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04/04, 23:56

M.Arisu

hey... anybody who's awake to see this. hope you're not having too much trouble sleeping.
get rest when you can. work together when you can.
all we can do is keep trying, but i'm hopeful for this year.
feels weird to say... but it's all going to be gone soon, so...
anyways.
see you at school tomorrow.

Any replies on the forum go unresponded, and at the stroke of midnight, the past year's worth of messages are completely gone from the PDA forum, including any sent over spring break. Hope you have a good memory if you were in the middle of a conversation! Though you should really be in ...whatever you've managed to make your bed... because tomorrow is a big day.

04/05, 06:00

The silence continues until six in the morning with the toll of the clock tower bells, and anybody near the locker area will hear two women in mid-conversation as they phase through the front doors, heels clicking on the ground: "-—didn't even have the decency to finish the job! And now I have to— oh, stop crying, for goodness' sake! I swear—" It's a one sided conversation, mostly, and one that stops short the moment the women spot the students lingering around. While the younger woman, recognizable as the assistant principal, hurriedly scrubs at her face with her sleeves, the unfamiliar older woman with the oddly dissonant voice scowls intensely. "I don't need this on the first day of school! Students trespassing over break! I can't believe it! I don't have time for this—" she huffs, shaking her head and stomping down the hall towards the faculty office. "Miss Nene, I expected better of you! And you! Miss Ritsuka— the two of you shall report to the faculty office after the entrance ceremony. I expect a full report of everybody involved. Now behave yourselves and go to the auditorium."

Goodbye...

The assistant principal is left behind and looks confused and distraught. She sniffles and ducks her head a little, draws a shaking breath and stands a little taller. "I'm so sorry. I'll hear you all out after- after this is done. Alright?" She too heads towards the faculty office, trying her best to smile at those she passes by. While they may be followed, they seem to phase through the faculty office doors which remain closed and locked, and cannot be interacted with until after the ceremony.

Until then, other students start to filter through the front door, seeking out friends and chatting about their breaks, remembering about homework and asking if anybody actually did it so they can copy off them before classes start, laughing at any mention of being locked inside the school all break because what?? that's silly. A handful of students wear yellow armbands on the left sleeve of their uniform, marking them as members of the student council, and these student council members go around finally removing the gorinto from the window sills, tossing the rocks into a bag without any apparent ill effects, and collecting the snacks in a separate bag— though they'll offer the food to anybody they pass who looks hungry enough. Which is a lot of you. One or two might give a short lecture about the importance of eating breakfast to start the day off right. Other student council members busy themselves in the locker area, posting the new homeroom assignments and updating the school calendar to reflect exam dates and breaks for the coming year, or help setting chairs out in neat rows in the auditorium in preparation for the entrance ceremony.

04/05, 08:00

The opening ceremony starts at 8, with students and staff moving to the auditorium to sit with their homeroom class, calling characters out by name and dragging them over to their seat— physically if need be, and they're much stronger than they look. Unlike the graduation ceremony, characters are not forced to come to the entrance ceremony, but the moment they take a seat, they find that they can neither speak nor get up again until the ceremony is over.

The assistant principal stands behind the podium on stage, looking rather nervous as she glances down at the watch on her wrist for it to be time, and clears her throat before addressing the room. "Yogen High welcomes you, all our new students," she pauses, beaming at the row of first year classes before her gaze sweeps over the rest of the student body, "our transfer students, our returning students, our... repeat students..." Looking at you, Norton, Gawain, Abel... "I, um. You may have noticed that I am standing in for our principal today, who is currently... unavailable... and didn't exactly leave any notes to go off of..." She wilts a little, but trucks on nonetheless and continues the address, promising that the teachers will pass along any important announcements, expressing her belief in the potential of young minds, and wishing everybody a fulfilling school year. The ceremony concludes in a little under an hour, and the spell binding the students to their seats is broken, allowing everybody to rise and leave.

School lets out for the rest of the day with classes starting the next morning, and while many students take the opportunity to leave, some linger around the school. Gossip is flying already with news of the transfer students caught breaking into the school over break and what punishments they might get, rumors of what happened to the principal ranging from a family emergency to hospitalization to death, complaints about the water pipes not getting fixed over break, and general excitement over upcoming events listed on the bulletin board by the lockers, in particular new club advertisements, fortune telling ads, and a Charity Auction to be hosted the Monday after Golden Week next month.

