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It's time for another FAMILY MEETING!!

[There's a sign posted on 3-C on the 27th ~~the future is now~~ indicating that it's that time of month! That's right, it's time for the family meeting!

Lucifer is in charge this time and he is holding a whip, so please behave yourselves or you might get a warning crack near your head. Or don't behave yourselves. He's not your dad. He will, however, try his hardest to keep you all on track.

As Lucifer is also one of the Team ~~Moms~~ Dads, he's also made everybody lunch as he is wont to do. The rather fancy-looking food is set up on a couple of desks at the front of the classroom to peruse at your leisure. There are cookies and muffins as well, but please try to eat a real lunch instead of subsisting off of sweets entirely.

On the whiteboard, Lucifer has written the following topics & talking points that he'd like to discuss with everybody, and has requested that you all raise your hands so that this can be done in an orderly fashion... ~~Good luck, Luci.~~

Who is missing? Who is confirmed deceased?
The gladiatorial battle — is it possible that those who died previously may come back to inflict further harm? Any guesses?
What the Hell was going on last weekend?
The void in the auditorium is infinite
Results of last month's investigations that we agreed on doing
The imps plaguing the school have been removed (thank you to Clamor for his assistance)
Have we discovered anything new?

Last but not least, the final bullet is one hundred percent something that Lucifer clearly wants to do, and it reads simply:

Instating a chore chart

So that's... fun.]

Let's try to keep this more orderly than the last one, shall we?

[And yes, the cardboard baby jail is set up in the back of the classroom! Naughty children go to cardboard baby jail. Naughtier children get a whip cracked at them. Have fun, everyone!]

[[OOC: The usual rules of the family meeting posts apply, which means threadjacking/general mingling is allowed and encouraged! Please remember to only share information your character discovered ICly to avoid metagaming. Also no Lucifer will not actually cause physical harm to anyone's characters with the whip unless player permission is granted, I'm not as psychotic as he is, don't worry about it.]]

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( stop, there's no teabagging this time, but komaeda actually wants to leave the room, so they can be away. this is only a talk between them! just them.

you know what. the BATHROOM is the fated spot. )

...Is this fine?

[Thankfully...

He sweatdrops.]

Well, I suppose that this is a private location. So it will have to do!

...

( sighs. )

I wanted to talk about what you went through for the student council... the state of those who were there with you, primarily Kirigiri-san.

( he guess the other worms too. )

[His expression sags as he brings up the student council.]

...Ah, I see. So you want to discuss that. A-and... Kirigiri-kun. Their state of being was... certainly unlike anything that I have ever witnessed before.

...I want to discuss your entire initiation.

( at that time, komaeda wanted to apply to the student council as well, and he finds ishimaru lucky having being able. he's already thanked maya for the chance that the other got, giving him a chance to show his hope, but now this is about the bodies. )

The stepping stones and the Ultimate that was there... I could only see so much, I was curious if you could... explain what all that you saw.

( he doesn't sound disheartened, but he does seem like he's out of it, or more like he's forcing himself to work under his own tired conditions. )

[He does assume a brief glare at the mention of "stepping stones" associated with them. But he doesn't comment on it. It's taking enough energy just to think back and talk about what happened back then. After a moment, he softly nods.]

...I see. Yes... yes, I can describe what happened.

[He looks distant as he starts to recall what happened.]

One moment I was on stage, prepared to debate with the other candidates. ...That is the way that a student council election would normally proceed. How it should have proceeded. But before I knew it... it was like a spell had come over me.

It was as if I had passed out and woken up out in the courtyard. I had woken up to a nightmare. Everyone was... fighting each other, and trying to k-kill each other. ...Even Kirigiri-kun.

[His head lowers as he thinks of her.]

Wh-when she was alive, I only briefly saw her during the chaos. But she seemed to be in the same state as... as the girl who battled me. In fact, most of the students there seemed to be like that. Their eyes were all... glowing yellow. All of them wielded daggers, a-and they were attacking others so ferociously!

[He may not have known Kirigiri well, but he knows her well enough to believe that she would never act like that.]

I tried to reason with Madison-kun, but she refused to listen. She insisted that it had to be either her or me who died, and she attacked me with the dagger. I disarmed her, but then... it was as if something came over her. She lost all traces of humanity, overpowered me a-and began to... to strangle me. It was only then that I desperately tried to use the dagger on her arms. B-but at the same time, she started to... to throw up blood, and... innards. [He winces at the thought.]

Soon, she let go of me and... and she perished. By that time, no one else was left standing.

Glowing yellow eyes...

( same as the ones he saw in the room that one night of someone he doesn't even recall, the fact that they may no longer be here also holds true to how kirigiri, and those others had gone missing. the only difference is that he didn't see a weapon, or anything of the sort that seemed like that body would be used for the same thing ishimaru had went through. he takes a deep breath, his eyes falling to the floor of the bathroom tiles. he understands the origin of them, but he wonders why they become so hostile considering the body he saw before had fell asleep by one swift movement of that person. )

Thank you for your service, Ishimaru-kun.

