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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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[ Komaeda "if you don't say hi to me first I'll hate you forever", same ]

Don't say it's "just" hope! Nothing is just hope! It means a lot to me, you know?

[ presents!!!! always mean a lot ]

( thinking about how many people are locked out of his route, npc-kun has a chance. )

...Did I say that? How rude of me, how idiotic... That was a mistake, and one I'll never make again, I should kill myself for thinking in such a manner.

( he takes hope too seriously, komaeda does, and he feels ashamed, dropping the star-like piece in his lap from shock. npc-kun is right, it's more than "just" hope, hope... is the foundation, the reason they're all even here. their livelihood, and a world without it would just be hell on earth, even in this school, it's scarce, but there are moments where komaeda's able to find it. like how a few fragments managed to appear in his pocket.

he sighs, but it's hope, so he switches his gears immediately. ) Ah, you're understanding! I'm proud of you.

( he lifts one hand, placing it on top of npc-kun's head to rub gently, not enough to ruffle just yet... but acknowledgement. )

To live a life without hope is meaningless, everything we do for hope is absolute good... do you still feel wronged? Or have you finally realized, that you're right, and I'm right... ( he lifts his own arm away after patting, and his sleeve falls down to expose his seven tallies — only a few, but he likes to think of each and every one as a hopeful endeavor as he taps each one slowly. ) ...stepping stones for hope, we'll bring out so much to the world!

[ There's a little flinch when Komaeda places his hand on their head, and they freeze until that hand is lifted again. Somebody is proud of them... oh, they're beaming. ]

Yeah, we will! I'll work hard too to spread hope to everybody!

( oh, he doesn't know to place his hand to his chest or what... hope. this is them moving forward, it can't instantly fix all problems, but it's something to latch on. he settles his hand back into his lap, picking up the fragment that's missing one piece. )

To see what sort of hope you'll spread, I'll be there to witness it.

( like how he watched the warriors of hope, you know... sometimes you just watch kids do their best, but now that he talks about it. )

What was the first ever item you sold? Is that why you became a shopkeeper, was that too a hopeful experience?

( would make sense if this is how they got into this profession, also komaeda never had. also, he wonders if the other will get excited talking about it... their hope. )

Crack! That's not why I became a shopkeeper, though.

Like cocaine!?

( the way i SPAT. )

Then why did you choose that? It is pretty hopeful of a choice, being able to engage with others...

Yeah, like cocaine. It was there, and raked in big bucks.

[ It was a great sales opportunity, that's why. ]

( he'll nod, you know what, that works. )

Amazing! Selling something like crack, I'm sure there were tons of people invested, a shame you can't put it on the secret menu...

( buy 3 totems, get some crack free. ) So if that wasn't why you became a shopkeeper... then what?

There sure were!

[ Damn they wish they had crack to sell... get everybody hooked, squeeze their wallets dry... ]

I became a shopkeeper to make money!

( all i can get them is alcohol that isn't really alcohol but gets people drunk... could they profit. )

There's a reason you wanted the money, right? That started your journey, that in a way... could be a hope as well.

( did they tell komaeda they was working towards something, i can't remember, we're hitting comment 300 soon. crying. )

Most people save up for what they want, or they want to share their wealth, some even want to help their family, or show off their talents. What about you?

[ I can't even remember two days ago, no way I can remember 300 comments ]

Who makes money to share their wealth?

[ WHAT IS THE POINT ]

Not you, apparently! And that's fine, which means it's either something you want to buy, for family, or you want to be a talented individual.

( he'll cross off the latter. )

We're down to two!

( STOP THOSE PPL WHO BE LIKE... guess what's in this box and if you guess right you can have 1m dollars. THOSE PPL. )

[ WOW maybe they don't need money to prove their talents because they're already the best and anybody with eyes can see that ]

I wonder which one it is...

[ give them 1m dollars and maybe they'll give him a hint ]

Now now... Don't be that way, I said I'd watch over your hope, didn't I?

( okay, komaeda will just lean over while they're sitting, and wrap his arms around their arm to hold them in place. you know, the thing clingy people do, but he's not moving much, instead he's just going to lean against them. )

Hmm... We could go through the list, and you can ask me a question back.

( let him think. ) You're a shopkeeper, and you have hope, what more would you want? ( he doesn't know there's better things out there than hope, but npc-kun also isn't a talented individual so there might be something else. but he's also aware the other has family — rokkun said something about a parent, grandparents, two young siblings. hm...

the hope fragment is 1m, and 2m, its the world! :/ hope costs more. )

I told you, I have a goal.

[ A lofty goal, nigh unattainable, but by god are they going to try. ]

I don't really care to learn more about you, and you— [ clingy is fine; Rokkun always was, and npc-kun leans against Komaeda's arm, making themselves comfortable. ]

If you want to see the full extent of my hope, then have patience. Okay?