April

School is school... The first thing teachers ask at homeroom Tuesday morning is for students to hand in their spring break homework. Didn't do it? You're on their shit list now. Characters are not forced to attend class, but patrolling faculty and student council members will heckle any truant students into going and can be a pain to deal with. Classes aren't taught terribly, though. The second year math teacher has a knack for easily digestible explanations, even if she writes and erases the board a bit too quickly to copy. The third year literature teacher combines weekly analytical essays with film studies, and is showing Child's Play, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Silence of the Lambs, and Where the Red Fern Grows this month. The first year biology teacher brings eyeballs and frogs and rats for dissection during anatomy lessons, and if you have a special request for a specific eye color, give him a day or two and he can deliver. 2-A's homeroom teacher can be seen stealing chalk from each of the second year classroom she rotates through and is offering extra credit to any students who sneak her chalk without asking questions.

New students will quickly learn that merit points are awarded for a full day's attendance, turning in homework, participating in class and clubs, scoring 80% or higher on quizzes and exams, etc. Less predictably, the PDA may sometimes ping for a single merit point when hanging out with a friend or arguing with a classmate, with stronger emotions (positive or negative) when interacting with somebody else more likely to trigger a point, and if students are abusing this system, it's kept out of the faculty's eyes. As the month goes on, sometimes a student comes to class with a cut eyelid, or a busted lip, or bandages wrapped thick around a wrist, but they always deny anything more than clumsiness or an accident or having pets who very aggressively show their love. Sometimes it's harder to hide, when a bloody nose drips onto the ground or bleeding knuckles brush against the wall, and those near enough to see blood touch the building will find that everything sort of... shifts... Just for a second. The feeling of vertigo that stops almost as soon as it begins, the world tilting without slotting back into alignment. You feel a bit nauseous. Just a little.

You go to the bathroom to splash water on your face and the pink looks a little darker, a little more solid. On the fourth floor, the water has stopped running in the bathroom sinks altogether, and students are told to go downstairs to do their business so that they may wash up after. With more students milling around the bathrooms, it's much easier to notice that people's reflections in the mirrors are just a bit off, lagging that split second long enough to be impossible to ignore once aware.

Every day you have homework. A new essay for something or other is assigned each week. Nobody wants to do group projects with a slacker who can't promise to meet up after school to get it done. Like clockwork, the school empties out at 6 PM each school day, leaving those behind to their own devices. There is no school on Sundays. Golden Week marks the end of the month, and guess who's going to be stuck at school for an entire week with only vending machine junk food to live off of if they aren't able to make progress concerning their living situation? Yeah.

Charity Auction

At least students have the charity auction to look forward to and work towards. Information about the auction set on May 10 can be found on the bulletin board, and appears to be put together by the student council as an annual event and an incentive for students to start the year off strong in earning merit points. Both students and staff are encouraged to donate to the auction, with the items collected and put on display in the auditorium behind locked glass cases. On May 10, students will be able to bid on items using their merit points, those who donate will receive 10% of the winning bid towards their item, and the school will match donations 100 to 1 point with proceeds going towards the "Save A Brain Foundation."

Throughout the month, glass cases lining the walls of the auditorium start to fill up with donations. The most popular donations seem to be physical items: possessions such as jewelry or gaming consoles, or artistic creations such as hand sewn clothing or paintings. There are placeholders for things that can't be put on display all month, such as placards with a picture or description of homemade food that won't be prepared until the auction date, or the promise of fishing lessons with the guidance counselor or a dinner date with the school principal (pending availability). At the back of the room stands the largest case, with the skinny black cat often found lying on top of it as if guarding it, although it will run away when approached.

Inside the case is a body.

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I TOTALLY FORGOT TO ASK THIS but since ain has obvious corruption marks/circuit patterns on his body and behaves lethargically, will the nurse think he has a chronic disease or just pass it off as something inconsequential?

I - clock tower at night
[ Some nights, Iria comes to the clock tower alone even though it's dark, though it's mostly to have a look at the outside so that she doesn't feel like she's going crazy. It's nice to have alone time with herself while overlooking the campus under the moonlight.

