fill this realm...” Anghel mutters to himself as he peruses the bookshelf. He decides to kill time before class by reading one of the series he hasn’t read yet. Occasionally, he looks up to see if there’s any change in the crowd, but he’s mostly just focused on the tome of infinite wisdom in front of him.
[The moment was probably lost as it happened during the update, but right now, Kazuo was lying limp on the desk, passing out all of a sudden. When the apology reaches him as well as Asami's own voice, he slowly lifts since face up, as well as the rest of his body. He looked weak, or rather... a weird combination of feeling mortified and weirded out.] "Girls...why is it always the girls...!? Where the hell is Gad...!?" [Kazuo somehow felt Gad was nearby, and went as far as to look back. However, there was only Quintus. Kazuo glared at Quintus silently, like expecting something to change when it wouldn't.] "Weird." [He finally looks back at Asami, with a somewhat weird mood.] "You're a kid, if I didn't, Apollo would punch me or something. Why are you even here? You should be in like third grade or something." [He directs the same face at the rest of the girls.] "Long time no see, apparently. I have no idea what I'm doing here, so I'm trying to piece stuff together... if possible. I don't think this world is completely real. I almost want it to be like what happened at Kosei with Kodomo." [He takes a deep, deeeeeeeeeeeeeeep breath before he goes back to his usual, "normal" self.] "I want any book that may clue me in as to what exactly is this place. It doesn't seem like I can just get away easily. I would also appreciate anything any of you could tell me."
"I'm not sure how I feel about the way you say 'custody' but I'm absolutely ecstatic to meet our students! Plus having personalized classrooms is a breath of fresh air! Running around from classroom to classroom is so exhausting... good cardio though!" Emi started jogging in place for a moment as if to demonstrate before leaning over nosily to see the list Eiko was staring at. The more she could find out about her mysterious new workplace the better, which included potentially learning about the students who exist there. "So Eiko-san how long have you been working here? I get the impression the staff is pretty familiar with you considering that big sign back there."
Fushi confusedly tilts his head. Something is there. He grabs Quintus' hand to get his attention and points at the blue crystal he sees. Do you see it? He look at Quintus and then the crystal in hopes of some affirmation.
Alliester kept quiet for now, leaning leisurely against the wall of the classroom and taking this opportunity to glance at his cellphone again. It looked like he was scrolling absentmindedly up and down a rather long list, but his expression didn't betray his stoicism. After a moment, he seemed satisfied enough and stashed the device back into his pocket with a slight huff.
Quintus looks back at Fushi. Did this one seem insane? It was hard for him to tell just from the get go but assuming he was telling the truth then it just meant there'd be another odd thing to watch out for. "No, not even a little bit. I'm not even sure what you're trying to point out. Though, if I were to guess if only you can see it and your sure you're not hallucinating or something I'd assume it's just another rule of this place. That is to say, if you say you can see it it's probably there. Nobody else can tell though. Anyway, you have a map right? I'm wondering if this school has any especially unusual locations. If there was any place that would have a hint as to why we're here it'd probably be somewhere like that."
The woman shrugs a bit, right... Fake money, how annoying. She should burn this fucking hellhole to the ground when she gets a chance. But not right now, for the moment she'd simply smile calmly and go in. "Eh sure, if it's not a big deal. I'll totally pay you back sometime~" After taking the small loan she'd just go in and glance towards this 'Seer' curiously. Probably won't be too useful, but as for what she proposes... Of the offered choices, only the second one truly holds any interest for Akia. "Greetings! To answer your question, freedom I suppose. Always been a fan of it, the rest just didn't really catch my notice much." She greets this Seer person with a slight wave while looking around the room curiously, maybe there's something interesting here. But probably not. That'd be asking too much, after all.
Akia: {The Seer's gaze wouldn't avert when called upon to respond, her dull blue eyes only seeming to perpetuate one direction. Her eyes would seem to pierce her soul, but not deciding to focus on Akia. Even so, something automates the petite robed figure to reply to her wishes.} Seer: "...I see..." {As Akia surveyed the room, the floor would start to spin. Somehow the dark room would begin to grow even darker to the degree that one could only see themselves. The crystal orbs on the table would become a light gray, then shift into various different colors. They would proceed to stop on a bloody red color, and the seer's gaze seemed to light up a slight bit. Not due to emotions, rather to the events that she is witnessing internally.} Seer: "The odds of Your "freedom"...bleak...Expiring...but fret not...for thou is able to Achieve "freedom"...be Ready...for the day of graduation...salvation...do Not be deturred...For those that live Onwards Riding past the ones that have fallen...thou possesses Desires which Entwine with All That Have came..." {Wherever Akia held her loan, if it was in her hands or her pockets, she'd feel herself feel slightly lighter. Specific words would cause the Seer's voice to "malfunction" slightly, but Katsuka nor Chisaki seemed to flinch when the prophecy was said with a glitched voice. Instead, they both breathed a sigh of relief as the room went back to normal.} Emi and Alliester: {Eiko would normally raise an eyebrow at what Emi had said, but when she figured out what exactly the statement really meant, she laughed to herself before glancing over at Alliester as she replied to her coworker.} Eiko: "Oh, that? Don't worry about that! I just copied a sign that one of my coworkers gave me and drew it on the board for Alliester-San to read when I had to go to the Teacher's Lounge. It's actually way smaller in person, see?" {The girl pulled out a smaller version of the sign that had more vibrant coloring, the way it was shaped would make one believe it were some kind of hall pass. As Emi tried to poke her head out and read the sheet clearer, Eiko put it in her hands for a better read. Then she started to talk to her coworker more.} Eiko: "I wouldn't say that I'm too familiar with them though, but they're always familiar with me! It's only kind of sad whenever I forget their names...but it happens all the time. Both male and female. I memorize off of which classroom they were assigned to teach instead of their looks, because it'd be a nightmare if that were the case." {The following names are listed on the attendance sheet, telling Emi about all the names listed under "Students".} Kazuo Takahara. A question mark is placed at the end of his surname. Fushi. A surname is not listed. Rose Black. Both words are in quotation marks. Jill Turner. Both names are crossed out heavily, but not replaced with anything. Anghel Higure. An exclamation point was listed at the end of his name. Quintus Geminus. There was an ellipsis at the end of his name. Mayuki Neko. A poorly drawn dog was placed beside her name. Akia Sato. Beside her name was the sign of a circle and a diagonal line. Sonomi Maizono. A smiley face was at the end of her name. Asena Bishoujo. A frowney face was beside his name. Katsuka Daida. A poorly drawn sun was beside her name. Chisaki Dorichi. A poorly drawn flower was beside her name. Ai Katsuzashi. Nothing was beside his name. Malloryn Von...Nevermind. The nevermind replaced the surname. Keilin Minami. An arrow pointed at Malloryn's name. Novella. Like Fushi, there's no surname listed. There was only the letter A circles next to her name. {There were 16 names listed in the attendance sheet. Some of which Emi might find as familiar.}
Kazuo and Co: {As Katty decides to run the program, the whole computer's background would be replaced with complete darkness. However, it only took a few seconds until Katty could actually see what was being booted up.} {The word "ambience" was shown on the monitor until it transitioned to something else. A close-up of a blue haired girl with her eyes closed, gripping onto a flower standing behind a tree as the sun shined brightly. The effect of wind would take place, making the picture move with the breeze, as if it were an animation.} {However, it wouldn't take long before the picture closed. Another word flashed to show a transitioned, "Envision". But this time it went too quick for Katty to read it properly, only showing red text that went by fast as if it weren't supposed to be shown. It goes back to the picture as was seen the first time before Katty could comprehend the meaning of the word.} {Now the wind still took place, but soon the girl would open her eyes. And everything would go dark. A silhouette of the girl would show her smiling as an eye-bleeding red served to be her background. The words "I see you" are written behind her. And then the computer would shut down.} {Anghel would take a series that went past him and his insurmountably vast knowledge of the subject of mangas and stop on one that almost appeared as if the novel was shipped nowhere but this school. The plot was a regular type of situation. "High schoolers get trapped in a different world where they suddenly have to become generals of armys", just the usual.} {The more he read, the less things made sense. Even so, as the chapters were being explored, something inside Anghel made him feel like he was snooping in someone's diary. Whenever he looked up, he found out that less and less people crowded the aisle he was reading the manga in.} {Quintus still wouldn't see anything that Fushi was talking about, but Fushi's eyes would find it to be as clear as day. Nobody else would notice it though, not even the faceless students. It was at this point when his map started to faintly glow once more, in turn letting the blue crystal Fushi saw become more bright to the eyes.} {As Kazuo asks for a history book that'd tell him more about the school, Novella would adjust her glasses as she fidgeted in place. Though she's usually very specific with her nervousness, the only thing that can happen in the library is a relaxed and quiet time. No time for yelling, no matter how much her heart can't take the pressure of social conversation.} Novella: "E-erm, the history books are on Aisle 5- wait...o-oh no...I'm s-so bad at my j-job...I j-just started...eeee...they're under my desk, I need to find them..." {Immediately, Novella took this as the perfect chance to depart from the conversation, leaving Kazuo empty handed for a while. Malloryn glanced at her friend Keilin before clearing her throat, speaking up about all the information that she knows about the place Kazuo knows nothing about.} Malloryn: "Me and Keilin actually came here on a whim before you did, and we were interviewed by the Principal himself. He's just a slight bit intimidating, but still nice. His daughter's also a very exceptional individual who's aspiring to take the position for her father in due time. It didn't take long before we both became transfer students, though I kind of miss Kosei...where's this place located again?"
