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11/08 - 11/13 Cultural Festival

The school campus opens its doors to the public early Monday morning, with family, friends, neighbors, and strangers arriving to fill up the halls, each visitor having eyes of gold and wallets full of cash. Festival events run from 8AM to 4PM, and pamphlets are handed out by students lining the locker area, which include a schedule and a map of the campus:

✽ The opening event on Monday is an idol performance in the auditorium by the twin star unit GEMINI, consisting of Natsume Sakasaki and Subaru Akehoshi. On Thursday afternoon, the music club will hold a performance in the auditorium, featuring the typical choir with piano accompaniment, a capella performances by smaller groups of members, as well as solos, with requests taken in between performances so members can switch off and take a break.

✽ The student store is open every day up until noon on Saturday, and while the absurdly high prices are still absurdly high, there is a sign up in front of the rock gacha that one of the prizes is an all day pass to any of the school's events for one day of the festival. The odds aren't worth the price, but it's not like the shopkeep reveals the odds.

✽ Class 1-B is hosting a themed cafe in their homeroom.

✽ Class 1-D has turned their homeroom and neighboring classrooms into escape rooms, which runs from Tuesday to Friday.

✽ The robotics/programing club and the gaming club have set up a variety of video games in 2-A, and are hosting a competition between visitors and their AI.

✽ Class 3-D is hosting a kissing booth in their homeroom.

✽ In the home ec cooking room, the cooking club is hosting a cooking contest, with student judges and prizes for the winners.

✽ The sewing club and the art club have put together a photo booth inside the home ec sewing room, featuring all sorts of props and costumes imaginable to try on and pose in front of a number of hand painted backgrounds. Photos are taken by an instant camera for visitors to take home a keepsake. In the art club room, the art club has a gallery set up, with paintings hanging from the walls and sculptures set up in front of them, and a strict no touching policy or one of the members threatens to scoop your eye out with a palette knife and she doesn't look like she's joking. There is a large open canvas, however, for visitors to try their hand at paints or charcoal or pastels on what will become a collaborative art piece done by an entire week's worth of visitors. Occasionally throughout the festival, an art club member will have a space off to the corner for portraits or face painting.

✽ The sewing club has also contributed plush toy prizes for various other class' game stalls throughout the school, where visitors can pay to play for a chance to win small prizes, and are able to trade up several smaller prizes for larger ones.

✽ Out past the courtyard, various sports teams host games throughout the week, including relay races and obstacle courses and tug o' war and """soccer""". Basically it's sports day, because there had been a sports day on the calendar but I never look at the calendar so it was already halfway through the month before I realized.

✽ The fourth floor hallway has been cleaned up and turned into the rest area, with rugs laid out across the ground and comfy chairs scattered around the room and little bags of cat treats for sale to entice the fluffy white cat into hanging out in this space all week. Even without treats, she is content to sit on people's laps and rub against their ankles and let them bury their faces in her stomach. Healing.

✽ In the evening on the final day, after all the visitors leave, a large bonfire is set up in a non-flammable area between the courtyard and pool building and left to burn late into the night for those students who choose to remain on campus until around 8PM, when the festival culminates in a small fireworks show that lights up the sky overhead in reds and golds, while on the ground, sparklers are passed around for a quiet moment appreciating the beauty, and transience, of life.

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✽ Throughout the school year, merit points have occasionally been earned through interactions between students involving strong emotion, whether positive or negative. This month, characters may notice that this happens much more frequently, and the amount of merit points earned is also sometimes more than the typical one point. Please report threads of strong emotion below, as this will minorly affect December.
✽ On 11/23, Yogen sees its first snow of the year, a light dusting across campus that does not stick when the sun rises again the next morning, but it will snow on and off until the end of the month.
✽ This event log doubles as a TDM, with new characters experiencing the recurring feeling of drifting in (school life) and out (canon life) of sleep up until they "open their eyes," after which they will have full awareness and come to their senses.

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Now you have me curious, there's only so many people who can catch your trained eye... ( it's the truth, natsume has a vision, or he sees differently from the group, and that's why he gains komaeda's respect more than others. that said, he doesn't feel heartbroken from the information, rather, it strengthens his resolve. people like him, the sort of people that he's interested in — doesn't he want to protect their smiles with his magic, or make them smile because of it?

... )

Someone worth it, if that's the case.

( considering the circumstances, komaedda chuckles softly as he lifts up one finger, as if he's pointing out the one thing about this. )

You both have the same sort of thought process, protecting one another by that logic. ( he nods, looking towards the ground, and then he stares back up to natsume. ) I won't bother her... but are you satisfied?

