August Event

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Please let August be better than July I'm begging

✽ Due to 10+ classes raising their ranks last month, ALL characters have access to the courtyard via the door in the locker area and the windows facing the courtyard.
✽ Characters with 1-10 tallies are not able to get any further past the end of the courtyard before they fall unconscious; characters with 10-20 can get halfway to the pool building before the same happens to them; characters with 20+ tallies can reach the pool building but unfortunately, the door is on the other side. There are no windows on the walls, but from the clocktower, characters can see that it has a glass ceiling, though they are unable to see inside.
✽ Outside, there is no breeze, and it occasionally rains ash.
✽ Characters going up to the 4th floor will feel that the door is warm to the touch, and will occasionally open (see: missions)
✽ The student store opens, with the door propped open with a doorstopper. The npc running the store is currently not interested in conversation, but may be available for threading in the future and is available for threading in the toplevel below. Please see the updated bonus activity page for more information.
✽ Posted on the bulletin board and also handed to each club president before break is the notice that proof of club activity is due at the end of break. Please submit these proofs in the toplevel below.
✽ There is another ad on the bulletin board advertising an exchange student program for the month of October. Applications will be taken until the end of August, and there is a 300 merit point fee. Sister cities include Death City, Devildom, Ishigami Village, Lanling, LazyTown, and Maiami City.

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[ They shove their hands into their pants pockets, feeling the wadded up bills that had to be stuffed into both pockets to make them all fit. ]

...Depends on what's poor to you.

[ Even with this much cash, they can't say they're rich. Not when they need more and more, never satisfied with what they have. ]

I need money for my own reasons. Lots and lots of it. I don't mind being a charity case if you want to toss a few extra bucks my way, but I don't have to tell you anything.

[commences]

Wouldn't the emotional attachment to why you need more money persuade my heart to give in?

( it won't, because only hope is what makes komaeda submit, but that doesn't mean npc-kun can't try.

because there's nothing wrong with an attempt, and maybe it'll help others be more willing to pay. a sob story to go along with the hope charm? sounds nice. )

I'll be one step closer to the owl totem—- ... ah, what does it even do... Does it tell me why you're in need of money?

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No, it won't. It's a selfish reason, and one nobody else is going to care about.

[ They could dress in rags and cling to people's legs and cry on their shoes, but to make up a sob story... They are not a liar. ]

If you care at all, then keep [ financially ] supporting me until I've reached my dream, and you can see for yourself.

[commences]

( good because komaeda doesn't lie, either. another aspect they can mutually agree on. )

You sound like someone I know...

( with his elbow propped up on the table, he rests his cheek into the palm of his hand as he watches the other. )

But there's a problem... I'm interested in your hope, dreams are for another day. Can you show me that when it's all said and done?

[adsum]

[ npc-kun climbs on top of the desk too— Komaeda had better have left them room, otherwise they're nudging him aside with their foot so they can sit cross-legged on the surface. ]

Someone you know? Who?

[ Who else is this charming in the entire school? There's no one. ]

My hope, though... It's what I'm holding onto, what makes me go to work every single day.

[commences]

( komaeda may have a fat ass... but there's enough room on desk to share with npc-kun. he scoots over a bit before resting his hands into the seat of his lap, and he watches the other. honestly, this might be the shopkeeper's first time showing actual interest in komaeda's life — or interest in who's threatening their charming spot, probably that one. )

There's no need to say names, I think it'd embarrass that person, actually...

( he taps his bottom lip thoughtfully, nodding to himself. )

You'd lose sight of yourself.

( moving on!! no need to understand komaeda's ramblings, npc-kun, you're already semi-married, what more do they need? ) That's my hope too, I want to see everyone here achieve theirs... I want to see a world covered in hope, and those worthless no longer covering its light. How bright are you? What makes you rise like the sun... I want to meet a person whose desire glistens more than anyone else's.

[adsum]

[ Embarrassed... to be compared with npc-kun? No way, they should be flattered. They don't think it would change who they are, though: they know exactly who they are, what they are doing, and why. ]

Hmmmm... I know somebody like that. But I'm not going to tell you their name, 'cause you won't tell me who you're talking about.

[ And if npc-kun is petty, that isn't their problem. ]

[commences]

( npc-kun are you jealous... listen it's just a name! stop being like this, because even komaeda's interested in who it is... hope... it does things to him!!! )

Is it you?

( because they don't know their name yet? slaps knee. )

Your strong will, that determination... I say there's an uncanny familiarity, but I want to make sure, and see it for myself...

( this would be so easier if komaeda was a liar and just said someone at random. )

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[ it's just a name... that belongs to a person!!!

... ]

I know two people like that.

[ they'll take the brazen selfishness, yeah, but that wasn't who they had in mind ]

[commences]

( not saying no................ )

Hm... I'm surprised that you actually notice people, what are they like?