{Despite thinking that Malloryn said the most useful bits, Keilin still felt the need to tell about what she knows. She looked down while giving her information as well.} Keilin: "Uh, I don't know actually, but...Y-yeah. What she said. Oh, and you can charge your phone almost anywhere. There are tables outside that have outlets, and the trees have outlets...The first day we were here, they gave away lanyards for our student ids. They both have usb plugs built inside of them. Everything's pretty tech-heavy, but I wish there were therapy dogs...I still feel kinda nervous..." {From under the table, Novella appears once again with a book that looks similar to a textbook if most of the pages were ripped out. Even so, it was easy to carry despite it being a bit tall to look like any normal notebook, and it was different compared to the alternative in mind which shall not be named at the current moment.} Novella: "H-here erm, h-here it is, Kazuo...It's not really that long of a read, but it's very useful in my opinion." Everyone: {In the middle of everyone's conversation, a speaker came into existence one way or another. In Akia's case, the Wayseer's room would have it appear from the Seer's spotlight, and the announcement would be said in an echo. For everyone in the library, the speaker's would reach everyone in the room, but the volume would be turned down so as to not disturb the masses. Emi and Alliester were in Eiko's classroom, being the only ones that can hear the announcement clearly.} "All transfer students, please head to the gymnasium! Everyone else, head back to your appropriate class! I repeat, all transfer students, please head to the gymnasium. Everyone else, head back to your appropriate class!~" {The voice being transmitted from the speakers sounded young and girlish. All the faceless students in the library started to leave from the front or back door, whichever they were closer to. Likewise, as soon as Emi and Alliester were to leave the room, they'd find that the hallways were suddenly crowding up. Akia, Katsuka, and Chisaki would be able to see the students bustle about, almost moving like a stream, heading to the building with the portable classrooms.} {The announcement would echo in the back of mostly everyone's mind. Akia, who was in the Wayseer's Room, would be able to follow after Chisaki and Katsuka to the gymnasium. Emi and Alliester, who were in the classroom, would be able to follow Eiko to the gymnasium. Everyone in the library could find their way to the gymnasium through following Kazuo and the three girls that coincidentally had connections with him, or by virtue of Fushi's map as it glowed in his pocket. To Fushi, a gem would also be on top of the gymnasium's building just like the one from the library.} {For those that enter the gymnasium, they'd be met with a spacious room, one similar to a basketball court. The bleachers were placed on the sides, yet there were no actual basketball nets that can be easily spotted. Up front was a platform that took up a good chunk of the gymnasium. There was nothing to be seen other than an oversized stuff alpaca, a dollhouse, and a microphone with no one to operate it.}
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Anghel frowns the more he reads. This plot is devolving faster than a bad fanfiction work. The concept and odd feeling is all that keeps him going. What is this- “Ah, I cannot be late, or the Great Lord will strike me down!” Anghel puts the book back on the shelf and rushes off towards the gymnasium. He raises an eyebrow at the setup within but decides to leave it alone. His unbandaged eye wanders around the room as he waits for the other transfer students to arrive. Perhaps he can make some allies here.
"It... turned off...?" Neko is weirded out by this computer... It feels like that program itself can shut down the computer... That it only took a few seconds until neko could actually see what was being booted up. "ambience...? Is it like an environment or something...?" because she isn't so sure if that what it meant, until it transitioned to a closed-eyes blue haired girl with the flower under the tree, neko caught up of what did it mean, that picture is beautiful, it made neko's mind almost relaxed. "Env--, ah, what's that--?" Another word flashed to show a transitioned, 'Envision'. But this time it went too quick for neko to read it properly, only showing red text that went by fast as if it weren't supposed to be shown. It goes back to the picture as was seen the first time before Katty could comprehend the meaning of the word After that the blue haired and the scenery appeared again but with her eyes open and bleeding. "w-woah!" it almost made Neko jumpscared, and surprised, her eyes were still open focusing on the screen when she noticed the word 'I see you' that made neko confused, after that, it turned off. what did it mean? All she needed is info about this school... Unless someone was just programming this for fun... Then this ISN'T FUN AT ALL,sure the program has really neat commands, she just wants to open cmd program, and it doesn't EVEN EXIST HERE, What the heck is this dream exactly? This is way too much of 'do your homework and forget programming' here!... But... This is a whole level of weird, why would someone leave something like this here? And for what purpose?... It is has been ringing neko's mind. "I should check the other computers..." she stood up for this idea, she went ahead to boot up another computer... She would just hope there won't be able to see that FUN program ever again. After hearing the annoucement, Katty rememberd that she is actually a transfer student here. "Hmmm.... Surely, I do know that I lost the way and things like that, but here... I'm a transfer student?" with that said, she only hopes this is all a dream, but at the same time, she can't let go thinking about who would let someone have this program, but... She wants to stay longer and see if the rest of the computers are okay, so she could use them later on to read about this Valentris Halls Conservatory school, and then she will head to the 'gymnasium' hoping she won't get lost Ooc: I intended to post another post to continue it, but I used edit here after I didn't notice the *everyone* part, sorry.
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Fushi jumps back with surprise and drops the map. The sudden appearance of a gem on the item he already knew so little about is enough to shock him. What is that thing? He warily asks. He notices that the other people are going to some place that was named in the announcement, but isn't quick to follow. He waits to see what Quintus does and tries to mimick him. If Quintus doesn'tdo much of anything then he would wait till the hallways are less packed and then follow Kazuya.
"Eh? Kazuo is here? We've been seeing a lot of each other lately. And Fushi from the ghost investigation... This place sure is mysterious..." She was careful to say all of this under her breath but her pensiveness was visible from across the room. It'd be one thing to have been sucked into this situation alone, but the fact that familiar faces were somewhere nearby was worth noting. "This school is very peculiar isn't it Eiko-san? From the little I know about western schools, this establishment seems to share a lot in common with them. I'm excited to learn how to adapt to this though! What kind of educator would I be if I couldn't push my own boundaries!" An enthusiastic smile spread across her face, at least further than it already had, practically hopping in place.
Ooc: For those that have updated, you don't need to post again for this part (except Emi and Fushi maybe?). This mini-update is merely for clarification. Akia: Chisaki: "Ah, is that why this resting period before class felt a bit slow?" Katsuka: "I guess so. Thanks Miss Future See-r! Come on Akia, these announcements always mean something big." {The Seer doesn't respond to Katsuka's goodbyes, instead serving to look at the floor that slowly spins with a somber stare. The light that shines from the door immediately lights up the place, though nothing about the scenery changes other than finding out how bright the colors really were.} Emi and Alliester: {Eiko would give a chuckle at Emi's enthusiasm. An excited coworker are always the best to learn from. Though there isn't really much of a need to tell her about how unprofessional she can be as of NOW, right? No class going on, no worries needed.} Eiko: "I agree with that sentiment, tee-hee! Don't worry, an environment like this is kind of easy to adapt to after a day or two! Now let's not miss this announcement, shall we? We can accompany Alliester and hope that the halls won't get too crowded, plus you'll be even more familiar with the layout!" {The blonde girl would open the doors, staying on the lookout for faceless students and sigh out of relief, as they haven't started to enter the portable classrooms just yet. Eiko beckons her coworker and her student assistant to follow her towards the gymnasium.} Everyone still in the library: {The faceless students start to bustle about, a flood of them heading for the doors that lead to exits whether it were the front or the back. As she sees everyone start to leave, Malloryn looks at Kazuo.} Malloryn: "Oooo, I think I know that voice. Ok, Kazuo, let's make haste. The last announcement was very fun, I hope this one is too." {Malloryn would attempt to grab onto his hand and take him to the gymnasium herself, which she did out of pure reflex and not intention. Novella would try to suggest a less forceful approach but she's immediately interrupted by the sounds of excess human movement, putting her book over her head and going with the two. Keilin would sigh and join the rest of them just to get out of the crowd.} Keilin: "Eek. Mal, wait up please..." Novella: "Gods, too much people to surf through..." {Quintus and Fushi would be near the doors of one of the exits. Thus, a flurry of them start to head in their direction. The door opens, yet the faceless students just phase through the two, as if they never existed. However the people they would see is Kazuo and the three girls leading him to the gymnasium.}
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[Kazuo would take in the information as he also takes the book Novella looked for him. This world was getting strange. Normally, if Mallloryn was transferring then he already would become aware of the fact before most students just by virtue of being the president of their club. This place...dream world, whatever, was getting even stranger if that was even possible.] "Thank you, Novella. I'll read it a bit later." [Kazuo holds the book with with hand, lucky that it isn't exactly heavy. He was about to speak, but then comes... an announcement? This makes sense. At the very least, he may get some extra information now. He wondered where the place wa-] "Hey, Malloryn don't be like that!" [Kazuo tries to fight against the girl's pull but gives up fairly quickly. After all, she does know where they are going, and he does not. Onto the gymnasium.]
Asami would follow alongside Kazuo and Mal, but not before growling and irritably glaring at Novella. As she moves, she would fiddle with the phone in one of her pockets, carrying removing the battery without taking the phone out. "...I got a bad feeling about this."
The drunk would simply wave to the seer with a grin on her face. As for moving on... She'd just follow after the other two girls. "Announcements huh? I guess we'll find out what it means soon enough... Ah well, guess there's nothing to do except show up huh?" She'd really rather blow it off entirely and just not bother, but somehow that seems unwise so fuck it. She'll deal with this, and hopefully have enough time to suck down a few drinks soon enough. God knows she's too sober for dealing with this place right now.
Alliester kicked off the wall, smiling faintly as he began to leave. "Ah, announcements. Always the most fun part of school, am I right? I just hope this one wraps up quickly enough, I have rehearsals soon." He'd beckon to Emi cheekily with a wink, before following his teacher.
The oddly ghost-like students would definetly raise some red flags but it seemed at very least this place was telling them that they simply didn't matter. "Unsettling but at least we know they won't impede us. It seems they're just props in whatever freaky performance we've been trapped into playing in. Probably wouldn't be a good idea to miss whatever they have to tell us. Though I don't expect them to be too upfront with anything." Quintus would begin making his way to the Gymnasium. That seemed to be where the Kazuya look-alike was heading too.