Though there is a sound of crinkling snack bags that's so loud if one is in the area. If they come up, they'll see Iria staring at the blue wisteria tree. Another step towards her makes her turn around very quickly, armed with a notebook that she's ready to fling at you until she sees who you really are. She lowers her hands. ]

Ah... sorry. You surprised me.

[ She does sound genuinely apologetic at least. ]

II - transfer students

[ If your character seems to be an obvious "transfer student" whether that be not looking like the ordinary students, looking way too old or young to be in high school, and such--they'll receive a a single water bottle. It has clear water in it. No pink tinge or anything. The bottles were sealed when given with a label on them, "Ölfus spring". ]

You look like you need this.

[ Whether they decide to accept, down the water bottle down in one go, that's up to them. Whatever they do with it after she passes it off is none of Iria's concern. ]

wildcard

[ Iria is usually seen in 2B when not in the clock tower, sometimes looking busy with her homework, looking sick on some days, or eating food she made in home ec class. If you ask nicely, she'll share what little she has, because she's the kind of person who likes helping. Other than that, she's diligently attending school and snooping around here and there when classes are over. ]

If someone were to ask the student council about getting two snacks if they explain it's for someone else, would they accept that as an excuse?

Adding onto this, any consequences for grabbing a writing instrument from a classroom/any way to be able to keep a pen outside of class?

Edited 2021-04-03 16:50 (UTC)

Are there any school yearbooks in the library? And if so, would a very thorough search find any students who resemble the body?

A few questions to start:

- Are there any other rumors floating around the school outside the ones written in the log?
- Are the eyeballs in biology class real, and if so is it possible to tell what kind of animal they're from or if they vary.....
- Are all the classes at the school standard to real life? (Asking mostly just in case there are some Weird Classes that will cause a reaction)
- Also, if someone were to ask any of the NPCs about any information regarding the student council, would they be able to get anything?
- And final question for now because I am remembering it: if someone was trying to write a program in order to hack/dig into the PDAs, would anything happen? Is there anything to find?

Edited (i forgot a question) 2021-04-03 17:38 (UTC)

I know the body won't be available to actually check out unless we obtain it for next month, but... the characters can see it, so unfortunately. Here I am. How visible is it exactly? Are there any visual clues people would be able to get right now or does the glass obscure that somehow?

(For example: tears in the clothing or stains of anything other than the blood in the image, that might be noticeable and suggest specific injuries, locations the body's been in, and/or that any weapons were used.)

Also: are the display cases numbered and/or marked in any way? And if not, are students able to inquire somewhere about who donated what?

Editing for one more: Now that classes have started again, can anything be found in the school that will display the current year? For example worksheets, club applications, or any other paperwork the characters may receive, or even belongings of the NPC students. And if so, what year is it?

Edited (crying) 2021-04-03 20:15 (UTC)

any consequences for trying to break the case with the body? i know the cat is guarding the auction items, and rika will definitely try to ferally get the body out, so -

Is it just Gudako, or does that body bear a striking resemblance to Ala?

What happens if you build another gorinto shrine?

Quite possibly the stupidest/most dangerous question: if Ritsuka uses her own blood to write a magic circle, considering the school's reaction to blood, will anything special happen?

Are the message boards wiped regularly, or was it just a one time thing at the start of the semester?

What's the most dangerous object that's available to bid on? Just as, like, a general level of what's okay to donate.

If Ritsuka puts her ear to the ground and makes an effort to hang out with the nontransfer students, will she hear anybody talking about people making bids for the body, or is it something that nobody wants to touch?

Ritsuka is putting in the effort to be an Extremely Good Student following the 6 AM Fuckup, will she still get the requisite merit points even though she's already in hot water?

Are sweeps of the lockers conducted? If so, somebody... might find that crowbar Ritsuka yoinked during the TDM....

Lastly, sorry for the deluge of questions/NPC contacts.

Specifically, Ritsuka is going to try the same ritual that she used to "summon Gawain" using the chalk (especially now that it seems relevant to one of the teachers), except she's going to gash her arm so that there's a steady flow of blood into the center of the circle as she's chanting, and she'll time her chant to end at exactly midnight, a.k.a. when the school is magically silenced. She'll be practicing inside the defunct bathroom with the chalk and the timing of her chant, but she'll only add the blood and do it that late at night inside the 2-A classroom since it "worked" there before.

