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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[sisters]

( oh my god you're so right i forgot about those. hold on, i'm on my way — one thread for each of the tumbled rocks, listen.

also, he'll hold out whatever's left of his cash to npc-kun, letting them count out whatever the cost is, since they didn't actually say it aloud. )

Yep. If you ever need anything else, you can ask for Rantarou Amami.

[adsum]

[ Amami holds out the cash and instead of counting out what they're owed, npc-kun takes the entire stack... ]

Thank you! And same here— if you're ever in need of any services, come to me! If you ever need more rocks, come to me! Go see your family when you can and come back with more money, and come visit me!

[sisters]

( amami watches them. and looks at them putting away the whole thing. and just kind of blinks.

...

alright. keep the change, he guesses? but he'll drop all the rocks into his shiny new backpack and call it a day here. )

Sure. And let me know how those presents are going later, 'kay? I'll be back when I get the chance.

( farewell npc-kun... except not because i just learned debt collector side gig aboutta be real. )

[adsum]

[ npc-kun trotting up to Amami later with a smashing rock in their hands like "hey"

somebody's gotta pay up or Rika's never seeing her pomander ever again ]

[sisters]

( w... wait what's the rock for...

but listen, amami giving a little wave, a smile — he didn't expect the presents to be done that fast :) )

[adsum]

[ smashing ]

Hello. You owe me 400,000 yen.

[ I have their presents ready to go... blue dogs were surprisingly difficult to find ]

[sisters]

( the smile kind of. freezes on his face. you know that gif of the man blinking? it's a little bit like that. )

400,000... ( pocket change... that he doesn't exactly have right now. ) Can I ask what for?

( he does not remember making any additional purchases out here??? )

[adsum]

[ POCKET CHANGE these Ultimates really are something else ]

A thesaurus, a blue dog, a pink rat, and five rocks.

[sisters]

( if he can pay 100,000 for a fortune telling he can pay 400,000 for some presents. what do you think he is, stingy? but first of all... )

I thought I paid for those upfront? And I only remember buying three rocks.

[adsum]

[ ignoring the claim about paying upfront, ]

Your girlfriend bought five more from me, and said you would cover the costs. I'm here to collect what I'm owed.

[sisters]

( huh? his what? no, hold on, he must have been mistaken for someone else. )

Wait, I think there's been some kind of misunderstanding. I don't even have a girlfriend, first of all. And that still doesn't explain why you're charging me again for the rest.

[adsum]

[ ? ]

You're "Ran-tan," aren't you? I'm here to collect what I'm owed. Don't change the subject.

[sisters]

Oh — so you met Rika-chan. She's... ( hm. well. it's complicated. anyway. )

I wouldn't mind covering the costs, but I didn't expect any more to come up. I don't have anything on me right now.

[adsum]

[ She's...? If Amami isn't her boyfriend but he pays for her anyways that makes him a sugar daddy. npc-kun nods like they get it, Amami doesn't have to say anything more, they can tell why he's hesitant on saying anything.

... ]

Then you should go home once in a while. I'm sure your family misses you... otherwise they wouldn't be [ financially ] supporting you.

[sisters]

I would if I could, but I'm pretty sure it's not that important to them if I don't.

( sure, they hadn't cut him off or anything, but it isn't like amami didn't contribute to the funds he used in the first place. and the fact that his sisters, unlike him, don't come back between the trips? it doesn't seem to weigh on them half as much as it does on him.

he breathes a sigh, rubbing absently at the side of his neck. )

Anyway, cash is kind of non-renewable right now. I gave you what I had.

( pity sales, remember? )

[adsum]

You don't know that for sure, though... It hurts being left behind.

[ It's too bad about the money, too, because there's no point in harassing Amami if they can't get money out of it. ]

If you don't have any money, then pawn me something of equal or greater value. Then I can return Rika-san's things to her, and the gifts to you.

[sisters]

No, I get that. That's exactly why I have to do what I've been doing.

( though, the alternative payment option is a bit of a relief. it was intended for someone else, but there is something that comes to mind. )

I won't leave you hanging though, so do you mind if we stop by my locker?

[adsum]

[ Doing what, running away from home? They don't get it, but they can't fault him for it either. ]

I don't mind. What is it? What are you giving me?

[ present present present present present ]

[sisters]

It's something I picked up not too long ago. You can keep it or sell it, and I'll work on getting the money in the meantime.

( talking robot whale that might be some kind of plushie? idk it looked like it to me but anyway — it's probably easier to show than tell, so they can make their way over to the locker. when they get there, amami will open it up and pull out the Prize 094. Helping Yacchi that he found a month or so back, holding it out to npc-kun.

are they troubled enough for it to speak to them... )

[adsum]

[ !!!

oh nooooooo it's a plush toy now so npc-kun can take it and clutch it to their chest ]

Oh, it's so cute!

[ "We investigated how anti-consumption lifestyles and materialism correlate with personal debt and account balances. The data collection was conducted in partnership with a financial institution which provided a representative sample of account holders and theirs personal debt and account balances. We found that the happiness dimension of materialism correlates positively with personal debt and negatively with account balances. Additionally, we found that the success dimension of materialism correlates negatively with personal debt and positively with account balances. We also found that..."

...

Yacchi's not helping. ]

[sisters]

...

( you know what? it's fine, it's from some big 90's anime, so surely they can find someone to pawn it off on. amami is grinning, obviously taking this none too seriously, but he'll offer up a defense for the poor yacchi who cannot defend itself. )

It's called a Helping Yacchi — It's trying to help. I guess because it heard me say that I owed you.

[adsum]

Oh.

[ It's cute if it doesn't speak, but maybe if npc-kun clamps a hand over its mouth that'll muffle it enough. ]

What's it saying...? People who are in debt aren't as happy as people who aren't? That's obvious, isn't it? Money buys happiness.

[sisters]

Yeah, I think it's something like that. Apparently all its help comes from research though, so it might turn out useful.

( if nobody discusses their debt in front of it, anyway. and if there's a cute side to it, then it can be npc-kun's new friend. oh, wait, actually — )

And it definitely has test answers.

( so if there's not, surely it'll be a big sale. )

[adsum]

Oh.

[ holds Yacchi up... where were you during finals...

...

... ]

You can take your time putting together the money.

[ If this thing can help, if they can ask it things they can't ask anybody else... Maybe they'll keep it for a bit. ]

I won't sell it.

[sisters]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

( it's a better home for it than amami's locker, at least. )

Is that enough to cover the collateral for Rika-chan's things?

( like, the presents too, but... priorities, y'know? )