{It would take a short while until everyone made it to the Gymnasium. Anghel and Katty would be first, taking note of the surroundings that were described to them. Everyone else would see the oversized stuffed alpaca standing on an elevated platform next to a lone microphone, as the other traditional gymnasium stuff isn't too interesting, but the room was very spacious.} {Kazuo and his girls, Fushi, and Quintus would be the second group of people to make it to the Gymnasium. Like every building so far, Fushi would see that there was a blue crystal on top as well, signifying that they indeed are at the right place. As if Malloryn leading Kazuo wasn't enough of an indication.} Malloryn: "Ah, here we are, just how I first saw it! How wonderful!~" Keilin: "This is an announcement right?...will the people start piling up again?" Novella: "P-people- wait. Y-you took the words right out of my mouth..." {The other group would be of Emi, Alliester, and Eiko respectively. As Eiko would enter the gymnasium, she silently curses herself as she forgets about the lesson plan that she was given. Hopefully this announcement will be enough time to remember what it was, right?} Eiko: "Mhmm, knew it. Emi-San, welcome to your class! Hope you like it!" {Of course, it wasn't complete anyway, as Chisaki, Katsuka, and Akia enter the gymnasium. Whether or not Akia had her booze with her, the atmosphere was reasonably loud despite the small crowd of everyone she ended up with, barring the ones that just entered before her.} Katsuka: "Oh boy, classmates. Right?" Chisaki: "I do believe so! Oh, I can't wait to hear about this announcement from our principal!" {Lastly, both Asena and Sonomi would come through the doors. Sonomi in a nervous sprint and Asena in a casual stride. Sonomi was notably in cleaner clothes rather than the messy painter's attire she had last time. Asena sighed as he looks around at everyone that happened to be around him.} Sonomi: "A-Asena, we aren't late right?" Asena: "Nope. A miracle that is, we both seemed to get occupied somehow." Stuffed Alpaca: "Ok idiots, quiet down. The announcement's about to start, so we can just be less annoying and listen now." {The monotone voice of a man vaguely resembling a quiet and softspoken Canadian emanated from the unassuming stuffed Alpaca. It mocked everyone up from it's little platform with brown beady eyes and a cute smile. The lights in the building dimmed down before they become incessantly bright, showing off a girl that looked to be younger than most of the teachers and students present. Most being said only because of Asami who's like 9.} ???: "Hiiii everyone! Now, this may come as a shock to some, but my presence is only part of the announcement. Well, I might as well start off with that! Let's just say that I'm the new Principal!" {The girl would reveal herself to everyone up on the platform, smiling brightly. Everyone that was revently interviewed could most likely draw the connections as to who this girl is. She had purple curly pigtails reaching her waist and wore a white and black long-sleeved dress with a purple plaid skirt along with some black boots instead of some business suit like most principals and faceless teachers have.} {She presented herself as if a roaring audience of applause would fill the gymnasium, yet the only thing that came with her greetings was the blank stare of the alpaca. In order to fill the silence, Malloryn immediately goes and speaks to the girl.} Malloryn: "Ah, Valerie! Congratulations on your new position! Though I do have to ask, where is your father?" Valerie: "Passed away yesterday. Now does anybody have any questions before I get to the good parts?~" {With a genuine smile, the girl easily glosses over the question without hesitation, telling it straight. Daddy died, next! As for her own students, Valerie decides to be nicer by giving them a chance for inquiries.}
"This is the class huh? Somehow they're a bit more weird than my previous class." Emi took quick note of the few familiar faces in the crowd, offering them a quick and subtle smile if they even had the chance to notice. "That alpaca's kind of cute." She was surprised to find what might've been the most familiar view up until that point: a generic and spacious gymnasium. This of course was shattered when the stuffed alpaca started speaking. At the Principal's introduction, she nod-nodded, recognizing her new employer immediately.
As Neko arrived to the gymnasium, after she didn't have the time to look through the computers, but rather she'll look through it later. She looked around this place, and looked through the alpaca. "whoever put this alpaca thought it is a cute idea or something but though that the Principal is something cute as if we are like elementary school idiots" she whisperd that to herself lead that to a sigh, a very long sigh. As later when some students are filled, and this 'Principal' turns out to be this little girl, neko thought this is probably some age problem, that the girl might look like 10 years old while she would be really like 50 years old because of how the world would be harsh to her because of age, she didn't comment anything about that and left it be. "this woman is seriously too much happy-go-lucky...!" after being shocked by the father passing from yesterday, she held back her thought of being a 10 years old girl in reality being 50 years old woman just because of that. "yeah~ yeah~, I'd like to report a problem in the computer room~~★" she raised her right hand with a warm smile with that 'I don't care' eyes and that voice that turned from a toxic voice to a very cute voice. "in the computer, there's only one program, with nothing else, as if I can't find any source code or anything, I found only one file called 'FUN.iki' a weird filed name with dot iki, and if you open it up, it is like some creepy, not to mention, impressive sequence in it, whoever made it must've had some unique programming skill to only put this file and making the computer not going to have any basic programs that it has, but..." her voice went back from that cute voice to the normal voice she has, "is it okay to keep a program like this in the computer room when having computer lessons, or was it always like this?"
Anghel of all people is stunned by this turn of events. A talking alpaca and little girl principal will do that to a man. He suddenly clutches his chest when the speech is just about over. “My crimson breast pulses... What could this mean...?” His muttering is loud enough to be heard by those nearby. He doesn’t have any questions in particular to raise, though, so he doesn’t speak to this “principal” just yet. He instead whispers to his “classmates” here. “What could that furry demon be? A being of despair?”
Asami breaks away from Kazuo's group to greet Emi, lowering her voice in an attempt to not be either overheard or caught by the principal. "Sumeragi-sensei! Good to see you again." While half paying attention to the principal, she utters out something with a solemn tone that makes it seem important. "If you find time, I need someone to talk to about something later."
"I'm getting the weirdest feeling of deja vu..." [Something about this whole scenario felt familiar to him, but he couldn't quite put it together. Sumeragi-Sensei is around, and all these people...? Kazuo didn't exactly know how to react, or act, or be, for that matter. Instead, he had one question.] "Who the hell are you, what is this place and what are you planning?" [Questions.]
Fushi doesn't really know how to react to the little girl so he just doesn't. His face remains stoic and he lets a few of the others ask their questions first. But then something comes to his mind. What are the blue things I keep seeing? Maybe the girl would know. If she doesn't then he could ask her where the food is.
Akia just keeps quiet while standing with her new... 'Friends'? Something like that anyway, potential friends perhaps. The point here is, she isn't about to go attracting attention by asking pointed questions like Kazuo just did. Not when he's here to take that heat by doing it for her especially. Instead she'd just smile a bit while watching the goings on curiously.
Stuffed Alpaca: "Hey dummy, I can still hear you-" {Before the alpaca was permitted to say anything else mean to the students right off the bat, Valerie picked up the life-sized plushie and turned him around. Now he faced the other way, looking at the stage instead of the students. He muttered something quietly as Valerie listened to tried her hardest to actually listen to her student's concerns.} Valerie: "He's not that big of a deal. Just one of my bestest friends! His name is Mr. Vancouver, my dad let me take care of him before he died. Oh well." Oh, and to answer your question miss, that's a part of an assignment that one of our students did. Usually we have the students make sure no other program other than the one they're working on appears on the desktop so that they focus. That's why the program you're talking about was the only thing that appeared. It's not much of an issue to me, but if you reeaally want, we'll suureely get someone on the case, tee-hee!" {From behind the stage would be a blue haired girl that would be extremely similar to the one that Katty saw featured in the program. She looked to be only about 1 year older than Valerie. The blue-haired girl would walk up to the stage with a harness and a saddle with tassels and bright cotton balls. Despite it being pastel, it was still annoyingly colorful.} Valerie: "Ah, those blue things are what my friend, Miss Vice Principal had added as part of the map she made! Which means that Sonomi-Chan did a good job! Congrats Sonomi, I should really give you some special credit after these announcements today!~" {A light would shine onto Sonomi as she nervously stood unprepared for exposure. Sonomi would blush, uttering a thank you as she didn't expect to be called nor complimented on the spot. Likewise, the light would go away and Valerie would make her blue haired friend known to all the students after she was finished putting the harness on the stuffed alpaca.} Vice Principal trying to dress up Mr. Vancouver: "Hiii guyyyss, it's me! Vice Principal Orihime! Wow, I didn't expect to be introduced this early! Nice to meet you alll!! Valerie's also my childhood friend, yaaayyy!!!" Asena: "Ugh, I think I'm getting sick from how fake that introduction is." {Valerie had a voice that always made it sound like she was going to run out of air despite how joyful her wispy tone was. Her eyes were closed as she smiled, and her words almost always felt like they were said for longer than needed. Asena jokingly pretended to get sick and turn around, slightly bending over to get the act going. Valerie meanwhile would finally get to Kazuo who she ignored at first, squnting her eyes as she gave a very disingenous smile. Instead of feigning cuteness, she opted for being vaguely eerie.} Valerie: "As for you, Mister Takahara, I was just about to get to that!~ But really though...your aggresiveness has got me exhausted. I think I need to release some stress. Hey Orihime-San, can you and Mr. Vancouver tell everyone about our wonderful place?" Orihime: "On it!~ Just leave it to us, Valerie-Saann!!!"
{The vice principal would proceed to turn the stuffed alpaca back around to face the students. Nothing was really different about it, other than the newly acquired piece of clothing given to it by Orihime, which was the harness and the saddle. Despite it not being able to make a different facial expression other than a beady eyed smile, the alpaca would put it's stubby hoof up to it's face in order to mimick a gesture meant for clearing their throat.} Mr. Vancouver: "Thanks, peasant. Now as you idiots all know, you've been enrolled at the...I forgot. I hated the name. Whatever, you're at school. So unless you want to be bored out of your mind for the next two years, Valerie has a real "fun" game set up for you, because it's the easier way out of the semester. To be honest, the only part that's fun will be when you idiots die." Orihime: "Of fun! See the thing is, some of you students are a part of the principal's list. Yet some others are not! As the students that are part of the principals' list, it's your job to make sure that you eliminate those that aren't. Consider it...getting them expelled. Yeah! As for the ones who are not part of the principal's list, it's your job to make it through the semester! If those that are part of the principal's list get to you, you will be expelled. That sounds pretty fun, riiiight???? I think so!!!" {Mr. Vancouver would sigh at his coworker's excess happiness. While it would so obviously desire to roll his eyes at her, it cannot due to being a stuffed alpaca. Therefore it can settle with being dry and drab in hopes of ignoring whatever loudness might come up next. The platform would casually bring out a table from nowhere with a chair for Valerie to sit on. The table that was brought out had a dollhouse.} Mr. Vancouver: "She's high off something. These terms are fluff. Principal's list means you're evil and if you're not that, then you're innocent. Big deal. Either way, people are going to die. It's just a matter of slowly voting them off. You can either out each other through trials or fights. I personally suggest trials because fights make you go to detention, which I was appointed to manage, and I don't want to do my job. Though maybe you all love me because of my amazing personality and won't mind detention. Either way, don't. Detention takes away from classtime, and you're awarded some good marks based on how well you do in class. The teachers distribute them, and that stupid fake currency is what you need to do anything other than sit in your dorms and waste away. I explained the ground rules, it was real tiring to look at you dummies for more than 5 seconds. There's some other parts but I'm tuckered out. Go bother your principal about the rest of the details, I'm going to go sleep or something." {An unexpected moment of respite would come from the stuffed alpaca slowly making it's way to the side of the stage. It walked around in a single circle before relaxing it's stubby legs and stretching them out, laying itself flat out like how it appeared before everyone came in. No yawns were heard from the alpaca as it seemingly tilted it's head right a bit, sleeping with it's beady eyes open. Valerie side-eyed everyone as she played with a doll that looked awfully similar to one of the students in the gymnasium. While Asena had jested about being sick, now those close to him would think that it was a genuine remark.}
"Ah, in that case!" Asami would walk towards the wall opposite the stage quicker than anyone else and release explosive energy in the form of a solar flare, decimating the wall. "You guys can stay here and die if you want, but i'm not making it my responsibility to get involved with human affairs. Oh, unless Kazzie wants me to, of course!" She would slightly blush as she said this, looking back to him for a response before acting further.
