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Who: Rantarou Amami & you!

What: Arrival & introduction

When: 05/19 and onwards

Where: Various locations

Warnings: Dangan Ronpa V3 spoilers in comments

a) travels
•　open — 05/19, 2nd floor, right wing

( it takes little time for him to figure out the idea — that he can't leave. what's really strange about it is that... others can? there's a distinct lack of physical barriers preventing him, but even so, it's as if the world itself is engineered to trap him here. it is... something that he makes note of, but after some time spent checking his options, it's also something he sincerely doubts will be easily solved. more importantly, what he notices is that there are some students who just... don't go home. as if they aren't concerned with even trying to leave, even as the building begins to empty out for the evening.

so it's them he decides to focus on, and the next person to pass him in the hallway is his first victim. with a wave to draw their attention, amami offers a smile. at the same time, his mind turns, trying to figure out how best to phrase this so he doesn't seem like he's crazy if he's wrong. lets see... first off: )

Sorry, but do you have a minute?

b) find my way
•　open — 05/19, 1st floor, bulletin board

( another thing he finds to be of note as he wanders through the halls is the bulletin board. the rules, for one, are beyond bizarre — that's a puzzle that he's going to pocket for the time being. what he's really interested in right now is the class assignments. it takes him a few minutes, peering through the names recorded on the sheet, but it does strike him that not all of the names are unfamiliar. a few stand out: kaede akamatsu, shuichi saihara, kokichi ouma... if it's true... well, at least one of those names is someone that amami has reason to consider may be trustworthy in a situation like this.

option one:
this time, victim number two is anybody who happens to be near the front hall. turning to glance at them, he gestures to the sheet. )

Hey, you wouldn't happen to know Kaede Akamatsu, would you?

option two:
( or maybe your name is one of those he'd recognize in the first place. in that case, when he turns, instead of an amicable smile, you're treated with a momentary expression of wide-eyed surprise. )

What a coincidence, I didn't think I'd see you here.

c) wildcard
•　open — anywhere, any time

( have an idea? feel free to throw anything else my way, or if you're unsure, you can hit me up via pm or at kagehira! )

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( oh amami, you have no idea. we have komaeda and rika and hyde. even at it's most organized it will remain chaos. even without the supernatural occurances... which she still needs to get to, but how.

nene speaks thoughtfully as she tries to remember anything else of note. )

So far they've been around the middle of the month both times- it's been different organizers, and someone else has volunteered to take the next one. There'll always be a notice given ahead of time though! We've also agreed to host it early or have an extra one if anything noteworthy happens.

So I must've just missed one then, huh. That's too bad.

( looks like it'll be a bit of a wait before he gets his next opportunity, which is a shame, but he can be patient. )

One more question. This might be a bit ambitious, but do we know why we're here?

( school killing life be like cons: told to kill each other, pros: at least they were told why they were there at all. )

By a few days, yes.

... No, though the 'goal' seems to be graduation. What that entails hasn't been revealed in full, yet- especially with everyone else acting like things are normal. But... there is one strange thing. We don't know why, but.

( she takes a deep breath, because hoo boy. he's new, he might not be so open to this sort of thing. )

This is going to sound really, really out there but I promise I'm telling the truth. But if any blood makes contact with the building's floor, anyone who sees it is... taken? To another version of the school. It's cold and dark and run down and almost no one else is around, and the only way back is by breaking a mirror- Clamor-san could tell you more, I don't like being there long, it's. It's awful, and I know it sounds crazy...

...

( "i know it sounds crazy." well, to be fair, amami came here open to hearing a lot. he really thought he had an open mind, y'know? because obviously, something about this place isn't right. but, well, can't be helped; the more she describes it, the more his eyes kind of... glaze over. it's not that he doesn't believe her but... he's been here for a total of maybe two hours. it's a lot to take in. he'll blink a couple times after she's done, expression pretty much frozen in place, and then — )

Hm.