( to keep it like that. )

( is he? natsume's hand curls on its own, thinking of how warm her hand had been in his the brief moment it had been here, the way it still burns when he plays piano as if she's there beside him, crossing hands in a duet. )

...Of course NOT. I'm not the type of person to simply think, "Ah, I'll be happy as long as my beloved can BE!" and be happy with THAT, though it would make me happy to see her SMILE. ( as if. and it isn't as if it's to protect one another either; it's just. stupid. it's just stupid, to think of that type of thing here; he won't pretend it's for any other reason.

(someone deemed important enough to protect—)

he looks back up at komaeda, sighing through his nose. yes, he's selfish and ambitious, yet he's also— ) But I'm an idol; it's not as if I haven't had to deal with something similar beFORE.

( which isn't all of it, but that's what komaeda's getting. )

( who would, in the female category, won't smile that if seeing ut would make him happy — most of the one's here smile easily, genuinely, and even komaeda doesn't know how they do it. there's only a few here that don't, and if they smiled all the time, this wouldn't be the main topic, right?

perhaps he's reading too into this, and yet natsume's so precise, so wary, so calculative to where he needs the upper hand, and so this must have been going for awhile — his feelings. )

You're dead, Sakasaki-kun. We all are, life was way too short ( he laughs softly ), so it's best to make the most of what we have now.

( before the end of the school year, before rokkun decides to wipe this school clean of any life or happiness — they'll go home, go anywhere they want apparently. though, if that's true, the choice of natsume being able to go home with his crush is available, but would he leave his life as an idol as he uses it an an excuse here, too? )

...Besides, you have nothing holding you back! I can't see you bested by the mechanics of this world, after all.

( natsume makes what he wants it to be, following the rules properly that don't benefit him seems not in his character. that's how komaeda looks at him. )

( ...mmm. )

It isn't necessarily me that has the problem with IT.

( like. he agrees with her way of thinking, but he also knows this: they have time. maybe it has something to do with how easy relationships can break, how easy it is to turn your back on a promise, how usual it is for people to just die and leave you with an awkward ache that won't disappear. but still - they're both smart and capable.

natsume shakes his head, that's enough— )

Anyway, that's your triviA. I hope it was good enough for YOU. ( ... ) Are we still going to take a picTURE, or can I LEAVE.

Sakasaki-kun... You're thinking of the reason why she did that, aren't you?

( komaeda's not a mind reader, but he's always had a habit being able to figure out what's on a person's mind, and maybe it was the exhausted shake of natsume's head that sold him. there's always the way he ends that conversation about that person that gives way to it, and explains that he doesn't know what to think, or her reasons doesn't add up with him. )

Even if something bad happens, the good always follow after. I'm sure this makes no sense to you, but I've fallen in love before with someone who... changed everything that I knew.

( these words come out slow, thoughtful, like he's worry his portrayal of being a heartless murderer will smudge for being capable of falling in love. komaeda always wondered why that person was on his mind, why did he sticks to his thoughts like a thumbtack that penetrates their body into the the front of his heart? whatever that matter is, he looks off to the side to stare at the camera, and he takes a step towards it in his silent request for the other to follow. )

Hm... but I'm sure that word is very strong to you, but if you like her... You'd be willing to experience the negative and the positives, if you can hurt with her, smile when she smiles... You have to be a pretty interesting partner, Sakasaki-kun.

( every word makes it sound like komaeda knows exactly who it is that has his heart, and that's a little terrifying. natsume follows after him after a long moment, not really wanting to make a memory with komaeda but not really wanting to step away, either.

...he's been in love before, huh? natsume wishes he could say he was surprised, but komaeda feels like the kind of person who feels things in multitides; the person he fell in love with, who changed his world, must have been very special. if he says a person, and not their hope... it's less believable to think komaeda would have let one of those eclipse the other, considering, but life is full of surprises.

komaeda, too. )

It wouldn't be wise to have that sort of intention in this PLACE, in the situation we're IN. ( his commentary to nene coming back to bite him in the ass, if he thinks about it. ) We both know THAT.

( and yet, and yet, and yet. )

Nagito-kun, you know how she IS, if we're unfortunately thinking of the same perSON. It's FINE.

( it has to be. she's right. he thinks the same way as her.

he still wants her to rest her head on his shoulder, gaze on the sky and their fingers loosely entwined between them. )

( it never gets any easier hearing his name like that, but he decides that the topic of conversation is worth it enough for him to overlook it. as he slips behind the curtain, he holds it open so that natsume can follow inside — this means their conversation is a little more private without any listening ears. he squats down, reaching out to the camera as he makes sure there's film inside — enough for a few more pictures, memories encased in these, but they're fragile. the memory burns away, these can to, pictures are supposed to capture a moment in time, but the longevity of it... aha. )

I've never seen you smile like that.