After she heard this man's question about this place and where are they in, neko completely forgot about it because of how much she thought about that program, and never bothered about this dream she is experiencing right now. "is this woman truly 50 years old?!" the first answer from Valerie made her look so shocked how this 'woman' takes things so happy-go-lucky about her death of her father and now the way she acts towards the alpaca. "well, that sums up everything, if there's another computer with everything that it-----" as she was about to ask another thing after she lowerd her right hand that she raised earlier, she saw the same blue haired girl from that program, neko is speechless, she really can't beileve this girl could use holograms like those and how she touched it, it is just like neko's magenetic cat-ears sphere A. I that her dad gave it to her, it can make holograms as it flies, but this one is really much better, this girl must be the programmer of this proam am, she thought of going after her after this ends. In Neko's perspective, her own eyes shines looking at all of these, to everyone else's perspective, it looked like Neko's cold and rude face just started to appear more on her darker pink eyes. "oh... So it is like a ninety game from some certain video game?" After kazuo's question being answered... Neko seems to be a little surprised as if she would really should expect this as a dream or not, she is convinced that this is mostly a dream, so her surprised face suddenly went away. "well, you people are sure doing this for fun" katty's sighs as she closes her eyes, hitting both of her cheeks to know if that's really a dream, she could still feel the pain "ouch... That hurts..." she has that calm expression "I shouldn't really do this very often if this is going to be a hurtful game..." she whispered that herself. But those who aren't on the list... It doesn't feel right... How are they evil? What have they done? Did they do some illegal activity or something rings to that? "well, why don't you just check those who aren't on the list and kick them, and also, what did those who aren't on the list do exactly?" her toxic face started to show more when she was serious, wondering about all of these. "somethong like that truly irritates me on this dream I am having right now"
{Leaving the questions up for concern make Valerie start to get a little angry. The doll she previously played with was now becoming worse for wear. As the principal answers to Katty, she starts to pull on the doll's head. Asena starts to lose oxygen but he was still turned around, away from the stage.} Valerie: "They're evil because I want them to be. Who cares whether it makes sense or not?! My school, my rules. Daddy left me in charge, so I get to do what I want! And I want to see my dolls do something already!!!" Asena: "S-s-sonom-" {In a moment's notice, Asena's head would turn around to face everyone as his back was still turned, making a full 180 degree spin. Sonomi screamed out loud before his head eventually decapitated itself. For those still looking at the stage, they'd see the doll with it's head popped off, now on the floor. They'd also see that the dollhouse would have a single wall that fell out of place.} Valerie: "Whoops. Pop goes the weasel I guess! Now he's out of commission. How sad...oh wait, when did that happen to the wall?" {Valerie seems not to care at all that another one of her student's died. She simply puts the wall that fell off the dollhouse back on the structure, making the previously decimated wall back in tact again. She stood up and smiled at everyone she's giving her presentation to.} Valerie: "Now then. Asami. We all know that's your name, so I might as well leave Jill Turner in the dust. I never liked you, so I won't mind if you decide to leave if you want! Just know that I'd rather let you leave through the door instead of through the wall like a barbarian~ That being said, do those that are willing to stay like to hear more of the rules my friend didn't want to get to?"
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“This is... a purge of evil students? Will my past sins brand me as destined for the gallows?” What Anghel’s muttering is either nonsense or actually serious. It’s hard to tell with him. He runs towards the little girl who had inexplicably decimated the wall. “Wait, Radiant One! The fates of gods and mortals are intertwined, as you’d know!” That probably means she’s in the same boat as everyone else. Thankfully for him, this distraction meant Anghel didn’t witness that sudden decapitation.
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"Huh?" Asami would be caught off guard by Anghel's praise, acting a little embarrassed. She would then turn around, acting a little shocked by the student's sudden decapitation. "Gah, you're right! I can't just sit back while lives are at stake!" She would then look back to Valerie before noticing the student who recently died, going up to him and putting her hands together with her eyes closed in prayer. While it would take some effort, the student would find their body and life restored, surpassing the effect of a death caused by mere mortal voodoo tricks. "I am a goddess of life and hope. No matter what happens, the sanctity of mortal life shall not be tarnished so long as I remain in this plane!"
{Asami's spell would indeed work. Yet Asena was still nowhere to be found as he was "revived." Only the headless doll remained on the stage. Valerie stood still for a moment before she figured out what was really going on, softly giggling when an idea got into her head.} Valerie: "Oh right, you all have powers! I completely forgot about that! Hey Sonomi, watch very closely!~" {She snapped her fingers and the table where the dollhouse sat would disappear, leaving the dollhouse by itself. From the bottom of the dollhouse would be a pole that goes for a few feet before stopping, letting it appear as a hammer.} {With her new weapon, Valerie would let the headless doll become brand new, like it was once before. Due to this, Asena would appear once again, letting Sonomi become overjoyed that he didn't actually die...too bad that's not happening. Valerie would use her hammer to slam the dollhouse right into the doll. Instead of being a headless corpse, Asena would now be a smashed corpse.} {Sonomi would fall to the floor, utterly distraught. The others were either speechless or terrified. Kazuo would feel a weight lighten from his grip and Valerie would smile as she pulled a pen out of nowhere and wrote on the book that Novella gave to him. With only one page, she openly states the new rule being enacted on this very day.} Valerie: "New rule: Under no circumstance can anyone use their magical powers in order to retrieve what was once lost. Said magical powers can only be used once those who DISTRUST each other lock into combat, which is punished through detention." {The principal would toss Kazuo's book back to him so he could catch it. She laughed off Asami's attempts at playing god and looked at everyone else that was still present. In the gymnasium, Asami could no longer feel her power coursing through her, which was the same for everyone else if they had special abilities.} Valerie: "And that should do it. Sorry you all, I didn't expect for this many things to act as an interruption. Perhaps you all can remind me where we left off, hmm? For your dear Principal?"
"You're a kid. Go." [Using nothing but absolute logic, this is the only couple of words he really has to say towards Asami. Who does she think she is? She's just as stupid as her brother if not worse. He had to wonder if this was a thing all gods did or not. After fighting against Motley too, they are so up their own superiority complex they think they are invincible. Not so. Even he knew he could end their lives if he chose to.] "What a weird trail of thought I just fell into." [He mutters, taken by surprise entirely by the suggestion of a screwed up game in the which everyone involved. The quick solution was simple.] "What's stopping me from just taking you-" [Then his book is gone, he was confused, what even was this all about. He would catch it and check what it was she suddenly wrote. So much was happening already, and he couldn't keep up. Upon reading the... new note, he immediately tries to call upon hsi Lawful Blades. He tries again. And again. Nothing is going on anymore.] "This is stopping me from taking you all out. I suppose there's no other plan than to play by the rules." [he hated this situation but what more can you really do anymore.] "So it's kill or be killed, and we get to leave if one side remains over the other? If I was Innocent I need to get rid of the Evil ones and if I'm Evil I need to kill without being found out."
Anghel is somewhat disturbed by the scene in front of him, but his expression changes to a sickened one when the so-called lock on powers goes into effect. His gaze becomes unfocused and he starts to shiver. “Ha... I need to lie down... Be quick and finish talking about the rules, will you?” He shakes his head and tries to focus on this assembly. He’s just feeling ill. Yes, he’ll just go to the nurse’s office after this and it’ll all be fine.
Asami was taken aback by Kazuo's callous remark, nearly collapsing on the spot. "Why does that even matter, you never even thought I was human in the first place!" Her tone would be that of insecurity and vulnerability, as well as confusion. "Am I just that weak and useless? Then why do I even deserve to live!?" Feeling that she can no longer stand, Asami merely lets herself fall backwards, sitting upright being the most she could manage. As she begins to cry heavily, she also experiences shortness of breath as if experiencing some kind of attack simultaneously.
"w-wait stop!" she raised her left hand the moment she felt a bad feeling that this isn't going to bring anything good but some worse feelings she felt, that person has died now... Her eyes got greyer by that shock that she saw... She killed that person... Like a doll, as if those real were like toys for her... That let both of her hands shake so much, for that person... Who had nothing to do with anything... It feels frustrating... She became angrier when she thinks of this, that blue haired girl also feels down that he was gone, as if this dream becomes real a little by little, she lowers her shaky left hand, though she can't do anything but to bark more than bite, she feels like she was about to say something that may have a bad feeling for neko, but she'll say this. "fine... Use your powers or your capitalism against us and for your own sake for fun, but... Because you are a child and doing something like that doesn't mean I'm into it, but what you did wasn't all that 'fun' for me---!, not just for me, for them too!" Neko calmly said that as she returned to her normal face, her hands are still shaken by this, this let her to turn her face down, snapped one of her fingers on the shaken right hand, her eyes cannot be seen as if her hair is covering her eyes.