( hm. )

I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting something like that.

( not saying that he doesn't believe her, mind you; he has little reason to think that she would lie to him considering her explanations so far. it's just, y'know. yeah. wow. hoo boy is right. )

No one was.

( except her, given what she deals with, but like.

fiddling with the hem of her blazer sleeves, nene gives him an apologetic look, head somewhat bowed. she can't tell if that's disbelief or bewilderment and she's really hoping it's the latter, because- if he gets caught off guard, what if... no, no one would willingly just. jump into the void.

right? )

I'm- I know it's a lot. I'm sorry.

There's no need to apologize if it isn't your fault.

( he's just going to do this instead, because it's easier than thinking about blood world. the words are a little bit stern, but there's a softness underlying his tone even as he says them, and his serious expression resembles concern more than anything even remotely scolding. with that said, even if he thinks he can't really be blamed for needing a minute (and still kind of feels like he could use another,) it would be rude to just... leave her hanging after sharing something like that. )

But thanks, I doubt I would have figured something like that out on my own.

( and it sounds like... it could be an important clue. )

( part of her shrinks just a bit under his words, even though... well, he's right, and he doesn't mean anything by it. it's not like she organized the void school, after all. )

If it did happen, it would have happened on accident, like with me. It's- it's better to have some warning, you know? And to know the way out ahead of time.

( because that really sucked- and she stumbled into there twice on accident! )

Um- do you need anything? We don't have good water readily accessible, but there's a vending machine-

It's fine, you don't have to worry about me.

( she can't just drop the fact that she accidentally trapped herself in blood world without knowing how to get out and then skip right to the next topic... insane. it does NOT make amami any less concerned. and besides, even separately from that, he'd... actually feel pretty bad, if this girl were to go out of her way just to look after him. it should be the other way around as far as he's concerned, and you know what? he's gonna say it, too. )

Actually, I'm the one who owes you for telling me so much about this place. There might not be much I can do right now, but if you ever need anything in the future, you can let me know. Oh, right — I never introduced myself, did I? My name is Rantarou Amami, and I'm in class 3-B now.

But you only just woke up- you must be really confused, especially after all of that...

( nene's a simple girl. she craves simple things in life- to be liked, to be loved and to care for others. she remembers how terrifying it was, coming to in the middle of her school life with different, clashing memories and a thousand questions with only overwhelming, smothering answers. why wouldn't she try to help him?

except she's a bit distractible, whoopsies. )

Oh- no, you're okay, I forgot too. My name is Nene Yashiro! I'm in class 1-B... Oh! You're in the same class as my friend- from home, I mean. Hanako-kun!

( oh, why shouldn't she help him? that's easy. because this place seems dangerous enough without getting involved with him, someone who has enough of a penchant for getting wrapped up in all types of danger. and honestly, there's not a single kind that he'd be okay with exposing her to unnecessarily. maybe... if he gets a better sense for this place and the threats it poses, he can consider it down the line. for now? he's just going to reply to the comment she leaves off on instead. )

Nice to meet you, Yashiro-san.

( though he raises a brow at that extra bit she tacks on — from home. )

You mean it's someone you knew from before this place, then? Does that happen often?

( maybe he should be on the lookout for people he recognizes too, even if it's not from "home." )

( it's because this place is so dangerous that she wants to. she knows better than perhaps anyone here- love, kindness, simple faith... it's all so much more powerful than people think. even if she can't draw regret and renewed hope from their captor this time, she can at least extend it to everyone else. and from there... who knows? but it's worth it. it always will be. so nene gives amami a small smile, because she's meant every word sincerely. )

It's nice to meet you too. I wish it was in better circumstances.

( nene nods at his question. )

Yeah- there's a few people like that- not everyone, but it does happen.

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nene's so susceptible to big brothers

purrhaps that's how she collects them

probably! that and her immense Im Baby energy

she DOES have that, its true

it reels the niichans in real easily ive noticed