( ... )

Did they say anything strange, were they capable of talking...? I saw that thing's — ( madison, i'm sorry. ) mouth move, so I wonder if Kirigiri-san too was capable of exchanging words...

( if he didn't notice, then that's fine, the fact that she along with the others were in that same state means they came from the same distributer. )

[Ishimaru's quiet and still for a moment, tears welling up in his eyes while the pain of that memory still feels refreshed. It's another moment before he answers Komaeda's latest questions.]

Madison-kun did speak to me, initially. She was the only person I confronted, and the only one I saw speaking. She only ceased speaking at that point when it seemed as if something had come over her, when she started to strangle me. When she spoke, it was mostly about the battle and her refusal to try talking things out. ...She did say that she did not want to "go back", but I do not know where to.

[He pauses and takes a breath.]

...She was the only person I confronted directly. I was so caught up in that... I did not notice if Kirigiri-kun or any of the others said anything as well...

Ishimaru-kun... are you about to cry?

( yeah, komaeda's going to bring that up without thinking because he finds it unnatural, but he should have known by the reports on ishimaru that he's... sensitive. either way, he sighs like this isn't what he came here to talk about, and instead he shakes his head to move the topic away from his tears. )

Please keep yourself together, no need to be embarrassing.

( to the point after he clears his throat, sometimes a bit a tough love helps an ultimate grow strong. ishimaru's hope is already thriving, but no need to crush it into the ground by sobbing over what's already loss. )

Anyway... that's good information to have, that could mean anything, though...

( going back... is there another place that they started at, and then came here? or perhaps, going back could mean to their previous memories that they all think is fake? there's so much that he can build off his words, even make him wonder if this is another simulation, even though he doesn't think it is anymore. )

Fujisaki-kun... is probably still around, even if it's true that you haven't seen him in awhile.

I- I am not crying!! [Ishimaru denies and wipes those tears by swiping a sleeve across his face. The last thing he wants is to be an embarrassment...

As Fujisaki is mentioned, Ishimaru perks up and looks towards Komaeda. He wants to cling to any hope for Chihiro to still be alive and to hold onto his second chance at life, but he's also hesitant to do so. It doesn't help that this is brought up directly after talking about what happened to Kirigiri.]

Really? Y-you believe that for sure? [Is this just Komaeda being hopeful, or does he know something? Ishimaru isn't sure what to believe.]

Forgive me, Ishimaru-kun, I shouldn't have said something so damning to you.

( telling an ultimate what to do, and then seeing the ultimate listen — it makes him feel sick inside. he attempts to try and not linger on that, and he carries on with the more questionable topic that's the state of his friend. komaeda remembers fujisaki, he's seen them in the future foundation book, he knows the cause of his death, and things like that. even the pictures that were shared of all of them together. yet, he's unable to understand the concern from a friend's perspective, and instead he can only see it as how could they have lost another ultimate so soon? )

...Have they begun to live inside of you?

( komaeda may sound fed up with everything around him, but one thing stays the same that he's always believed. )

You're too filled to the brim with hope, I can't see you letting that Ultimate down; so don't think about starting now.

It - it was no big deal. [He weakly mutters as he tries to dismiss the talk of his tears.

And now he can see that Komaeda doesn't have any kind of news for him. His shoulders slump, and he looks downwards as he considers Fujisaki's disappearance.]

...N-no. There is no need for Fujisaki-kun to live within me. Not while still living here!! [He tightens his fist.] Trust me, I intend to do everything in my power to not let him down again!!

( he notices the slump, how couldn't he? he's someone who focuses on ultimate's thoughts and actions, along with his obsession with hope helps with that. not only that, he's made ishimaru cry, which is probably easier said and done, so as he thinks about it, he contemplates the pros and cons. )

You told me: "I will do what's right, regardless of what others think!"

( how many times has he recited this mantra, he wonders. he knows he's stated it to meng yao, and possibly a few others, and that's because he believes in his strength. that sort of courage reminds him of a flame that'll never go out, no matter how much water is dropped on top of it — ishimaru will remain flickering, shining, a beacon for those around him. )

Things like right and wrong, I think as long as there's hope... that should be enough. ( he sighs, wondering if he should leave, but there's words that linger on the edge of his tongue. ) For now, can you keep this conversation between us... I haven't worked out the fine details, but...

[Ishimaru does start to perk up at Komaeda's words. Yes, that does sound like something he's sure that he said. He certainly agrees with the notion! As the Ultimate example of a public morals committee member, a pillar of morality, he has always done his best to stand as a good example for everyone else. To lead everyone towards a joyous existence along the path of hard work!

He's not sure if Komaeda's saying something he entirely agrees with. Hope and what's right should go hand in hand! Otherwise, he seems to be making sense for once. But the last bit is what he latches onto.]

...But what?