{The girl thinks to herself up stage, kicking the smashed remains of fluff and other stuff to the side. No need to care about them anymore, they're not even playing the game. Valerie thinks as to whether he could act as an example or a short-lived stress doll, and stands up their pondering while everyone elses watches in silence, waiting impatiently for the announcements to be over.} Valerie: "...what should I say next? Hmmm...I may as well take a page out of Mr. Vancouver's book...Orihime-San, can you hand out some nurse passes' to a few of our wonderous students? One of them's not feeling good, the other one's not feeling good, there's one in the back not feeling good...and I don't know how to take the last one's words so she might as well be not feeling good too." {Orihime nods to her co-worker and takes out four identical slips. She runs up to the front of the stage and tosses them out for the wind to guide them on their journey. The first nurse pass lands in the hands of Anghel. The second one lands next to the fainted body of Sonomi. The third one lands next to Asami as she has her breakdown. The final one lands in Katty's hands, who probably never needed one but got one anyway. Valerie smiles as she points to Kazuo, the summary boy.} Valerie: "As for you, Kazuo-Kun, you're so thoughtful to put me back on track!~ For a second, I thought I'd be lost in the dark with these bunches of crickets in the audience. That's true, those who are in the principal's list work to try and eliminate their own competition, which are the ones who are not in the principal's list! I entrust those who are in the principal's list to do their job, because daddy told me the principal always has things to do, and interfering with the lives of our students is absolutely not one of them!" {She clears her throat as she prepares more boring exposition, or at least some going over the rules. Valerie's eyes glance back to the "sleeping" stuffed alpaca as she almost feels bad that she had tried to make Mr. Vancouver go through the struggle of horridly long dialogue...well, someone has to do it. Who else but the principal?}
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Valerie: "But due to Father almost getting sued for putting this project in place, there's one more thing a doll can be besides just on the principal's list or not. They can also be neutral! We call them upperclassmen, because they get to choose to act however they want. After you all go through with your classtime, you can do many things! Use the facilities, talk to each other, sit in your dorm rooms. As long as you're doing something, you'll pass the time. When the night cycle rolls around the corner, we usually enact it as a trial time for all students except those who got stuck in detention beforehand. Of course, since this is your first day, I'll instead enact our curfew so that you all may rest for the days to come! We've all given you special diaries so that you can write your day to day life in them. In the first page, we've also given you your assigned occupation. Don't forget it. Whether or not you decide to bring it up as some kind of conversation topic to one of your "trusted friends" is really up to you, because for all you know they could be hiding their own from you. Oh, and just know that in case none of you decide to progress the game, I've let a special helper of mine partake in this wonderous game. An understudy, if you will! When nobody instigates in eliminating others, they go and do it for the ones on the principal's list. Even so, if my dolls don't want to entertain me, they always just end up boring me, and the boring ones always sit around in the background doing nothing. Or disposed of. I don't really care who dies and lives, as long as you have fun doing it! The best part about the game is the appeal, and I aim to appease all who participate!" {Another table appears onto the platform out of nowhere, similar to the one that had brought her the dollhouse. This time, she'd be given a nice glass of pink lemonade. Valerie puts her dollhouse hammer down next to the sleeping Alpaca and sits on the table, side-eyeing everyone and taking a sip of her lemonade.} "And that's pretty much all I can say to you for now. I would stay for some questions but I feel like we've used up a bit more time than I wanted, so...Announcement dismissed! Remember to go to class soon!~" {She claps her hands, making the curtains go over the stage. Despite appearing as traditional red curtains, these did more than veil the stage. It also acted as a wall that made it so that walking up to the platform is not even possible anymore. Of course, it wasn't hard to hear the joyful laughter of the two girls on the other side, yet somehow their idle chatter was blocked if they were to try and overhear something. The only words that could clearly be heard by the audience through the curtain was "Wake up, Mr. Vancouver!" followed by the sound of a circular sawblade grinding against the wall.}
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“A game of sabotage... A game between angels and heretics... What a day.” Anghel can’t muster up his usual dramatic flair so he just takes the nurse’s pass and makes his way to the nurse’s office. He moves along with map in one hand and slip in the other. He’ll worry about the details of their situation once he’s feeling better.
Neko's head started to be risen up again after all that drama happened, all that left is that sad expression on her face... This all happened because she didn't complete her homework, this isn't a dream, it is like a nightmare she is in. Neko still feels healthy, she thought of skipping classes here because she doesn't feel good mentally. "guess I'll head to the nurse's office..." she looked though the nurse pass that she had on her hands, as she looked up through the stage, she looked upon the stage to see that uncousious blue haired girl. "sonomi...was it? Man, she looks pathetic right now..." she recalled the moment that the principal called this blue haired girl sonomi, all she felt is disgusted for what the principal played with this girl's emotions as she pleased by killing that innocent man who probably seems to be close to sonomi. She let out a strong sigh letting her head down once again and closing her eyes. Then she goes ahead to sonomi, in which it seems her body is still attached to the ground, above it... Is also the nurse's pass, she picked it up as she tries to poke sonomi's head "Hey, it is no time to use generic someone-dies-and-that-character-falls-uncouious things... I know how you went through but you have to stay strong." She poked her many times which saying this, she feels irritated right now, she really needs to be sent to the nurse office like this. "HEY, CAN SOMEONE PICK THIS GIRL UP THE NURSE OFFICE?!" she shouts to every students that she assumes that one of them maybe strong enough to pick Sonomi to the nurse office since her body itslef is weak enough to pick this girl.
"Wow...I was bored to tears by that. Almost as bad as an assembly from when I was actually in school. Not to mention all that drama for nothing. Hey, Kazuo was it? Maybe don't say 'this is stopping me from taking you all out' to a room full of people who you know nothing about. Never know when there's a bigger fish out there. Not that I care. Still, wonder what would've happened if you actually managed that..." For a moment Kazuo would feel something besides the man staring at him. Beady eyes focused in on him, treating him more as it's next meal than as a person, but that feeling would fade almost as soon as it came. "Again though, doesn't matter anyway. All you all have to do is stay away from me. I'll assume anyone following me shouldn't be trusted. It's a lot easier to survive then make pointless promises of 'taking you all out'." He seemed to laugh a little at that as he got up and simply exited the auditorium.
[Kazuo raises an eyebrow at the gloomy-looking guy's words. Scratching the back of his head, he would look around.] "I meant the totally normal people on stage, I don't care about most here but go off, Linkin Park." [He mutters, a bit confused at the guy's awkward behavior. "Am I like that to everyone?" He wonders. He didn't really get anything at all. Regardless, knowing now he couldn't exactly trust people around him; he decided to go ahead and make his way back to the library. At the very least things would be quiet there, and he still needed to check the book he got in peace. Although he was trying to find a way out, he couldn't exactly come up with anything at the moment. Instead, he was thinking of ways to make the most out of this situation. Was it a dream? A nightmare? Would he have to kill to get out? If it meant saving his own life, he would. But if the people he had to get through were Emi, Fushi, Asami or even someone like Novella, he may be filled with doubts.] "I should hit the dorms after I check this book..." [He mutters to himself, going straight towards the Library no matter what.]
Alliester, to his credit, stayed fairly passive during that entire announcement. Well, "passive" probably isn't the correct word. He certainly didn't have any outbursts himself, but he wasn't silent either. When an actor dies, the audience is to gasp, when an actor makes a joke, the audience is to laugh. As an audience member, he did as he was meant to. Horror, laughter, excitement, all exactly as the perfect onlooker should do. Still, his commitment to the part probably seemed a bit... unnerving to some. Either way, as the curtains drew closed he offered a slow, simple applause. "Well now, quite an introduction from our esteemed director. To think, I would make the part for such a thrilling performance, I'm touched, really. I don't envision myself as quite the killing type, but I do shudder to think that I might make for an easy mark. To kill off a star in the first act, we can't have that." He would turn to the two teachers nearest him, and make a "come on" motion with his hand. "Come, we should stow ourselves away as quickly as possible. I'm certain at least someone will be seduced by those honeyed words, and I do not wish to die."
Asami would dry her tears, grab the pass and head towards the nurse's office. Taking a moment to soak in her surroundings, she then looks back to Anghel with concern. Unexpectedly, she would approach Anghel and forcefully place her naturally warm right hand (characteristic not a power) on his forehead. Even should it technically still be colder than Asami's current temp, she would still be able to tell if the temperature was elevated in some way.
Emi was already a fairly unorthodox person, the sight of death not even so much as making her blink. She was, however, put off by the unusual cruelty that her new Principal was exhibiting. Her eyebrows raised and her expression changed more to a disapproving frown, but she wouldn't keep that visage for long, turning to Alliester and offering a soft smile. "I agree! Though admittedly, I wonder just how far we have to go with all this killing. I'm an educator, not a murderer..." She said this with an unexpected yet incredibly subtle growl, the conundrum clearly affecting her deeply. The longer she could avoid having to hurt anyone, the better in her eyes. "Perhaps it'd be a bit more conspicuous than we'd like for these circumstances, but I'll probably go spend some time in my classroom! I'd like to decorate the place while I still have time."
Quintus: {As Quintus heads outside, the air would be brisk. Behind him would be the door that he exited out of. A blonde girl would rush past him and to the side of the building away from prying eyes. On the door that she just busted out of would be a flyer advertising yet another thing. A sorority life on campus that seemed to be the home of all the faceless students. There would be a seperate house for every faceless boy and faceless girl. There would also be a seperate part of the building for the staff that watched over the place. Looking forwards would let him notice the building that seemed to be unlabelled and unmentioned, at least by their very own tour guide Sonomi.} Kazuo: Malloryn: "Kazuo-kun, I feel like I won't be able to talk much longer..." {Kazuo wouldn't really be deterred by his crew, but he would notice how Keilin ran towards the exit before he left the auditorium. doing her best to maneuver past Quintus as she covered her mouth. She continued running until she was at the side of the building where she decided to vomit out of disgust.} Malloryn: "And that's why. I'll direct her to the dormitories, see you soon." {Malloryn would bow her head before leaving to her friend, who was evidently more shook up from the performance. As Kazuo heads to the library, he notices that the doors seemed locked. A sheet of paper that simply read "Closed!" in girly handwriting appeared on the door. Novella was running towards the library as she ripped the paper off and opened the door for Kazuo without taking out any type of key.} Novella: "Erm...what did the principal write inside the book I gave you? She called out a specific one, but it felt like there was a lot more there..." Emi and Alliester: Eiko: "Gods, this is about to make my situation much harder...Err, wait for me, you two!" {She'd mumble to herself before eventually catching up with her coworker and student assistant. The trip back to the classroom would be mostly uneventful. Common sense would dictate that it's supposed to be that way when the students aren't walking around, but even then it felt like there were still eyes on them as they headed to where they were previously.} Eiko: "I was thinking about doing attendance before this, you know. I also forgot the lesson plan again, but at least now we still have a bit of time. Hmmm...oh right, my desk!" {Even in the supposed relaxing atmosphere of the classroom, Eiko moved around like she felt rushed, a hasty and nervous manner. She bumped into more stuff than she usually wouldn't, and head to her own desk to check for anything useful in her bout.} Akia and Fushi: Chisaki: "I'll carry her to the nurse's office, don't worry about it. Katsuka, let's deal with this." {Katsuka nodded as they both carried the unconscious Sonomi on their shoulders, going with everyone else that got nurse passes to the nurse's office. Akia and Fushi were the only ones currently left in the gymnasium, not counting the forgotten person. The lights dimmed and the atmosphere was silent. Silent enough that they could finally be able to hear some parts of the idle conversation that came from behind the curtains.} Valerie: "Now now Mr. Vancouver, you know it wasn't nice of you to try and saw off one of my pigtails..." Mr. Vancouver: "Why not? The presentation took too long, and it sucked. I might as well have something good come from a waste of time."