( there's something about this family and those hidden goals of theirs, that need to do something to reach the heights that they wish to achieve. for a moment, komaeda's mind reels back to when he asked if rokkun would be able to graduate, and that was denied. now, properly listening to the other having something they wish to gain, he wonders if they'll go as far as their brother. the way rokkun goes about it doesn't seem wrong to komaeda, but the two have their differences just as well as they have their similarities.

his lips purse into a straight line, and he doesn't move from his spot as the other leans against him. )

You sound just like...

( he inhales softly, closing his eyes as he tries to vaguely remember how rokkun himself says it — are arata's always so sure of themselves? must run in the family... is that a bloodline thing, or does it stem from their subconscious. )

Someone who hasn't lost hope. ( he sighs, managing a smile. ) You have me until I die, besides... hope isn't about being alone, the bonds you make will also benefit...

( rokkun didn't have many friends it seems, or he chose the worst people to be around... he said people only looked up to him — admired him, never loved him. that sort of response from others towards npc-kun should be different, apparently that too feeds into hope. at one point, he also said he wished he could be loved, so if he can't be then... )

...so make friends while you're at it.

[ how I would sooner rework plot to reuse the same family name instead of thinking of a new one

friends, though, that's hard, and npc-kun leans a little more against Komaeda's arm. Customers are easy. The shopkeeper relationship is easy. Friendship requires... people.

... ]

...do you have a lot of friends? How did you make them?

( arisu and arata are powerful in this school, they're growing day by day... and when a new family name comes in, that's when we should be scared.

shopkeeper relationship is easy, but for komaeda who only has the role of a stepping stone, he's giving npc-kun the chance to explore that and more — having friends, close relationships, and things like that are finicky. one comes before the other, but he's hypocritical, contradictory, and his thoughts always change, so it's not like his views stay the same, which gives npc-kun a bit to work with. )

It's complicated.

( friends are, people that care, if he had to say it aloud — he has no one to that effect. he keeps himself at a distance, remaining separate from them, because it seems better that way. besides, his last friend had him trapped in the kagerou daze, so that speaks volumes. it's bad for people to be around him... )

I shouldn't speak a narrative onto others, but I'm on good terms with their hopes, and bonds are important. There are some... who put up with me.

( he hums, thoughtful. he has a few here in the school, but he walks on glass that's about to crack, and others are... he's never seen it before, people who actually want to be around him, that acknowledge him for more than what he gives. )

Do you want a friend?

Not really.

[ If they were to be honest... no. But it would be good for them, according to Komaeda, and there are a lot of things that are good for them that they don't want. Like carrots. And peppers. And tomatoes. Pears. Cantaloupe. ... ]

What I gave you can only happen when there's more than one person... that piece of hope is important, and very rare.

( and komaeda hasn't offered one in awhile, these bitches are slacking, but that goes to show that hope is cultivated through various means. he just has to teach them, besides... slow and steady wins the race. )

You can't do everything alone, hope is built by majority... that's how everyone takes part, but there are some hope which are stronger than others. Do you sell switchblades?

( yeah he just rambled into that. )

[ "You can't do everything alone"... unfortunately, Komaeda continues to speak truths, seeing as even npc-kun's hope is dependent on having customers and building enough of a relationship to get them to spend their money. ]

No. I'm not allowed to sell anything blatantly dangerous, or I'm going to get shut down.

( are the totems not considered dangerous? one of them actually kills somebody, but the teachers aren't supposed to hear about that... so do they need to hear about the switchblades? he sighs, his cheek pressed against the side of npc-kun's arm, and maybe they can feel the little frown that he wears. )

As soon as you have something... you should stab me.

( you know, it works that he needs to stab himself, but at long as bad things happen, good luck comes in waves for what he wants. )

Let me show you where! In my back so I don't see it coming, or at my heart, oh! Oh... My hand also works. It'll work in your favor, trust me.

[ For all the staff knows, the totems are just cute little animal carvings. They aren't allowed in the back room unless they're loyal customers, and what do they need with backpacks and binders? ]

Hmm... Lower back, maybe? Your heart has too many bones around it, and I might miss your hand.

Lower back... lower back...

( he's thinking about it, lower back isn't that dangerous, but maybe it could work as long as he wants are in order around the time. )

That's fine, I'm kind of excited for what good luck will come from it! If you kill me, that'd be pretty lucky...

( komaeda's coma arc since he's not allowed to die by your orders. ) Also... you wouldn't miss, I'd willingly let you if you had a weapon... you could do it now.

[ why must a person's vital organs be protected ]

I could, but I wouldn't. I told you you aren't allowed to die until I say so. This doesn't benefit me.

Please let August be better than July I'm begging

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https://i.imgur.com/eQvx275.png enh wasnt gunan show u so i said i would

WHY IS AMAMI STEALING EVERYTHING HE LOVES that's a dead man

NOT ME SNITCHING HOLD ONN https://imgur.com/a/fjtHTfa PLEASE THIS MAN MUST BE STOPPED

asdflkjh HE'S REALLY TAKING EVERYONE once we're back in school it's all over for him

only if he breaks komaedas arm first then he can do whatever he needs to amami

done

komaeda only has 1 arm so i think thats very thoughtful of him

imagine rokkun going hulk and snapping komaeda's metal arm