She'll also build twelve gorinto shrines around the perimeter of the magic circle, using shop tools to inscribe their traditional symbols (sanskrit for the five elements) on the respective stones—thanks for the lessons, Houzoin—and then on the "ether/void" stone she'll also inscribe a class symbol for twelve of the Servant classes Ritsuka has met: Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, Berserker, Avenger, Ruler, Alter Ego, Foreigner, ans Shielder. Lastly, she'll anoint each shrine with a drop of her blood. If she gets into a trance while building a shrine, she'll have Gawain shake her out of it.

Also, with Sheep's permission, she will be using Gawain's lighter as a catalyst by lighting it and placing it in the center of the circle.

Edited 2021-04-03 21:41 (UTC)

[Science class cw: dissecting]

[Angel can be taught a lot of tricks. Dissecting a rat? She can only stare in confusion at what she's supposed to do. There's a small knife beside her, and the smell makes her think that this isn't just a normal, dead rat.]

... So, anything stopping us from just leaving?

[Because she's ready to go do more exploring, rather than attempting to hold a knife with her little paws.]

[Charity Auction]

[Angel trots along the glass cases, peeking at each one as if it were a museum of some kind. A lot of these don't really grab her attention as things she wants - what's a dog going to do with a video game console anyway? But then she reaches the body, backs away for a moment, before approaching it again. The smell is unmistakable.]

This is a real body...

[Her voice trails off, horrified.]

Does the pink water actually have blood in it, because I imagine that would go horribly for Iria... and belatedly realized why you gave her a bunch of water bottles.

will any new thing that has shown up or is now accessible be openable by katsuki's key...also: will their homework and such be graded fairly if they put in the effort?

edit: also, can they recruit npc students for clubs or do they need to be pc students?

Edited 2021-04-03 21:56 (UTC)

Tch...! [ Katsuki hates accepting help. Hates it when people think he looks like he needs it, because he sees it as pity. But he's not as self-destructive about it as he used to be. At the start of the year he would have knocked the bottle away and insisted he'd be fucking FINE without it, thank you -

But right now, he's actually able to use those insane smarts without being crippled down to idiocy by his pride. He locks down the kneejerk reaction to yell or bluster, and takes the fucking water bottle. ]

...Thanks. [ Said QUIETLY like maybe that will make it easier, although he's looking away as he says it. ] Where the hell'd you get this?

[ Good on him on swallowing his pride, because honestly, Iria would be so tired. ]

It was in the back of the auditorium. I'm distributing a water bottle to everyone who's been trapped here over the break.

[ Though, she doesn't know everyone. ]

Do you know any transfer students, other than the ones who really stand out?

[ If they all stand out, that makes it even easier for her. ]

hops over... hello. get used to seeing me and increasingly inane questions, i'm sorry

1. EVERY high school has seven mysteries - urban legends that are just weird or seemingly paranormal in nature, with the actual veracity of them being up in the air. Does Yogen also have these, and if so, what are they? Natsume's gonna ask around about them as a nice starting point for investigating.

2. And speaking of investigating: is the floor-plan on the locations page 100% accurate or are there... Secret Rooms. If Natsume goes around tapping on walls to find any hollow spaces is he gonna find anything. please he needs somewhere to hide that Aren't the vents during the school day so he isn't harassed into going to class

3. Are there any specific spots the cats like to hang the most, or where it seems like they... I don't know, live? Like cat food bowls or anything like that. Where are their litter boxes.

4. Last question I promise. ARE NPC STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HAVING THEIR FORTUNE TOLD... He's offering one free fortune to anyone who stops by 2-D either during lunch or after school. Only the first fortune is free, though. The others cost food. (Does Natsume get merit points for offering his services)

ALSO ALSO

Talking with Nene gave Ritsuka some ideas. If she keeps her ear to the ground and swaps rumors with other students (primarily about stuff she's done oops), what are the chances that the topic of the school's "Seven Mysteries" will come up? It's a tradition in Japanese high schools, and with a place as obviously supernatural as this there might be some merit in actually looking into them.