( npc-kun has... friends... and a spouse... moving up in the world... )

[adsum]

Super duper rich!!

[ Guess what the sure-fire way is to catch npc-kun's eye ]

[commences]

( NOT SUPER DUPER RICH... oh i'm sick.

he's going to touch npc-kun's shoulder, shaking them a bit. )

Oh really? How surprising! ( not really. ) Why haven't you asked them to buy out your merchandise?

( the real question. ) Hm, there's always the chance they're not into totems.

[adsum]

[ see npc-kun visibly deflating when Komaeda touches their shoulder ]

No, they're not. They spend their money on other stuff that I don't stock, which is stupid. I mean, I have keychains!

[commences]

( komaeda blindly ignores that and continues touching, and then lifts a hand to pat their head.

dog-leaning. )

Oh, I get it. Perhaps I've been spending my money incorrectly, I should follow their lead.

( he doesn't even care for it, he's just always been lucky to obtain it. imagine watching your parents die to earn their inheritance, and then being kidnapped to find a winning lotto ticket inside the bag you were stolen in with no one to pay the ransom, so the kidnapper felt bad enough to let you go, and then being deemed "lucky". even after, the countless amount of funds he gained as people died one by one did nothing for him, if only he lived a simple life like npc-kun.

anyway, messing with npc-kun is fun to him. new past time. )

[adsum]

[ npc-kun puts their hands on top of Komaeda's hand to hold it on top of their head, so he can't pat but it's still there. grrrrr ]

No, you shouldn't! You should spend all your money on me! You don't even have to buy anything— just give me your money!

[commences]

( keeping his hand there, npc-kun will find that they're cold... but komaeda doesn't try to pull away (he touched first, so he doesn't feel uncomfortable). he may not be able to pat, but he's scratching the top of their head... dog. )

Huh... Is that what I should do? That's counterproductive to having it.

( maybe npc-kun can have something once a month... komaeda will think about it, like lunch money. )

You must be mistaken, I think you should look for the word... allowance.

[adsum]

[ npc-kun's hands are soft and warm, maybe they can find an equilibrium here

An allowance, though... installments instead of a lump sum...

... ]

An allowance like... 100,000 yen a day?

[ That's only a keychain a day, that's reasonable, right ]

[commences]

( no. )

No.

( quick, to the point. at least there's a smile on his face as he says so that npc-kun doesn't get the wrong idea. )

You know how to be patient, don't you? Although... I don't really get anything out of this, and buying hope is impossible. Maybe you're a lost cause...

( spouses don't give allowances either... )

[adsum]

Wha- I've been patient for so long! I've been here, doing this, for so long!!

[ npc-kun throws Komaeda's hands off their head, how dare he say no ]

I'm divorcing you and you owe me alimony!

[commences]

( been here for awhile, huh? )

...What? You haven't even take me out to dinner or proposed to me properly! Sighs... You weren't serious about this marriage from the start.

( with his hand thrown off, komaeda will cross his arms, looking off to the side like he's been done wrong! which he has, but not like that matters. he understands that the other is just upset about money... smh. )

I'm a student, you know. I can't leave here like you do, but if you're good... I'll see what I can do.

( but "good" has various definitions, and we all know komaeda's dictionary isn't right. anyway, money takes time, and threads!! and bonus ac, cut him some slack, npc-kun. )

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[ Komaeda could always buy 20 keychains on 20 separate days and earn himself a totem and let npc-kun rake in the big bucks...

At hearing and seeing all of this, they lean back on the table and they laugh. ]

What are you talking about, "good"? I'm the best!

[ Look at them!!! ]

[commences]

( are you really going to let komaeda come in here on 20 separate days and do that... )

Are you? After what you've done... sighs, someone would appreciate what I have.

( to be honest, he's not too beat up about it. don't worry, anyway... rokkun would never do this to him, maybe he should pay his college tuition. )

You said you've been doing this for awhile? ( or did they buy their way to a third year, what's the lore. ) Are you a first year too?

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[ ... ]

I have no intentions of being a student. I run the store— this is my job, and here is my domain.

[ I should probably move npc-kun under faculty, maybe the library ghost too. Or under other with the cats, idk, they're not a student and don't wear the uniform. ]

[commences]

( *posts on the npc contact for 20 days leaving npc-kun a little money* )

Well, that's disappointing! ( but he sounds excited about it, yep. ) Are we only playing house in your domain?

( oh, that would make things easier for you. yeah... and i mean, add could make the cats uniforms... looks @ lavvy. )

[adsum]

[ also looks at Lavvy... Lily used to pull her collar off at every possible opportunity when I first got it so Add may or may not get scratched up trying to clothe the cats ]

No, we're playing honest shopkeeper and stingy old man. You're doing great.