yogen | npc contact.2

[ Basic knowledge... npckun makes a mental note to study harder so they can be able to say that someday, maybe learn a new language on top of Braille. Russian, maybe. ]

There's the class listing on the bulletin board! You'll have to lift me up so I can see it!

[ Or they can step back and look up and squint, but that's not as fun ]

( not them becoming an ultimate so they know the basic knowledge college courses... aw.

with that idea said, he knows he's going to regret this down the line, but he'll get down on his knees. with his back facing towards npckun, he waits for them to hop on. )

Let's go, it's not that far away...

( he remembers it like the back of his hand, so at least dementia didn't eat that little bit away. )

[ Oh? Ohh, piggyback ride right from the start isn't what they expected, but who are they to hesitate on climbing on Komaeda's back, letting him hold onto their legs while they \o/ at getting to be Tall ]

( it's ok this adds to the "shin" and "nene" cr from the student's point of view, and that means the first years will want admirable third years to carry them.

as npckun is seated, that's enough for him to stand up properly, doing his best to adjust to the weight. the other isn't that heavy, and they're pretty small, but komaeda doesn't expect to carry people most days.

...

hes going to walk them out the bathroom, looking around to see if they've been caught. )

[ There are students out there going "..." at the two of them, but... okay. Not their business what's going on between those two, though there are whispers of "harem" and "poor Shin" behind their backs as they make it down the hall, around the corner to the lockers and the bulletin board with all the seniors. ]

There should be around a hundred students in each grade... How do we pick who to rob? I mean help.

( not poor shin... yeah, poor him, but he seems to shake every so often to keep up the really weak body that he has, but komaeda's just as frail so it works. )

...The ones who are less likely to graduate.

( that's the ones they try to help, and he taps the board to point at class 3-D. )

Ebalon-kun is very bad, he might need the most help...

[ They were going to read the list in order starting from 3-A, but they look over at 3-D instead and look at the names there. Nobody's really stands out, but maybe that shouldn't surprise them since they barely know a dozen people's names to start with. ]

Is he rich, though? There are two types of people who are most profitable: the very rich, and the very desperate. Rich is easier than desperate, because the rich have a skewed sense of money.

( not allowed. )

You're wearing half of his clothes right now... that said, I'm sure he comes from a rich household, but our currency may differ from theirs.

( he tries to think back to what he knows about noah, and it's a pretty hefty amount. nothing that they can use, but little trivia — )

He's not really happy, and I believe he'll break soon... but he has magical capabilities that makes him a threat, so everyone should be careful. He has someone like a father to him that makes sure of his safety... but I think he's poor, so there's no need to ask Clamor-san for cash... he attends class, so perhaps he has high merit points...

( he's thinking. )

Ebalon-kun's definition of desperation is different from yours.

[ And they're very tempted to never give this half back, but stealing is wrong, or something. Maybe they can make Noah buy his hoodie back. It's not stealing when the other person gets it back in the end.

... ]

Why isn't he happy?

...There are some people who wish to be a protagonist.

( that probably doesn't make sense, but noah wants to be able to save everyone. having his hope shaken because he killed hyde wore down on him, and komaeda sighs at the thought. )

It seems killing people makes others sensitive... Don't you be like that, okay?

[ They don't really get it, but if they think about it, there is some appeal in being a protagonist. Because everything works out in the end, for a protagonist. Their life starts off shit and they go through tough times, but they'll grow from it, and they're fated for something miraculous, and they'll have friends, and be important, and...

... ]

I won't. I don't like it. And it's not profitable.

( there are some people fit for the role, and there are others who can't handle it... when it comes to that conversation, he can't be too hard on noah for his insistence, considering komaeda can't even become a protagonist himself no matter how hard he tries. nothing he does works out as well as certain people here, and he should have learned his lesson from where he teased hinata —

he laughs it off though, shrugging his shoulders after. )

Shujinkou-san played her role perfectly... ( nothing came from her actions, but it's fine. ) Hm? It's fine if you kill for hope, that's always profitable.

( ...anyway )

Will Ebalon-kun be a good choice of a third year, and Tsukimi-kun... I think you can get a lot out of them both.

( though they probably have.. no merit points to their name, but doesn't mean they can't trade the stuff they have. )

[ ? Until hope has a wallet, they're not going to kill for it ]

If you say so... I'm going to go to the library and read about anglerfish. Here, this is for you.

[ drapes Nene's dress over Komaeda's head. please return this for them. ]

( ? looks at hinata. )

Hm? Alright, then I'll work on this...