I. 04/04, 23:57 FUCK OFF HOURS

[ From K.Bakugo: ]

SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO FUCKING SLEEP

[ You have three entire minutes before his mini text explosion is gone forever, but don't worry: there will be many more to come over the course of the school year, because that's just who Katsuki Bakugo is as a human being. ]

II. 04/05, POST ENTRANCE CEREMONY

[ Katsuki's lost his goddamn tie (it's in his pocket) and he doesn't wear his uniform perfectly buttoned up and straight even without that, but he has a thing about his grades. These aren't even his real grades? It doesn't fucking matter? But whenever he's being ranked or rated at anything he can't help but give it 1100% because anything less drives him up the fucking wall. So he tracked down the student council members who feel vaguely familiar - but not so much he actually remembers them properly - and gets an entire break's worth of homework and sets up in the Auditorium, busily working through it. Like hell he's going to get in trouble for something as stupid as not doing his homework...

Although the sight of a guy who looks like a straight up delinquent angrily doing his homework (extremely well) is probably a funny one. He'll glare at anyone who approaches, although resting bitch face is basically his default expression in life. ]

You better do your own damn work. Who knows what passes for fucking detention here. [ He doubts anything good. ]

III. DISSCETION

[ At least this is usual biology stuff. Katsuki isn't squeamish in the least, so he just picks up one of the scalpels and scowls at his partner - he gravitates to anyone who doesn't look like an extra (although even some of the non-extras are "extras" in his mind) just because they're less irritating to talk to than the npcs. ]

You take notes, I'll cut. [ Or the other way around, he doesn't give a fuck as long as it's all done properly and well. Slack off and he ends you. ]

IV. THE STAY AT SCHOOL CLUB, STUDY VERSION

[ Normally he's not big on clubs or people, but it's not like they can LEAVE the goddamn school, and Katsuki can only read so many library books in the dead silent library before even he gets annoyed. It's mostly textbooks, and that's boring as fuck. He's always been someone who needs something to do, and clubs seem to be about it. Besides, he's actually one of the smartest kids in his entire class. He recognizes that clubs get classrooms and supplies, and they can use that.

More than clubs, though, he recognizes they're getting those stupid "merit points" for doing schoolwork, which is one reason to keep it up. The other reason is that Katsuki feels like he's falling behind in school otherwise, and the last fucking thing he wants is to go back home and be beat out for one of the top class spots by some other idiot in his class. It's not the curriculum he should be studying, but he'll be damned if he isn't at the top of his class.

So he does his homework. Daily. And if he sees anyone skipping it, he'll grab them by the back of the shirt, hooking a hand in and dragging them back. ]

You done your essay yet? [ It's growled out. He won't do anyone's work for the, but he CAN and WILL nag them about it, and maybe even explain why it seems like a good idea for the time being. ]

V. THE STAY AT SCHOOL CLUB, COOKING VERSION

[ The most practical club to try to join is cooking. They all need to eat, and there isn't a cafeteria or real food provided. He can make due with the ingredients supplied at the start of the week for Home Ec, but a club might mean additional resources. Katsuki's method of feeding, people, though...

He literally just grabs anyone walking by the Home Ec room and shoves them inside. He's not about to mug you, don't worry, but you'd be forgiven for thinking it. He shoves you at the table inside, where he's actually made...Lunchboxes. Huh. They look good, too, because one of the things Katsuki is annoying good at is cooking. ]

Eat. [ The "Or Else" is very heavily implied even as he feeds you maybe your first decent meal in a while...is this a good or bad thing? ]

VI. THE STAY AT SCHOOL CLUB, MARTIAL ARTS VERSION

[ Other "resources" he wants to see if they'll give him: work out gear for martial arts or training in general. Katsuki spends most of his free time after hours in the Auditorium because it just seems like the least annoying place to sleep - they need to work on a place for that, goddamn - and while he doesn't have gear yet he can at least do stretches and repeated exercises there.

But it's not as good as a spar. Not like everyone here looks like they can take a punch, let alone throw one...but even a noodle is better than nothing. So anyone who comes into his line of sight is liable to get an irritated: ]

You. What the hell can you do in a fight? [ Specifically against him. He's bored. ]

VII. BODY

[ Yeah, that's fucked up and Katsuki doesn't look impressed. His eyes are narrowed as he looks on, arms crossed over his chest. The other "prizes" look dumb as fuck, but how are they supposed to take this? ]

We should probably buy that, I guess. Fuck. [ HE DOESN'T WANT TO BUY A BODY, but that's obviously the one thing out of place more than anything else. ]

WILD.

