give your friends a surprise

[closewithnewintown]

Who: EVERYONE
What: FAMILY MEETING
When: 8/4, right after school closes.
Where: Student council room
Warnings: Eventually, probably.

["If my friends back home were acting like this, I would've already locked them in a room and forced them to figure out their feelings."

the job puts all of her considerable superspy skills to the test. she knows where every normal kid's locker is; it's easy enough to slip the note into each that morning. if it's someone who she knows would be unable to read the note, she tells them its contents, but keeps her own involvement out of it. lies of omission don't count.

the note reads:]

I have very important information about this place. Please come to the student council room after school ends today.

- Nao Sato

[and if the text looks just a bit girlier than you'd think she'd write, hey, you don't know her. she's got layers.

either way, it's a pretty interesting proposition: the student council room door is, for the first time in seemingly ever, wide open. anyone can walk inside - and, hopefully, most everyone should. because it's only when Stephanie thinks that she's got enough of them inside that she actually enters the room, shutting the door behind her.

click.

it locks. she grins, spins the key on her finger, and slips it into her pocket.

"How are you supposed to do that with grownups?"

the exact same way, she's decided.]

We haven't had any meetings since, um. Well. The last one. But, I'm pretty sure nobody has no more murders to report, so it shouldn't be too bad, and we can all just focus on the most important task: Getting along! All of us are on the same team, but most of us barely even know each other; some of us even hate some of the others! [SHE SAYS, LIKE SHE DOESN'T ACTIVELY DESPISE KOKICHI] So, I figured we could spend the evening fixing that problem. Play some games, talk about stuff we've discovered since the last time...

And, maybe, if everybody does a really good job, I'll unlock the door!

[smiles]

Comments

[bloodmetries]

I’m not gonna hit them unless they piss me off.

[ And they can just take his word for it? He’s not going to sit and get people to trust him or whatever. ]

You guys dating or siblings? [ A pause. He wants to ask “or both” and blame the doll for that. ] Nah. I’m talking to him privately, if I can. If we stay here just mind your business.

[comprises]

Oh dear, trying to get into my personal life now? We could be twins...or we could be married, for all you know.

[this is...something...]

He's just so incredibly dear to me, you see. I just want to make sure people have his best interests at heart. I'd hate to see him hurt...

[maybe the tone of voice he's using at that last sentence is a little bit threatening. he's not about to lose any of his pawns here, after all, because he's a little bit...eccentric.]

[bloodmetries]

If you're twins that just means whatever the fuck is wrong with y'all is genetic. [ And Akira will end this bloodline -- ] And if you're married... whatever.

[ What the hell is with everyone here and being buddy-buddy. ]

... Hey, can you shut the hell up already? I said I wasn't gonna hurt him, if you keep tryin' to patronize me I'll beat the shit outta you.

[comprises]

There's nothing "wrong" with us.

[the white hairs are literally incapable of shutting the hell up...sorry Akira.]

You said you "probably" wouldn't hurt him. There's a difference...are you always so testy with people you've just met?

[bloodmetries]

If I knock you upside the head I'm willing to bet it'll sound like a gunshot.

[ Empty-headed bitches smh. ]

Not if you don't give me a reason to be. And right now I'm locked in a room with a bunch of people who I only know via some weird memories, I don't mind throwing hands at any of you.

[comprises]

Doubtful. Yours maybe, but surely not mine.

[bro]

I just wanted to ensure that we were all on the same page. Fighting won't do anyone any good with me, I assure you.

[bloodmetries]

Turn the fuck around so I don't have to reach over to knock your ass out.

[ This is a threat. He's stupid but y'all test his fuckin' patience smh!!! ]

[comprises]

[he's just. not going to do that, though he is going to take a small step back.

and giggle.]

Oh darling, let's not resort to violence in here. Everyone will see you.

[bloodmetries]

[ It's antagonizing -- condescending. His aunt never called him "darling", not even his mother; affection absent due to her neglect, working herself to death.

It's a seven letter word that makes him snap, closing that distance between them almost immediately. He doesn't care who sees or hears it, he's throwing his fist straight at Joshua's face without any hesitation. ]

[comprises]

[oh. oh he's actually coming for him. at least he had already backed up slightly, so he just casually kind of ducks out of the way and skips over to the side.]

Someone's got quite the temper...

[he sounds a little frazzled though. because he has...literally nothing to defend himself with.]

Perhaps you need a splash of water to cool you down?

[bloodmetries]

[ There’s a click of his tongue, obvious disappointment painted on his expression; furrowed brows, lips pulled into an intense frown. Akira had every intention of putting enough power into that punch to at least knock the other out. ]

Or maybe you should stop being a pussy. Scared you can’t talk your way out of shit unless you got a pretty face?

[comprises]

[Joshua rolls his eyes. it's not like he's never had to deal with bullies, but that doesn't mean that they don't annoy the shit out of him.

why are they all the same...]

I don't believe that dear Stephanie would like it if you were to start a fistfight here. Aren't we supposed to be learning to get along?