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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( he's actually surprised that npc-kun knows his preferred tastes, it's not a surprise if anyone watches what he buys at vending machines, and how he eats. he allows the other to sprinkle in the salt, waiting for the screw to come off, and all of it pouring in...

it doesn't happen, and instead he watches npc-kun stir. )

Oh... you're right, I should have checked. ( ... ) We can have that when we eat tomorrow, I wonder what other cans Ishigami-kun has to offer...

( he'll bring it to his mouth, not taking a sip yet, but looking towards npc-kun... )

Are you into spicy food?

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[ when Komaeda's preferred taste is just the normal way of eating things... This sort of stuff isn't meant to be eaten straight out of the can anyways, they think. Even the peaches are going to be too sweet and one note by themselves, as opposed to them being grilled and served over meat.

... ]

It's okay when it's a contributing flavor and not just heat. Like... peach curry with chicken. What about you?

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It's fine, I'm not against it.

( it's flavor, there are some he likes more than others, and as long as it's nothing sweet... he'll be fine. the corn is pushing it, but the salt mixed in helps to minimize the amount of sweetness in his meal. it's bearable, he's able to drink a bit of it, and a few of the kernels float into his mouth, land on his tongue, and he bites down to break it apart. his index finger scoops a little more in, cheeks moving up and down as he looks towards npc-kun. )

I wondered if you had any odd tastes. ( like ginger cake, or something disgustingly sweet, you know those little things that separate komaeda's dying palate with theirs. )

I could make you something... ( please god, reject him npc-kun. ) So it's good to know...

( slow and thoughtful, like he's not ready to be told just yet... but he's preparing himself. )

...what you're interested in.

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[ Is there anybody who thinks their own tastes are odd? They have to think about it, but all that comes to mind is comfort food, things they don't eat very often but they miss. ...They feel a little homesick now, actually. ]

Nothing odd, no. I'd try anything.

[ There's no way they can reject him, please, it's like turning away and gift and npc-kun isn't about that ]

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( please, npc-kun don't do this to yourself. well, actually, komaeda can probably whip something up that actually tastes good. as for npc-kun's brother... he remains in nothing edible hell, rip... )

Can you cook?

( he asks, curious, eating out cans is fine and dandy, and komaeda licks his lips from time to time as he swallows it down. the flavor doesn't last on his tongue, his palate is slowly dying anyway, but he still smiles as he indulges in a shared meal with the other. he's ate a few meals with other people, not a whole lot, but it still throws him off every time he has someone to talk to during it.

why is it hard making friends? )

You make me something, and I'll make you something. ( wondering if npc-kun likes dead bodies... he looks around the shop, staring at the suncatchers again. ) I'll buy a suncatcher off of you, too.

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[ Immediately: ]

Yes! Deal!!

[ before the proposition actually catches up to them ]

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( not yes, deal. don't think this is easy. )

I'm waiting.

( he blinks at them... and he looks towards the door of the shop wondering if they're going to leave.

COOK COOK COOK COOK. )

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[ They look up towards the suncatchers, wondering which one Komaeda would like ]

Pay me first.

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( he never had one before, so he's thinking about the food first... cook for him! )

You said you'd cook first? Isn't that part of the deal... You're not going to rob a future customer, are you?

( sad voice... )

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It's not robbing if you willingly give me money.

[ Then it's called extortion. Besides... Komaeda is eating right now, so he won't have the appetite for anything npc-kun makes anyways. Food reviews are much higher when the judge has an empty stomach. ]

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So you won't... cook for me...

( puppy dog expression, a very sad tone in his voice like he's been betrayed... he's not really upset, he's just doing this because he can. ever just act up just to do it to get your way, well... his type 4 is showing.

he even crouches down, setting his can on the floor with a frown... )

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[ STOP THE PUPPY DOG EYES npc-kun won't give in, no sir, they're stronger than that ]

Nothing in this world is free.

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( these eyes are getting sadder... he looks at the ground now, lips pursed into a straight line. )

...

( they even left their post to look for him... )

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[ Because they thought he might be dead! But he's not, he's sitting in front of npc-kun and all sympathy goes out the window in the face of money. ]

Pay me or give me back my knife. I wouldn't leave with it if I were you. It'd count as stealing.

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( fine, he stops, and just accepts his loss. )

You're cruel, but it's fine... I've been through worse. Is it stealing when you said I always had to come back to you?

( huh!!! HUH!!!! )

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It's stealing when it's not in my pocket. The store's safeguarded against theft, so...

[ holds their hand out ]

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I'll die without it, you know?

( ... )

I have nothing to protect myself, are you really going to take the last thing I have to keep myself safe...

( sips corn sadly... )

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[ First of all, Komaeda's not allowed to die if they have anything to say about it. Second of all, they smell a business opportunity and like a light switch—- ]

It's your lucky day! It just so happens that I've got several nice hefty rocks you can buy for self defense! Whether it's close combat or enemies from afar, you won't be beat if you have one of these! And they come in your choice of brown or grey!

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( slurps his can of corn like he's heard this line before, and he looks to the side. does he need a rock when he has the rockiest man known to man??? rockkun...... he doesn't need any other rocks! )

Have you murdered before? Using a rock is way too messy, the blood splatter will get all over me... sighs, it'd be a pain to clean up without the proper disinfectants.

( he already stole from the school's janitor, he probably can't do that again. ) I think freezing someone in the principle's office would be... exciting, and then shattering them with your rocks.

( ... he doesn't know if that's a thing, but it's something. )

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[ With a strong pitch and good aim, he doesn't have to get blood splatter all over him... But Komaeda is surprisingly considerate, huh? Wanting to clean up his messes, or not make such a big one in the first place. ]

...So you'll buy a rock for ice shattering?

[ It's none of their business. Once their wares leave the store, they take no responsibility. ]

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( he's just a neat-freak on the inside, and has some days where it doesn't apply. right now, he doesn't want to be messy if he doesn't have to. )

If the time calls for it, I will. If murdering someone brings hope, and your rocks help me with that method... I'll follow through.

( as of now, he's on murder cooldown, which is a shame... everyone gets so disappointed when he kills, and when he wants to help everyone around him. )

You really like them, don't you?

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Like what? Hope?

[ The other option is people, which is ehh, or rocks, which is ehhhhhhh ]

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The rocks, you surround your sales with them... so I wondered.

( it's always a rock, and you don't just like hope... you love it. )

You promote them first and foremost before... the charms or the suncatchers.

( he looks at them, a slow blink as he tries to understand. rock )

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Oh. There's just a lot of them, and I want to get rid of them as soon as possible.

[ They'd dump them outside, but, you know. They can apparently still make money off that junk, so it's worth investing the effort. ]

Besides, the charms and suncatchers are pretty. They sell themselves.

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How many do you have... the bulk price?

( how can npc-kun do this to their 🪨s. not like komaeda can imagine someone collecting this many, it's just... who has the time and patience, and is that bored in life. )

Are the rocks not just as pretty, they do have dull colors...

( proud of himself on the topic change... he thinks he gets to keep the pocket knife too. a win/win, but he doesn't finish his corn so that's slightly a loss, so... he holds it up to npc-kun, maybe they want some too. )