A new May Arrival!

[newera]

Who: Mikey and anyone!
Where: Various
What: Arrival & figuring out what's going on...
When: End of May!
Warnings: None at the moment, will add as needed.

i. [ As he wanders out of class, Mikey’s so lost in his thoughts that he barely even notices what’s around him. …Because he’s finally remembered. Everything he’d forgotten – everything he hadn’t even realized was missing - it was all returned to him so suddenly that he didn’t know how to handle it.

He didn’t pay attention at all in the class that followed, but that gave him time to calm down a little. Even so, though, he doesn’t understand how any of this is even possible. He can’t have been in this school for years – it doesn’t make any sense, and yet… it all feels so real. His friends here… are they fake, too? In a strange way, he almost grieves for them.

But Kenchin, Takemitchy, everyone at Toman… he misses them so much it hurts. And what’s funny is that up until now, he hadn’t remembered them at all. A sense of guilt creeps up inside him as he thinks about it, and he wonders once more how it’s even possible for someone or something to have messed with his memories to such an extent. It’s… to be completely honest, it’s frightening. And Mikey’s someone who’s only felt fear a few times in his life.

But that’s not important. He needs to focus on finding a way out, and figuring out what’s going on.

The first and most obvious step is to try the front doors, but when he does, they don’t move an inch. …The next step, though perhaps a little lacking in subtlety, is to kick - kicking the doors with all his might, Mikey tries to force the doors to budge even a little. Unfortunately, it’s all for nothing. It seems that all he got out of it was a painfully sore leg and still no way out.

He sighs. It was worth a shot, wasn’t it? But suddenly, in that moment, Mikey realizes that he’s not alone. Has someone been watching him?

Turning around, he gives you a smile, and says- ]

What’s up? Were you watching?


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[sisters]

( what a cautious sounding answer. he's being sized up, he can tell, but it isn't as if he really blames the guy. if his experience was anything like amami's, he can't imagine that this is a very comforting situation to be in. still, at the questions, amami holds up his hands in a gesture of innocence. )

I guess I can't blame you for thinking I would, but I actually didn't, uh, "wake up" until too long ago myself.

( he sounds a bit unsure about the term he uses to reference his "arrival" here, but it seems to be what the other transfer students have gone with, so! )

Rantarou Amami, class 3-B. And you?

[newera]

...So you're like me, then?

[ That's what he thinks Amami is implying, anyway. Which... makes sense. It wouldn't be too surprising if he wasn't the only one stuck in this situation - though there's still the possibility that Amami is lying. But in the end, Mikey decides to take his words at face value - at least for now. ]

I'm Mikey. Class 2-B. It's good to know that it's not just me stuck here!

[sisters]

Yeah, there's a whole subset of students like us — anyone the native students here call "Transfer Student" is in the same situation.

( letting himself relax, it seems like his introduction was taken to well enough. with that, amami folds his arms over his chest, tilting his head and offering a smile. )

I can't get the doors or windows open, but if there's anything else you need, I can try to help.

( wow! it feels kind of weird for him to be on the other side of this, but he'll try to pay forward the welcome he received as well as he can. )

[newera]

Thanks!

[ After a moment, Mikey's expression becomes more serious. He has a lot of questions to ask, and it's hard to know where to start. Well, the most obvious questions can't hurt- ]

What kind of place is this, then? Do you know who it is who's trapped us here, or why?

[sisters]

Asking the big questions off the bat, huh?

( he doesn't seem bothered by the fact though — quite the contrary, actually. allowing his smile to fall into something more thoughtful, more fitting of the tone, he'll consider for a moment. )

Sorry, but we're not sure who brought us here yet. When it comes to what kind of place this is, though , there's something supernatural about it. You need to keep an eye out; I haven't been here for any yet myself, but apparently there have been more than a few murders and dead bodies discovered since the others started "waking up."

( that kind of place, unfortunately. )

[newera]

[ There's something supernatural about it, huh? That idea should seem laughable, but Mikey himself has memories that don't make any sense, that shouldn't exist, and he can't help but wonder. Just a little.

More important than that are the dead bodies, though. Somehow, it doesn't surprise him to hear that there's been murders... but it seems he'll have to watch his back carefully here. ]

Thanks for the head's up. I'll be careful.

[ It's times like this he wishes he had some dorayaki. ]

It's gonna be difficult to know who to trust then, huh...

[sisters]

I can't say it's easy, but if it's already something you're thinking about, at least you're starting out on the right foot.

( a good head on this one's shoulders, that's for sure. gesturing absently, he decides that there might be another piece that's useful to know. )

The group is pretty split up, and it seems like everyone's wrapped up in their own things in a way, but... I heard that there are supposed to be meetings every month or so. You might be able to get a better feeling for things then.