[ If you have other ideas or desires, please feel free to PM me or comment to my April plotting post (IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A MARTIAL ARTS CLUB PLEASE COMMENT so he can find at least 5 other students; also if his INFORMAL STUDY GROUP has enough people he'll just ask for a club so they can get goddamn credit for it)! I am more than happy to accommodate things or write starters specific to people, and promise I am much nicer and easier to get along with than Katsuki is. He may storm off sometimes but I'm always happy to try to figure out a new meeting or such - he just has low amounts of patience. Various things he can be found doing: exploring, studying, actually doing his fucking homework, hanging out in the auditorium training, or in the home ec room sorting through things...he doesn't like to stay still. ]

Edited 2021-04-03 22:31 (UTC)

Don't remember any of 'em from before this very clearly if that's what you mean.

[ At U.A. High...his proper school. His classmates all stand out to a one, so he'd notice if they were around. And probably yell at them. ]

Guess we should have some sort of group meeting. [ He sounds not at all thrilled about the idea. He hates group shit. But...it would be useful. ]

[ Iria isn't too keen about group things either, but she figures that at some point, people will need to be on the same page. She's actually worried about how many people she'll find that aren't very... smart about things important to survival as a group.

Anyway. She nods. It's good info to have and a good way to gather them. ]

The forums isn't a bad place to put a notice, as long as we say it's at 8. If normal students see it, they'll just peek in to see it in the morning, but since none of them will be here at night, that's when we can meet up.

[ She crosses her arms though, thinking and then lifting her gaze to look at him. ]

... Are you good at leading discussions?

Hi! I am so sorry for these text-blocks in advance, but I wasn't sure if these would go to the Questions here or the NPC contact page.

First-year biology: Okay, so, the science lab itself is closed, but they're still doing dissections? Are these taking place in the homeroom then? Either way, they are going to have tools, right? Norton wants them. If any of his classmates seem to be paying less attention, he may try to swipe their scalpel while they aren't looking—if caught, he's a good actor and feels pretty convincing in explaining what happened to his (lost, given to Komaeda who didn't get one in the first place, something like that). If there are any left completely unattended, he'll try for those, too. His intention is to hand his scalpel back, while somebody else's goes missing. He volunteers to clean up at the end of class like the ideal student he is in case that helps make this process any easier for him. If he gets one, he hides it on his person. If he gets two and this dissection is taking place in homeroom, he'll try to hide the second somewhere in the room. Would any of this make obtaining 1-2 scalpels possible?

Nurse's office: Norton visits often to get some rest and try to convince the nurse that he has a horrible headache/nausea/other kinds of illness that warrant simple, over-the-counter medications. After faking like he took/used it, he will try to get away with pocketing what he gets and can put in his pocket for the future. If pocketing anything more than the occasional advil is impossible, that's fine—half the reason he's asking is because he watches very carefully where the nurse goes to get these medications from. Which cupboard, is it locked, where does she take the key from, etc. Sometimes he might send Komaeda for these trips, only once in a while, because he's actually sick and can probably have an easier time of it. Is it okay to ask what he/they would learn from these trips? Will she give him SOAP if he asks?

Other stuff:
- Does frog blood affect the school and cause vertigo the way that human blood does?
- Are there books around anywhere that isn't the library? Like in classrooms, cookbooks, etc?
- Where do the student council members disappear off to with the gorinto disposal bags?

Edited (i almost forgot the soap) 2021-04-03 23:40 (UTC)

hello! komeowda nyagito and nyaegi meowkoto have a question, ok so the black cat is protecting the body which is weird because why isn't lily may also there? so naegi has laser pens that can get the black cat's attention, will it be enough to bring back the black cat so that they can get some clues out of it? if not that, would lily may be available to bestow them some knowledge on the body if komaeda used a cat treat to lure her in...

what i'm saying is me and ichi are trying to rp with the cats because they have to be clues, they gotta be!!

ARE THERE COOKBOOKS

It... [no. that doesn't feel right, even if it isn't real.] She's not real, right? All the weird kids say she's just a doll...