( he'll hold both the little rubric thing of... the studies he has to make a guide out of, and also nene's dress... is they stealing noah's clothes for real. god shin, you're in for it now. )

When do you want me to see you again?

( blink blink... )

[ Are you telling me to kill Hinata

also yeah, maybe, they'll wear it for the rest of the day and whenever they find themselves back in the dorms for any reason they'll sneak Noah's clothes back into the dirty laundry pile ]

Hm... Three hours. You'll be done by then, right?

( no!?!? hope has a wallet... his name is hinata.

not how they like noah's clothes more than nene's clothes, that's fine, komaeda will go take this back first... and then work. )

...We'll see. I'll leave them by your shop for you to pick up.

( "when can i see you" "in 3 hours" "ok i'll leave them at your shop"

his backwards ways. )

[ oh. 2am Ori just has murder on their mind ig nevermind

also noah's clothes has a hood to hide in, that's always fun ]

I'll be in the library still... Where are you going to work? You should just sit with me.

( how yama saw this and was like what 2am ori when chiaki tried to murder hinata. i'm cryinggg.

imagine if noah was in the library when they went. )

In the crawlspace.

( ... )

...Do you want to go in the library with me?

( he has to take nene's clothes back though, because there's no silence in the library anymore... he can hear people talk, and they'll mention the clothes... )

[ 2am ori also tossed Rika down the stairs, we're onto something here ]

You can't work in the crawlspace. It's dark inside.

[ Dark, cramped, hard to breathe and hard to move, basically everything they hate, so, ]

So let's go to the library together.

( ever think about i never met 2am ori... think i'd give that ori a run for their money. )

It is... my heart races all the time when I'm there.

( ever think about komaeda has claustrophobia, but he pushes through when it's something he's committed to. it's okay npckun, you can do it too. )

...

( thinking, smile smile. )

Okay! I thought you'd never ask!

( he likes it there since his luck doesn't act up badly, but... he does miss the constant silence. ) I can meet you after I put Yashiro-san's clothes back?

[ ori keeps passing out before they can become 2am ori... I think I made it to like 1:50 last night

also I feel like Komaeda would have backed them up on their original plan of darkness exposure therapy so it's good that Subaru's got it covered instead so they don't get shoved up into the crawlspaces or something to deal with the darkness. ]

Hm... Okay. But if you don't come back to the library right away, I'm going to be mad at you, okay?

( NOOO I WAS SO CLOSE TO MEETING THE MYTH, THE MOD, THE LEGEND!! sighs... komaeda missed his death by 10 mins. )

Sit in the far back, and pick a story... maybe something by Edgar Allen Poe.

( yeah, he would have, sometimes you do need the exposure therapy in tight, closed, cramp spaces... npckun would have came out alright, just look at komaeda? )

...Mhm, I'll be there, don't worry.

( he'll wave goodbye, making sure to hold onto the beanie so that it doesn't fall off as he ... power walks. )

[ 2am Ori would've tossed Komaeda off the roof and left the consequences for 7am Ori to figure out

But sure, okay... They're not going to pick up an Edgar Allen Poe book, because they're here to research deep sea fish, but they'll find a table in the far back with two chairs, and proceeds to make a wall of six other chairs so nobody else can use the table and if somebody asks if they can use one of the chairs npckun will say no.

...

Anglerfish are actually kind of a lot. ]

( a coma, that's the easiest solution? a broken arm and a leg.

why won't they pick it up so they can multitask? luckily, npckun will be gifted with komaeda's presence, the ultimate walking into the library roughly about thirteen minutes later still dressed in shin's attire. he holds the scarf to his mouth to hide his expression, and he waves to npckun once he finds where they are. )

...

( it's still odd being able to hear things in the library like the scratch of paper, students clearing their throat, and led scribbling against their notepads.

he sits down next to npckun with a book and papers in hand, and he flips it open to the middle where the pages are clean, and ready to take notes. )

sorry for taking so long.

( that was so insane and i'm kind of crying... so this makes anglerfish... a dick... in a way... because of their personality... checks out. i've decided i love them. )

[ I googled it and apparently "This means that 50% of patients who fall four stories will die." which is a lot higher than I thought, Komaeda would have had a good chance, actually

also yeah, anglerfish are wild and it takes a moment for npckun to look up from the book and over at Komaeda— over at the words he writes on the paper because even though it's not silent in the library anymore, the suggestion is still there.

They give him a little pout to show that they're displeased at him having taken thirteen minutes, but leans against his shoulder to see what book he has, what reference does he need when he's smart? ]

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