The Nurse's Office: Katsuka: "Sorry for coming abruptly Mrs. Meranil, there's been a bit of a situation." {Anghel, Asami, Katty, and Sonomi all were sent to the Nurse's Office. Katsuka and Chisaki would put Sonomi on one of the nearby hospital beds. Likewise, everyone else that has been sent to the nurse's office would conveniently have a bed fit for all of them. The faceless nurse would nod to Katsuka as she continued to look out the window and water the one plant that sit on the table.} {The atmosphere in the nurse's office would be almost similar to the library. One that thrived off of making almost every color a white. However this time, there was some teal that acquitted the place in order to differentiate it from the library. The blankets were pink and soft, as well as the pillows, but the ridge of the platforms that were holding up all the beds were black.} Schoolgirl wearing nurse uniform: "Gosh, what's happened now?" {Another girl with red ojou ringlets would walk up to the bed that hosted the unconscious Sonomi in a nurse's outfit similar to the one that "Mrs. Meranil" was wearing. She adjusted her glasses and looked over her with her freckled face.} Chisaki: "Well Perci, let's just say that something shocking happened back at the gymnasium." Perci: "Well at least make her bed before you set her on here..." {The three had their conversation as the volunteer student fixed the bed to make it so that the unconscious girl could at least be comfortable in the room. As they were doing that, the faceless nurse set her watering can down and walked up to Anghel, Katty, and Asami to ask her generic question. She swept her brown hair to the side and carried a clip board in one of her hands, speaking in a mature, but not really serious tone of voice.} Mrs. Meranil: "So, what seems to be the problem?"
Asami would have noticed no fever from Anghel, as a quick note. The boy sits on the edge of one of the beds and stares at the ground. He’s so distracted that the nurse’s question makes him jolt upright. “Ah, I have no clear knowledge myself. I just cannot keep my grasp on reality.” Fortunately an understandable answer rather than an eccentric speech. The appearance of the faceless nurse, which he hadn’t noticed yet, makes him do a double-take but he remembers seeing this phenomenon elsewhere.
A lot of important stuff was just said though Fushi wouldn't have any inkling of it. He passed out with his eyes open. He entered a dreamless sleep and upon waking is left very confused as to the absence of everyone else. He tries to sniff out where the other people are, but his senses are limited in his current form. Changing takes energy though. Energy he just recovered from rest so he didn't want to shift just yet. Wuh? He says to himself as he listens to what goes on behind the curtain. The people behind the curtain sound like they know what to do. Fushi moves closer to the curtains and let's out a faint. Hello.
Neko staring at sonomi being safe is what made neko relived as she has to ask her later about that program. She started to have a deep thought about what happened earlier, she thought about getting through the computer to see any archive about that hard named academy, or any history related to this little girl and the father of hers... But she remembered she can't access to those computers at the computer room if it meant for certain projects... It needed something else like an independent laptop that doesn't have any restrictions as the computer had. That being said... She noticed the nurse's question, neko is unsure how to answer this... But what if she was honest for this situation right now? "well... I came here because I'm worried---, I wanted to make sure that the certain someone isn't killed or anything" she stopped saying 'worried' immediately to make herself as if she isn't worried at sonomi's mental at all... "that being said... Do you have a paper and a pen?" she asked the nurse this question "I just want to borrow it"
Asami would sigh, not exactly out of any sense of relief. She would take a step back from Anghel, giving him a callous glare with a hint of worry. "No change in temperature. Perhaps what you're feeling is the result of your power being sealed? I... better stick with you in case any complications come up." She would sit on a bed adjacent to Anghel's, smiling at him. "My name's Asami, what's yours?"
Alliester was a bit put-off by the apparently business-as-usual atmosphere in the air. The tone wasn't quite befitting what he expected it to be, but such a decision was ultimately up to the playwright, so he left it be. Instead, he turned his attention to Emi, as he headed for his teacher's classroom. "I will not judge you for what you decide to do, but do be careful. As things are now, I'm hesitant to trust anyone intensively. That said, I do have an apparent obligation to remain by my superior for now, so I believe I'll do just that, for a time anyway. Stay safe, Sumeragi-san." He offered her a hasty bow, before retreating to the classroom with Eiko. "Is there anything I can do to help? It seems things will become quite busy from here on, not to mention dangerous. We should prepare ourselves as best we can."
[Taking notice of what was actually happening, with Keilin running off to puke, Malloryn being relatively serious over awkward and everyone just going off on their own, including himself. He had a small moment to fully process everything from a colder perspective. Taking a deep breath, it dawns on him. This is bad, absolutely bad, extremely bad and there's no question about it. He could be killed while he sleeping by anyone... but this was a dream, right? It couldn't be so bad. Letting Malloryn go, he would close his eyes, trying not to lose sight of himself in the sudden spike of panic.] "Yeah... yes, Malloryn. Stay safe, don't let anyone get too close to you." [He would nod at her, letting her be on her way, actually wishing she stays safe as he continues towards the library. At first, he was about to head towards the dorms given it was closed, but bless Novella coming to the rescue.] "Huh... thank you. But it still is... unfortunate you got dragged into this too." [He said in a pitiful voice as he checks back the book to see if her idea is true. He read through it quickly before, so he decides to take a slower, closer look through it. Not looking away from it, he speaks again.] "I'll tell you if I find anything. But... you really should find somewhere safe. People are going to die sooner than later, from both sides."
“Yes, yes, that must be it. I can barely feel the wrath within my crimson breast... I am Anghel Higure, fallen angel of Judecca. A pleasure to meet you, Asami.” He gives her a halfhearted smile then lays back on the bed. It’s nice and soft. Enough to help him relax.
Akia would place a hand in front of Fushi, making a shushing motion and just shaking her head. She wants to try and overhear this conversation, might have something useful in and it and if he just rushes up to talk with them chances are she won't get anything remotely interesting outta being around here. So that'd be a damn waste. Hopefully she can manage to get him to stop long enough to speak in a hushed whisper while leaning into his ear. "Please don't just let em know we're here, I wanna see if we find anything useful out by listening first."
Fushi cocks his head to the side and stops. He doesn't understand why they can't just talk to the people behind the curtain. The person stopping him seems more knowledgable though so he easily obeys them. Okay. He adds. Are you a friend?
Quintus: {By the powers of the secret technique of "doing nothing", the poster that was previously on the door would fall off through...ghastly means. Despite being slightly bigger than the average construction paper, it would make a normal trip to the ground complete with swaying side to side as it got closer and closer to the concrete. As it fell, everytime it swayed, different words were plastered on even though the flyer itself never changed. A few things Quintus could probably notice would be messages like "always sleep" "never wake" and "pretend to die" respectively. Afterwards, the flyer would be on the ground in it's normal state, still advertising the sorority group.} Kazuo: {As the two would enter the Library, there would only be a split second where the lights were off. The sunlight would illuminate the atmosphere, letting the room reveal many scattered papers on the floor all with a message written in red markings. Kazuo wouldn't see that there would be any light switches, but the whole building suddenly lights up as soon as Novella steps inside, clearing the floors of all the scattered papers.} Novella: "Oh Kazuo...er, I would if I could, but, uhm, I don't really think there's a way out of this Academy. Well...would, uhm, dying count?...No, I don't think so...I've already volunteered to help, t-the principal let me. Ugggh..." {Reading the book would grant Kazuo with more knowledge of the rules that their principal gave them, albeit in a much more refined and polished manner. The material of each page felt like fabric despite the book clearly appearing as regular paper. The text was written in a basic korean font but with english letters. At the end of each written rule would be two words both written in a much different font than everything else in the book. "Right, Kazuo-Kun?" Novella would find a book at her reception desk with it as she stresses herself out more than the situation does.} Novella: "Even so, uhm...I wouldn't even want to leave, er...I'd leave many people behind...even though I don't like being social, I don't really like seeing my friends die...n-not like I even h-have many, but I'd like to...like...uhm...help? I-if it takes being more upbeat and er, confident, I can do that!...Yeah!...ugh...no I can't! Erm...W-what would a librarian even do in this situation?..." Emi and Alliester: {Eiko would set a stack of papers down on her desk, retrieving the attendance slip out of it and her red pen. She sat down on the chair, looking at one of the names as she taps her pen. Her face looked evidently distraught, at least until her trusty student assistant came along.} Eiko: "Alliester! Just the right time, I have a favor to ask of you. While I would ask for you to pu these papers on each desk, there's something that I feel fits better for you. After all, trying to stomach doing this might eat my heart away. From now on, will you...cross out the names for those that won't be able to come to class? So far we only have one, but even so there shouldn't have even been one in the first place...I think I'll go and do the papers myself." {The teacher would say to Alliester, giving him the attendance slip and the red pen. She smiled at him before grabbing the papers and setting them on each desk that a student would probably sit at. While Eiko was stepping towards the white board, she instead walks over to where Emi is with a whispery voice.} Eiko: "Emi-San...would you mind listening to me for a second?"
Akia and Fushi: {Behind the curtains, Akia and Fushi could both hear the young girl and the canadian sounding Alpaca. Despite not seeing any types of silhouettes past the veil, they could both tell they were having too much fun. One of them, anyways.} Mr. Vancouver: "The book that you plagarized the announcement off of would be more efficient to use as my resource. Though at least SOMEONE died, I guess." Valerie: "What can I say? Even though you may hate the talking part of the announcements, I couldn't just resist making you proud~!...that was, adequate enough at least, right Mr. Vancouver?" Mr. Vancouver: "Eh. Gets the game going. It was kind of funny seeing him die twice though. Speaking of, I can't believe you let someone that could've been your playmate in here. You both looked equally stupid during the announcement...what else even is there to talk about? I'm bored again." Valerie: "That stupid nurse that thought barging in my office was a good idea? I dunno, she's faceless now, so I don't care about her. Wonder if any of the other staff might try to eavesdrop now..." The Nurse's Office: {Despite the clipboard and pen in her possession being clear as day, the faceless nurse wouldn't really seem to pick up a way to answer Katty. Instead she stands stiff like a cardboard cutout, resting her hand under chin as if she were thinking about something.} Mrs. Meranil: "Ah, I don't remember...I'll check on my desk and come back to tell you if there's some, ok?" {However when Anghel had answered the faceless nurse, her reaction was quick and efficient, as well as even more generic. She only directed one statement to Anghel, not even trying to comment on the person with him.} Mrs. Meranil: "Don't worry sweetie. I'll fix you up a nice peppermint." {The nurse examined Sonomi as she slept in the bed that the volunteer student made for her. The four had begun to talk about what happened to the girl, which Katty could most likely overhear. After a few seconds, a boy with black hair appears in the doorway. He entered, glancing at everything and everyone in the office before going up to the faceless nurse.} Boy With Side-Shaved Hair: "Hi, Mrs. Meranil. Do you think I could stay here for a bit? My classes already ended but my stomach feels weird. I think it might've came up when I was busy finishing cleaning the restrooms." {There was a hesitation in her, as if there was something she was supposed to do. However, there wasn't anything she could think of so she only nodded, leading the boy over to her desk. Mrs. Meranil set her clipboard down on her desk with the pen as she typed away on a computer. Afterwards, she'd open a drawer. The two would begin to have conversation as the boy is handed a bottle with pills inside. Katty could clearly see the clipboard up for the taking with the knowledge that there is nothing else to write with.}
“Peppermint, the god of wisdom’s gift to man... a strong elixir... it shall help me greatly.” He smiles and closes his eyes. He’s not asleep - just resting. He’s half-listening to the chatter around him but mostly he just wants to chill and calm down.