[she says, as if their saying it doesn't make it automatically suspect just on its own. and as if actual dolls being alive isn't a thing she has literally dealt with more than once in her life.]

I. // april FIFTH // vending MACHINE

[ the time is 12:02PM. it's lunch time. the hallways are filled with milling students moving on their way to their next classes or to find their usual perches to enjoy their homemade lunches, while the Transfer Students are left to their own devices. and this vending machine...? this vending machine.

is going to be the death of him.

the tall, lanky ~~grown ass~~ man who looks decidedly out of place in his school uniform is woefully leaning a hand against the glass, his forehead coming to rest against it with a dull thud. the moan that leaves his lips is one of unbridled misery. anguish. despair. ]

Th... this is it, isn't it...? This is the day I accept my imminent demise? The day the music dies. ...Ah. I... I see. So, it's simply to be like this, then...

[ he cuts off with a choked noise of regret...... is he. is he crying.

...goodness. this certainly is melodramatic!! do you:

a) possess a ~~dangerously~~ compassionate soul, and feel compelled to approach?
b) stare in vague concern, not sure whether to leave or continue observing to see what happens (for science, perhaps)?
c) try to sneak away? he's busy with his... """"anguish,"""" surely you can escape before he notices you? (he will notice you.)
d) ????

the choice is yours. ]

II. // april (misc DATES) // class TIME

[ perhaps you're wandering the halls, playing a good ol' fashioned game of hooky instead of sitting in another monotonous lecture you should be attending. maybe you complained you have a stomach ache to get out of dissecting E Y E B A L L S and are on your way to the school nurse. maybe you're actually ill from neglecting sleep, or having found yourself short merit points - you've crashed somewhere.

wherever you are and whyever you've gone there, should you be caught on your lonesome or look out of sorts, someone is abruptly offering a little package of dried fruits in your direction with an amiable smile. --when had he snuck up on you? it's not important. he might look tall and out of place, but his expression is earnest. ]

Dinar for your thoughts...? --Ah, wait wait-- what's the currency here? Yen...? Oh! Or should I just offer merit points, instead...? --Um, you get the point, though, surely...!

[ care to chat with the good priest this fine day?! ]

III. // april (various DATES) // cooking CLUBROOM

[ what's this...? are you an enterprising young (or not young) chef...? do you fancy yourself a whizz in the kitchen, so to speak? maybe you have absolutely zero culinary skills to speak of, but you're whipping something up with the ingredients generously (and mysteriously) provided? whatever the case may be, should you be busy in the kitchen, you might feel a pair of eyes settling upon you. boring into the back of your skull. pervading your mind. searching.

watching.

waiting.

...oh, it's just Abel, milling in the doorway like a gargoyle where he's peering beyond the doorframe, a pair of old-fashioned glasses catching the light. you know, as glasses do. ]

I don't suppose you, ah. [ he leans in, a bit more... peering, oh so cautiously, toward the fruits of your labors... ] --Have need of a taste tester, because... as it so happens, I have an excellent palate, and--

[ --his stomach, as if on command

growls loud enough to be heard from his position. Abel wilts against the doorframe with a soft noise, face twisting in an expression of bemusement and suffering. dare you take pity upon him and feed the ~~stray~~ priest...? they say if you feed wayward ~~strays~~ priests, they'll keep coming back for more. then again, there's the chance you'll have to deal with a great heaping load of whining and melodrama if you decline... ah; dilemmas! what to do, what to do... ]

IV. // april // charity CASE

[ it'd be an extremely rare occasion to catch Abel wearing the manner of expression painted on his face, today. gone is the light-hearted joviality or put-upon melodrama. he is staring at the body within the glass case, a sharpness in blue eyes that betrays the gravity with which he's taken this situation. the priest looks troubled, and beyond that - pained for the life callously snuffed out only to be put on display.

the atmosphere of the school grounds was unnerving at best, but... to degenerate to this?

...should you find yourself similarly shocked, you're in good company. he'll shake off his stupor and give a little start once he realizes he's no longer alone. how are his fellow "students" handling this...? he's here to offer a steadying shoulder or an ear to vent to, should you need one. you might actually get a serious conversation out of him, for once. ]

V. // wildCARD

[ have an idea that isn't covered here? go crazy!! you can reach me for further plotting at skordghoul or my ooc plotting post! ]

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