[BUT WHAT]

( it's obvious for him what's right and what's wrong, doesn't matter when it comes to hope, but in the end... hope is always right, that is the ultimate goal of positivity. there's no such thing as being hope as long as it's done in the name of it, and he wonders if this would be a moment now to keep ishimaru hopeful, because what if something happens to him if he's unable to overcome the position he's in? he tosses the thought back and forth in his mind as he reads the expression on his face, seeing that his attention is caught by the "but," and nothing else. )

You're not promising me, Ishimaru-kun...

( well, promises can be easily broken, and komaeda's sure he shouldn't even bank on that. it's information that he wants kept between them, because he could be wrong, and then if the other spreads it... he'd also look wrong. komaeda couldn't have that happen to an ultimate, even when he can just blame the person he learned the information from. )

[Ishimaru blinks as he realizes the offer being made. He'll learn something, but to be kept only between them. He's hesitant, as he's not sure that anything should be hidden from the others. But then, if he doesn't make the promise, then he won't learn this information at all. So he may as well accept it. He wants to uphold his promise - or convince Komaeda that it's not worth keeping a secret. In any case, he relents.]

...Ah, yes. Very well. I do feel that information should be shared with the group as a whole, but... if you truly wish to keep this between just us... then I promise to respect that, Komaeda-kun!

Fujisaki-kun... may be one of those creatures.

( because it's not just him, it's also the others who may have gone missing from this school. he doesn't know what happened to naegi when he was here, but the group who were there at the death match, ishimaru's sparring partner... they had all went missing without a trash. whether fujisaki meets the same fate, he's unsure of, and why he doesn't want such information getting around. )

I would have said the same of Sena-kun had he been gone longer, but...

( they saw what happened to him, dropped from above, and crashing onto the ground without any mercy. )

I've seen one recently, luckily... it wasn't your friend.

( a sigh, but komaeda knows that... they have to be dead? it's what akira said, so he guesses when he saw that unknown person (leo), he must have already been deceased. he won't say that though, he doesn't think that's information that needs to be exchanged. )

[Ishimaru flares up at just the first sentence alone.]

D-do you think I haven't considered that possibility?! That is the one thing that I am hoping is not the case!

[Just imagining Chihiro in that state, yellow eyes blaring, is enough to make him feel pained. He can't put up with facing someone else in that bloodthirsty condition. Especially not a dear classmate.]

While Fujisaki-kun is missing, I am not about to assume anything!

[With that said, he finally processes the last thing Komaeda spoke.]

...Wait, what do you mean that you saw one?

If you're going to have an attitude...

( it only takes so much for komaeda to get over it, and since chihiro was one themselves, komaeda is able to pick the topic back up, but right now... why help someone who seems a little irritated? he glances over to the mirror, staring at his own reflection that seems detached from the situation already. bored, possibly, and he wonders if that's a bad look to have in front of ishimaru. he must appear heartless, though he's lucky his heart feels something else — he loves all ultimates, he's concerned for their well-being, and so it pains him to know that chihiro's whereabouts isn't pleasant. )

I don't want to talk about it anymore...

( he falls silent as he wraps an arm around his waist, his fingers tapping against his own side in thought. he should just go back to the meeting because who knows what's waiting for them. )

We can go back now, thank you for the conversation, Ishimaru-kun.

What, just like that?! [He barks, his anger reaching a boiling point. He tries to be patient, but eith everything that happened and the hint of what Komaeda saw - he's Done.

...And this is even before learning about his murder!]

Enough of - of the bullcrap! I wish that I could be more patient with you, but I'm afraid that you've exhausted that well down past it's last drop! If you know something important, just say it! No one's going to feel more "hope" if you're keeping secrets all the time and being so difficult about it!

Yep, just like that.

( he says that he wishes he could be more patient, but komaeda doesn't believe that, instead, maybe this is what ishimaru wanted anyway. why should he explain everything, ishimaru isn't the only one who has lost or almost lost, everything is breaking at the seams for komaeda too. though, he won't tell him that, instead he listens to how the other's worries fester over his messing friend, over wanting to protect the people here. )

Do you hate me, Ishimaru-kun? You should... I don't deserve any patience from an Ultimate.

( his voice low, and a sigh leaves past his lips after, but he thinks that's him for now — he's done, he's ready to go. the moment he turns away, there's a certain color that settles in his eyes for a quick second — whatever color it is... it surely isn't green — either way, this is done for the cute, dramatic effect because ishimaru won't be able to see very clearly as komaeda makes his way out the bathroom. )

[He tries to calm down a bit, but he still remains quite tense.]

I do not hate you. [He says that curtly. He's about to go on, but that's about all he can say while Komaeda turns to leave. It's frustrating, endlessly frustrating to deal with him while he's trying to find any kind of answers that can help this group. Ultimately, he's ended up feeling like this whole trip to the bathroom has been a big waste. In any case, there doesn't seem to be anything else of note here. Time to return to the meeting...]

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