Quintus would walk over to the poster, suspicious of the messages he received. Was it trying to tell him something? Perhaps this was just more this places weirdness. "Just a message or does have something to do with this sorority? I've never actually seen one of those groups before. Most schools don't normally have them anyway. Still, can't exactly freely investigate something like that being a guy. Guess I'll just keep an eye out. Speaking of which they said something about class but I don't even remember there being a schedule. Maybe I'll just find a place to sleep like this poster was telling me to..."
As there was a chance to take the clipboard with the paper, neko took it, and so she took the pen too, writing on them. "I'll write on this, if you allow me" she told the nurse this and hurried to write this.
Come to the Computer room, I'll stay there waiting starting after school until night -Neko Mayuki Long red hair with pink cat shaped headphones and a pink hair clip, purple eyes
And so she left a doodle about the shape of her face, hair, and eyes that it looked like a cute drawing but it is like a child drew this accurately, well, there's no color pencils so she didn't color them at all. Then she separates the paper clipboard, she made the paper smaller, made the paper a cat shape as if she tried origami horribly, then she wrote the word 'important, don't tell anyone' at the back of the paper, when sonomi possibly open it up, she can read the letter. Now all that left is for everyone never leaving any attention to sonomi or leave so she can make the paper near the pillow that sonomi sleeps. As she left the clipboard and the pen on the desk again, she noticed two's conversation(asami and anghel", it looked like as if they are chuunibyous or something. "um...." unable to describe whatever are they talking about, all neko felt is cringe reminding how cringey she acted like a fairy or something when she was at middle school"
(edited by Katty)
Asami gives Anghel a look of confusion. "I felt the god of wisdom's gift to man was... wisdom. Peppermint sounds more in line with... nature spirits? Maybe Onii-chan knows... he does deal with other gods pretty often..."
*thought
[Kazuo realizes all in the book were exactly what they were told not so long ago. In the end, he didn't find out anything new, but it may be better to keep it with himself for the time being. It could be useful in the future in some way or form. "What's up with this though...?" He notices someone added something to the writings, his own name. Someone was clearly trying to mess with him, but he couldn't put it together right away. He remembers that girl, Sonomi, turning into Sana for a split second. Could she be behind all this...? He didn't know. Putting that aside, he would closer to Novella and snatch one of the papers in order to check the message in red left behind.] "You volunteered in helping the principal...? I shouldn't trust you I take it?" [Kazuo would finally lift his head and look at the girl directly into her eyes. His own were suddenly sharper, almost glaring with a strange intensity.] "Who are you aiming to help if you won't go?"
Not really interesting to Fushi. He quietly yawns and then leaves to head to where the food is. He tries to use his limited human senses to try and sniff out the location of the cafeteria.
Emi paced around with a pensive face, trying not to hide her distress at the idea that her own students' lives were potentially in danger being at this school. However, internal monologues won't get her anywhere for long. She snapped her fingers a few times, trying to conjure up a small Eiha spell in her hands just to see if it would even work, making sure not to do anything with it to avoid breaking any potential rules. "Eiko-san, I must ask you first... how much about this weird game the principal's playing did you know coming into this job? I'll be playing along, but I would be lying if I didn't take some umbrage with it." She leaned closer to Eiko, listening to what her colleague had to say, hoping that she'd be able to trust the other teacher, but being fully prepared for the worst.
Quintus: {Simply by walking forwards in any direction lead Quintus to a tree, no matter how much his body hadn't even thought about something like this as a place to sleepm and no matter how much he never expected or wanted to go to where this tree stood. A lone, grand tree sat on top of a green hill. While the grass around the area seemed to be losing color each second passing by, the grass around the tree was just as fervent as it would normally be. Likewise, the sun shined bright where the tree was, but due to the tree's massive size Quintus would feel more of the shade from under the tree rather than the sun's rays.} Kazuo: {As her gaze met Kazuo's, she felt scared by the boy's sudden intense glare. Novella recoils back, almost screaming but keeping the loud part of her fear inside her. Instead she held onto her book as her glasses almost fall off of her face, revealing a glare of her own similar to how Sana had first spoken to him in the library. Despite her own quivering lips contrasting that of a girl with the ability to return glares, the library flashed once as if there was lightning outside despite the weather clearly being sunny.} Novella: "E-Eek! K-Kazuo, p-p-please don't assume I'd be e-evil. I-I meant t-that I volunteered to help our previous principal, her f-father...he's not here anymore but I-I'm scared what would happen if I ever t-tried to resign from my job right now..." {The girl adjusted her round, swirly glasses back into their correct position, successfully putting her eyes behind a veil once more. Even though her expression was infinitely more unreadable, she tried to inch closer to him in an awkward, clunky pace, almost tripping on herself. As she tries to mention the current principal of the school, she noticeably gets shaky.} Novella: "I know n-nothing about our new principal, and she gave us t-too little...or rather, too m-much about herself back in that meeting. I p-personally think it was on purpose, to confuse us...but even so, if you still trust me...I promise I'll do what I can to help you..." {She spoke her cheesy sentimentality in a quieted tone, as if other people in the library were around to potentially hear the conversation. The lights dimmed slightly as Novella herself slowly covers her face with her book in hopes Kazuo won't see her blushing but it was still obvious by her squirming.} Emi and Alliester: {Since the small Eiha was only meant to be conjured and not fired, the spell had successfully been cast in her fingers. However as soon as Eiko had looked over shoulder, the dark spell had started to visibly glitch before going away. The blonde teacher sighs before speaking with her fellow coworker.} Eiko: "I...actually knew nothing beforehand about what was about to happen here. I just know that yesterday Valerie had became the new principal. She made a bunch of weird design changes to the school, but I had always suspected that her father was doing some testing of this game behind our backs. Now that she's enacting this weird game openly with some transfer students, I fear for what's about to happen..." {She says to Emi, glancing out the window wistfully, seeming to be in her thoughts. Eiko stays silent for a bit, shaking her head and going to continue her conversation.} Eiko: "Sorry but that's all I know about her. I wish I knew more. I actually came to make a promise, but if you have any more questions for me I wouldn't mind answering."
Akia: {Assuming Akia has nothing else to gather from the conversation behind closed curtains, the door is right behind her. The very same door that Fushi uses to leave the gymnasium, seems to be the loudest thing in the building. In fact, it was so loud that the conversations behind the curtains simply stayed eerily silent so as to try and factor in something. At least until:} Valerie: "So, who'd like to give out more announcements?...Nevermind, the answer's simple. Orihime, you're up again dearie!~" Fushi: {Once Fushi had left the gymnasium, he used her senses of smell to locate the cafeteria. A delectable aroma had in fact lead her to somewhere that may or may not be the same thing, or better. This place that Fushi herself has now found themselves in was the dining hall which was currently very busy at the moment. The spacious dining hall had many tables that ranged from circlular group meetups to very long rectangles which seemed to seat 50 people.} {There was exactly one reception table that appeared to be similar to where American students would normally wait in line to get their own food. Two locked doors had small circular windows that lets anyone peek in and see what would be happening in the kitchen where the food is cooked. Near the doorways would be vending machines that give out snacks in exchange for some good marks and a single recliner for those that want to eat alone.} The Nurse's Office: {As Neko interrupts the two in their conversation, they both look at her a bit dumbfounded. However the boy with side-shaved hair was the only one with the expressive capabilities to raise an eyebrow, as the nurse would merely stare in her direction.} Mrs. Meranil: "...okay, sweetie." Boy with Side-Shaved Hair: "Do you know her?" Mrs. Meranil: "No sweetie. Now you can stay here if you want. I need to pass out some peppermints." {The nurse would reach in her drawer and take out a jar that was almost comically large, setting it on a stool that sat in between Anghel and Sonomi's beds. Despite there being a sticky note labelled "take one", Katsuka immediately went and opened the lid of the jar and took out 12, laying them all out on the unconscious girl's bed. Neko's note wouldn't be read for a looong time.} {The ambience of the atmosphere started to settle in as the students left would merely chat amongst themselves. Time seemed to flow differently with each tick from the wall clock. Behind the school nurse's desk, the sun shining from the windows suddenly got dim once a black cloaked figure glides by the window, in clear view of everyone.}
Other than that, this place is now your temporary safe zone where you can increase trust by enacting in a free time event with your fellow classmates (have more simple conversation) or rest.
[Kazuo keeps staring at her for as long as she keeps talking, almost refusing to blink even once. He of course notices the familiar glare. It wasn't hard to tell now Sana and that Sonomi had something to do with this current situation. If she can take control or even watch him from anywhere and through nearly anyone, then it's safe to say then she's watching him in this very moment. He considers his options as he listens to Novella explain herself; Sana would not go this far for a prank, she goes for simple, quick jabs like a machine gun, never anything too thought out. Finally, she would not play this little charade saying all this for the fun of it. As such, Kazuo reaches a conclusion.] "...Then say you meant the previous Principal, Novella. I want to believe in you, sorry if I seem harsh.” [He sighs, looking away as she adjusts her glasses. He shouldn’t push her this much, he felt bad doing so to a degree. As she pleads for trust, Kazuo feels... conflicted. On the one hand, logic says he has no reason to trust her. On the other, she looks so awkward and nervous he can't help but naturally relax; no actual threat coming from her. He decided to follow her initiative and quickly shortens the distance between them with a few steps towards her.] "Try to relax a little with me too, I'm not going to kill you. I want someone I can trust while in this... weird... dream situation. And... if it has to be anyone, at least it's you." [He says the last part sincerely, but he still had to check something else. He blushes a bit, knowing the idea may come back to bite him in the rear later on but he had to see if what the reaction would be. He still felt bad about it.] "...A-After all..." [He looks at her, holding her chin with his right hand so she looks at him too.] "A beauty like yourself watching my back is like a dream come true, so..." [Although he tries to maintain himself in a serious state, he can't help but keep blushing as he pushes himself to even say any of it. The next part had him reach for her glasses with his left hand and getting even closer so all he could see were her eyes, so all she could see were his own.] "...let me watch your back too. Come stay at my dorm room for as long as this goes on. I won’t bite too hard." [Nailed it, he kept a straight face the entire time.]
