yogen | npc contact.2

( i said i'd write us a new thread, i sure did...

knuckles rap against the door of the student store, standing in front knowing the other is inside, but he doesn't take the initiative of pushing the door open to come in.

there's a few papers in his hands, some marked with 'x's and 'o's, lines here and lines there that connect back and forth between each other to say this word links with this word — this is to say that it's better than the math equations he's putting them through with sara at the moment, because part of him feels that npc-kun will enjoy this a little more. )

...!

( knock, knock, knock like it's very, very, VERY urgent. )

Okay, okay!!

[ They try to leave their door propped open as much as possible, but sometimes for the sake of narrative, it's closed and they run up to get the door before whoever is there decides don't have an urgent need to spend millions of yen.

The door flings open and—-

...

Here's the man with millions of yen who refuses to hand it over. ]

What happened?

I found a way to exploit the third years pockets!

( yep, that's what's urgent, he thinks that his newfound information of running around in this school has landed him a way to make bank — taking advantage of their illness, that's what it is. he claps his hands together, looking down to the other wondering if they'll be just as excited as him, but who knows. )

They're all sick... so they're going to miss their tests. I believe you should craft a study guide, break into their lockers... take something you like, and leave a small card thanking them for their patronage.

( he's going to give npc-kun his little list of names that he got. for them. ) Sounds perfect, let's go break into them!

[ The roller coaster of emotions from being super excited to super confused.

They take the list without looking at it, because ]

How am I supposed to craft a study guide?!

[ They don't know anything about high school senior classwork! They're only [redacted] years old! ]

Which locker should I check, they have to have... a book on what they're learning at the moment.

( he points at the list of names, which... one name has been heavily scratched out, because my ass just remembered. )

Fujioka-kun's a nerd, he might be our best bet.

[ npc-kun squints at the scribble like oh, R▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ is probably dead ]

...Will you be able to break into his locker?

( how does one explain there's a second arata in the school, you just can't, but it's such a common last name so maybe it would have been fine. )

Mhm... I don't see why not! It'd be easier if the hacking gun could open them...

( komaeda walks to the door, waiting for npc-kun to open it. )

Let's rob Fujioka-kun!

[ npckun vc: stealing is wrong!

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... ]

Okay.

[ They go to open the door, because if nobody finds out, they're doing nothing wrong. ]

( yesssssss!! life of crime... this is what partners in crime must be like.

he's going to bring npc-kun towards the lockers since they're close by, and he'll start to drum his fingers along each one they pass. )

Let's trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyy this one.

( he stops, this will be the lucky locker they break in first: 211. )

[ Whose locker is this...

npc-kun presses their ear against the door and turns the combination lock twice around to the right before going slower... ... ...

Nope, can't tell. They make it look so easy in movies. ]

Your turn.

[ They tried. ]

( it's akira fujioka's locker if you write it in, and then we can successfully steal from it. )

It's pretty difficult, huh?

( he places a hand on the locker, tapping it a few times before doing the same thing npc-kun did with his ear to listen in closely.

he turns, and turns, and...

roll a d20, 1-10 is komaeda fails the rotation, and 11-20 is komaeda got it!!! is he... lucky. )

[ Alright, let's tulpa a locker

Anyways, I rolled 6, another 6, 5, and finally 13, so maybe he fails the first three times but if he's persistent he can do it. npc-kun will be patient. ]

( akira will be so happy for this! finally having a locker.

komaeda turns left to right, trying to listen properly on what might be the useful numbers along the way — he does turn too fast, missing one he was interested in — leaning back, snapping his fingers. taking a step back, he stares at the locker, pulling at the handle to see if it'll open (it doesn't). crouching down, he moves closer to the locker, his cheek against the surface which akira will probably hate soooo much as he tries again...

slowly now, slowly... )

Shhh... SHHH!!!

( he's hushing just to do it on purpose, help. )

[ His hushing is louder than npc-kun's breathing but they'll play along, clamping both hands over their mouth to show Komaeda they're quiet as can be. ]

( turn, turn... turn... pulls back, shakes the locker, and isn't successful at all. what curse akira got on it...

give him a few more tries, of being like a failure, and when he's about to give up and tell npc-kun they should move on: voila!

it clicks, slowly opening for them to show whatever akira keeps on hand — what's in here? )

You did it! ( he pulls away, getting to his feet now as he pats npc-kun's head. ) You're like my lucky charm... normally I have to use violence.

[ They're very much ready to move on by attempt number three, almost falling asleep when Komaeda raises his voice and touches their head and that little spike of adrenaline wakes them up immediately.

... ]

-—Yeah, I did it!! I knew you could do it with me around!

[ Moral support or something, it doesn't matter, they're already peering inside this locker to see what's in it. No backpack or notebooks since Akki isn't at school today, but there's that handheld he uses to pass the time during breaks, sitting on top of eight spacemaker pencil boxes. Lots of blue ink pens... a handful of vinyl erasers... plastic rulers... laminated bookmarks...

It's mostly the school supplies of somebody who is used to lending things out and never getting them back. ]

...

( komaeda's disappointed, what's the point of being a nerd if there's nothing in here to take and use for studies? a failure to npc-kun again, especially with how he looks down at the ground wondering how much self-loathing he should do — he's an idiot, he should kill himself, and... )

The handheld probably goes for a lot.

( ... it's like he's being spiteful there's nothing interesting in here to take, but if npc-kun takes that and holds onto it, akira would want to buy it back, right? )

[ Akki's a nerd so all his study materials are at home where he studies??

Quiet, npc-kun stares at the handheld... Picks it up and puts it in their pocket. ]

Okay, let's go to the next one.

( akki knows better than this, but he'll point at the write up of all the students that called out. )

Who do you want to check next? Seki-kun hasn't been here for awhile, do you think he's left a few valuables.

( ...

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aiko's locker... did she leave komaeda a love letter. )

[ Aiko died before she could write anything ]

I don't know Seki... Is he rich?

[ Does he have fun things to pawn? It's been months since he existed, but he once filled the role npc-kun does now in providing outside things for people, albeit without the sky high price tag ]

( stop what's in her locker ? a note to past komaeda listen. )

Maybe, we should find out... tell me three locker numbers, and we'll guess his.

( oh my god, not how npc-kun is seki v2, yes, we will be getting npc-kun everything that seki has and more, and they'll pawn that too. )

It's been awhile since I had a sidekick, so this is fun.

[ ? ]

You're my sidekick.

[ But let's see, hmm, I rolled three numbers and they're ]

020, 177, aaaaand 102.

( google rng said 102, so i guess we found his locker. )

Hm? Nope, I'm something else to you than your sidekick, besides... sidekicks don't go to Saransk.

( alright, it's time for them to trot, trot, trot. )

Saihara-kun's locker is close to that one: 102.

[ Oh- okay, then he's not their sidekick, because they do still want to see what all the hype is about Saransk ]

Saihara wasn't on your list... Should we break into his too?

Huh? Never! We could never do that to him, that's... against everything I stand for!

( they are never going near his locker, but they'll finally walk over to 102, and he'll look towards npc-kun. )

Here... you have the honors, if you can get in... maybe I can think of what house we should have when we move.

9/14 — shopkeep-kun

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