“A curse will fall upon thee for violating the sacred law...” Anghel looks at Katsuka with shock and disgust then just takes one mint and eats it. Only a monster would take more than one. He’s relaxed a bit despite his dramatic words. It almost feels... normal. He stretches and replies to Asami. “Mints are just wisdom in physical form. I use them to pass the insurmountable trials of written words and questioning runes.”
Alliester was mildly caught off guard by the implications of the task. Still, he saw no reason to refuse. Taking the attendance list in hand, he tapped the corner of his mouth with the red pen as he carefully examined the list of students. He expected the number to drop significantly in the coming days, but it would probably best to not say such a thought out loud. "Even still, this might be helpful..." He muttered to himself, as he looked over each name. They were just that for now, but having a comprehensive list of the "players" in this twisted game could be handy to have around.
As the small spell flickered and glitched away Emi's bright gold eyes widened almost comically. Her face was grim, however, and her tone shifted to be deeper, almost melancholy. "That's a first... Whoever, or for that matter, whatever Principal Valerie is, she exhibits a level of control over the school that I've only ever seen once before, and somehow she might be even scarier." She did her best to smile at Eiko, but there was no way a death game involving her students could put her in any mood other than somber at best. "I appreciate your cooperation, Eiko-san. I hope going into this we can trust each other. If we can't I doubt anyone can. But if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours, as they say!"
Asami briefly glances at the black cloaked figure before turning back to Anghel, giving him a skeptical look. "Never heard that before, is it really true?"
If Fushi had a tail at this moment it would be wagging with the joy of a thousand suns. He doesn't have a tail so instead his eyes reflect that same joy. Initially, he is overwhelmed with all the different food sources in this one location but he sees where the food comes from and knows what he must do. He must pay at the making of the food through the tiny door windows. This is paradise. Fushi says to no one in particular. He stares through the windows at all the food and tries not to salivate too hard.
Quintus: {The more Quintus saw the tree, the more the environment began to change. The radiance of the sun and the fervent grass, all beginning to become nothing more than black ambience. As if the world slowly lost more and more color. From where the tree stood, there was a blue haired girl, who closed her eyes, holding a flower. She turned herself around, her light footsteps making the ground look like water. Once she opens her eyes, it was completely black, just like her environment. Her mouth would open to let out a voice that seemed to be emenating from somewhere else not right by Quintus, as heard by the static.} Kazuo: Novella: "I-I'm so sorry Kazuo, of course I trust y-" {Novella had stopped in her tracks completely as Kazuo got close, no movement came from her, not even a heartbeat. Her eyes weren't dull as they stared right back at Kazuo's. A milky blue that shined as they stared shocked at the boy. Was the moment before a delusion? Time seemed to stand still, and a moment of silence rang in the library after Kazuo said his piece. However, that moment was quickly broken as her whole body started to shake once more, as if she was the only one who had felt the ruptures of an earthquake.} Novella: "B-b-bbbbeauty? W-...what?" {The novel enthusiast stopped in her tracks, her whole face becoming more red than roses. She stayed silent as her book fell to the ground. In fact, many things fell to the ground, but they were all things that had a light weight and couldn't be heard easily. Nothing else could be heard easily when Novella does the exact opposite of calm down. She gripped on his shirt, looking right at him without the glare of her lenses, nothing that veils how much she appreciates this moment.} Novella: "Me?! A...beauty?...Tee-hee~! Yes! I understand now! This feeling...it's clear. Kazuo! We'll be together! Nobody will kill us. NOBODY! Not if we stick close! We'll cover each other. We'll stick together! And I'll NEVER leave your side! I'm so happy you understand me. I'm soooo glaaad! Ahahahhhh..." {While she was obviously about to be in the middle of a fit of hysterical laughter, the hidden speakers that were planted in the roof of the library seemed to commit static, something that Novella just so happens to react to. Her eyes glitches slightly and her smile was still wide open, but her balance was instantly lost. The girl's hands were still gripped tightly on Kazuo's shirt as she took a tumble to the library's carpeted floor.}
Emi and Alliester: {Once Alliester had gripped the red pen and looked at the attendance sheet, his heart felt like he had unlocked something special. The room almost had a shift in it's vibe once he read through the names of the students. Like before, every student was on the list, as it was just on Post #88 like how Emi read it before. However, beside Asena's name, there was a written message.} Get it over with already. {It says, obviously being directed at someone. Alliester felt an urge in his hand, the red pen already making a motion that indicates a straight line, going through Asena's full name. Meanwhile...} Eiko: "Ah, that's nice of you! Well, I've been meaning to say this in particular." {She let out a sigh, initially seeming stressed. But now that she gives herself a moment of silence, closing her eyes to think about the current chain of events. As she opens her eyes and gazes into Emi's, she puts a grin on her face, almost chuckling.} Eiko: "The nurse had a talk with the previous Principal last morning, and I had talked with him last night. Now, the Principal is nowhere to be seen, and the nurse doesn't even recognize my face anymore. There are a bunch of red flags, so it might not matter if this is picked up somehow." {Her coworker says, pointing behind her where there just so happens to be a camera that isn't even flashing. Just pointing at the room. At the same time, static emits from the classroom's hidden stereo. Eiko would stretch her hand out and offer a handshake.} Eiko: "So Emi, once I die...do me a favor and look after these kids, ok?" Akia: {As Akia stood (totally alive btw) in the gymnasium, there was the sound of only one source of static emitting from the radio. However, the previously sleek beige walls of the gym started to change, immediately darkening in color. The ceiling would be chock full of hidden speakers, and then the person that stood to do the announcements from behind the curtains would crumple up a piece of paper. The sound of the paper being balled up would fill the gymnasium, not even leaving so that Akia could hear every bit. A short moment would seem to last forever, until Valerie appeared in front of her with a pass to the nurse's office in her hand.} Valerie: "Here, you look like you need it~" {Whether or not Akia was affected by the loud sound, she would be affected by the nurse pass that appeared in her hand out of nowhere. Her environment of the dark, spacious gym was immediately warped, instead being met with white.} Fushi: {Fushi stared at the windows where the multitude of food had accentuated many different scents, ranging from sweet, to savory, to salty, to spicy. As he did this, he also felt someone's eyes on him. A person with a face, wearing a white shirt and a black apron. He crossed his arms and looked at the boy silently, merely leaving a toothy smile on his face. The menu that was behind him read as https:://c8.alamy.com/comp/MNFKJ8/african-man-shop-owner-wearing-apron-smiling-broadly-showing-thumbs-up-gesture-to-camera-expression-of-like-and-approval-MNFKJ8.jpg as the person slowly gave Fushi a thumbs up. However, as static came from the cafeteria's hidden speakers...} The Nurse's Office: Sonomi: "W-where am I- pepper mints? Who put these on me? Katsuka, you already know the jar says to only take one!" {The girl that was previously unconscious would look at her friend expecting an apology, but instead Katsuka merely gave Anghel a playful wink, sticking her tongue out. Chisaki only laughed while Persi sighs. Mrs. Meranil and the boy with the side-shaved hair would finish talking, the boy going to one of the beds and the faceless nurse turning back in her chair, looking at her computer. Static would emit from the hidden speakers of the office's roof, and a girl would suddenly appear in one of the empty beds.}
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Everyone: {Quintus sees the girl speak. Kazuo sees Novella faint. Akia sees herself in the Nurse's Office, and Fushi would see a cup on the counter that had a small sample of meat inside, skewered by a stick.} Speakers: "Hi, it's me! Your vice principal! This announcement is for the special transfer students! You have a different schedule from the rest of the students here, and that schedule says it's time for claasss! Go to your teacher!!!...now." {Quintus would see himself back at the school, standing where the tree was. Kazuo would see Novella waking up from fainting. The other two are pretty much the same.}
[Kazuo...didn't exactly know what he just got himself into. On the one hand, now Novella was without a doubt on his side. On the other hand, he still could not tell if this was Sana, not that it matters anymore. On the third hand, he made her pass out which is probably going to make things more complicated. Then, on the last of his hands... he didn't know what to think about the fact that he actually liked that outburst a lot, very much in fact; it awakened something deep within him he didn't know he had and that he isn't sure he wants to acknowledge. Yet. That said, he is quick to catch the girl before she actually falls to the floor, listening to the announcement.] "Class...? What are we even going to learn in this loony bin...? Guess I'll find out." [He wouldn't let go of Novella as she comebacks to her senses. Just quietly waiting for her to get back to normal so he can place her glasses back on her. Once she did and he followed up on it he would make sure she could stand properly before letting go.] "We... can talk about what you just said when we're alone at my room. For now, I would like it if you could take me to the classroom. It's better if I show up, even if I don't want to." [He will follow Novella now.]
Quintus wouldn't react much. He almost wondered if his memories were haunting him again but he didn't recognize the girl. He would slowly walk away. At very least it might be worth it to return here later but for now he'd rather do as the loud speaker said. Still he found it annoying that he didn't even know where to go for 'class'. It almost seemed like bad joke in a way but walking back to where the classes were might at least give him a hint.
“It is true, Radiant One. But though the sacred laws of the mint were violated, I am glad this girl is alright. Now... let us be off!” Feeling completely refreshed, the chuuni hops off the bed and marches off to class. He and Asami must be those special students. He wonders who the teacher will be... He hopes at worst they’ll be assailed by demons at sleep like his former math teacher.
Too bad for the sign. Fushi can't read. The sign is therefore unread. Fushi is only interested in the food and growls with annoyance at the intercom. Not wanting to be parted from a source of sustenance any longer he tries to break down the door in front of him with his fists.
"Ah! ...Right, off to class." Asami would follow beside Anghel, blushing a little as she is referred to in a such a flattering way.
Emi returned the handshake firmly with both hands, looking straight into Eiko's eyes assertively with her own bright gold irises. "No talk of when, Eiko-san! You and I will make it out of here together! There has to be a way to overturn this new principal, we just need to figure it out. For now, we need to play along, but there will be an opportunity to turn this whole thing on its head. If we're cooperative, we're bound to find a way out." At the announcement she gives the roster a scan and raises a brow. "When does class start? Am I even going to have to normally teach?! What's the lesson plan here?! This is so much more confusing than I thought..."
Alliester's face twisted into a scowl, as he felt his hand cross the name out. An unfortunate fate for a girl to meet, but in hindsight he realized he didn't really have much to go on with the girl. Still, a death was a death. "I imagine this is only the first of many. Quite a start." He looked up at the sound of the announcement, raising an eyebrow. "What other tricks await us here, I wonder? I'm not particularly keen on finding out, but I imagine my consent isn't a factor."