( he speaks softly, dropping his hands down onto his lap as he thinks back to that moment in time — he won't remember it for long, but he's always mentioned it. how does one make a person smile like that? who made that sort of smile happen is... how komaeda connects the dots, and they've had their talks, the people they go to for things they don't understand. natsume's thoughts are a luxury, not everyone gets to see his troubled ones because of how he makes himself out to be in the group.

he won't show weakness. )

I can't tell what it is, is it... the end? The chance we could go back home and never see these people again? The pain that they leave etched in your heart that you can't erase?

( isn't that love, doesn't that mean something? even if they're dead, there's no reason to keep romance out of it, and he clears his throat. as he thinks about it, he wonders if it could reassure him, that flicker of hope has always gave komaeda the motivation to continue: )

...What do you think stops her?

( they think the same so could natsume be right? have an inkling? what about their situation places a wall between them? he won't know unless he asks. )

( ...he doesn't smile any different around her than he does anyone else. he doesn't think he does, but he isn't lying to her when he says she helps. even when he's left with new questions, at least his old ones have been put to rest—at least he's been able to talk to her and glimpse something new about her. natsume watches him, arms crossed. )

...What happened at the beginning of last MONTH?

( ... )

We had a nine-person pile UP. The people here don't care who gets HURT, and some of them realize the quickest way to come into wealth is by killing oTHERS. Other people relish in that type of SPORT. That's the kind of school this is; even our own number has the same type of peoPLE. ( natsume closes his eyes, thinking. ) It's pointless; why fall in love or grow close to someone in a school like THIS, when anything can happen and take that all aWAY?

( ... )

You can argue the same thing could happen in life TOO, ( he continues, opening his eyes again. ) But it's hardly with the same frequency and consistanCY. She's been awake a little longer than us; she understands this a little better than we DO.

Ah, so it's that.

( he's not surprised at all due to their worries and concerns, but he knows this isn't just natsume, this is the female's thoughts instead. sometimes she is like a little girl despite how strong she tries to appear in front of others, and komaeda nods as he listens. )

She's been here long enough to close up her heart, ah, it's not like she's the first. ( everything here is so short-lived, and he pauses for a moment as he looks towards natsume. if he had the chance to leave his home, and go with her, would he? he could ask, but he doesn't think it's time for that conversation. )

Seeing so many failed attempts in her life... will you let her down, Sakasaki-kun? I love hope because throughout all the failures, all the disappointments, there's something that keeps them fighting, but... encouragement talk of giving up falls on deaf ears if I said it to her. She'd think of it as stupid...

( he hums, tapping his fingers against his knees. )

You have to show her the impossible, or else everything will be so bittersweet...

( ...he's already failed on that. no more incidents, but he can't really stop those; she already knows he can't. no more than she can guarantee the safe graduation for the next two years, he realizes, and natsume's smile is small and sardonic before it passes. )

Of course I won't let her DOWN. As a magiCIAN, I'm duty-bound to make that which seems impossible become possible.

( you can accomplish anything with magic—

well.

most things. he knows, he knows, he knows: the real world doesn't work that way. this place doesn't work that way. and yet in the childish part of his heart he can't help but hope and hope and hope... )

And I want to, TOO. ( the important part. he's selfish and terrible; that's why he told her he liked her. ) Fufu... Maybe I'll win a concession from her by the end of the school year YET.

Sakasaki-kun, I'll tell you what I've learned. Despite your courage and your fears, you have always done what you've wanted.

( not like komaeda, he doesn't do exactly how komaeda goes about in the world, doing whatever shameless thing happens, but he has a goal during his actions. if he allowed something like that to stop him, it'd only scar his ego, and komaeda chuckles at the thought. he does what he says, and he'll see it through, and maybe that's why he wanted to help komaeda such a long ago, because it was an impossible course of action. )

...She was to herself, when I met her. All she has is her brother, isn't that right? ( he saw it himself, and how hiro latches onto her like a child would do their older sibling's leg — they say separating twins is a hard job, and once the other dies they tend to lose part of themselves. ) You could tell she kept herself away from others to avoid attachments. You're already doing the impossible right now.

( clapping his hands together, he thinks of both maya and natsume, they're hard workers, and at time like unmovable walls once they decide on something. )

Do you think she knew you before, Sakasaki-kun? ( ... ) Or, no... that sort of narration wouldn't be what keeps her worried, I doubt she'll fall into the same rhythm as Rokkun.

( don't call him an attachment—to her, he's just... )

Neither her nor Hiro-kun knew me before, NO. The only person who's had any sort of friendly recognition towards me was Seki-kun at the beginning of the YEAR. ( but kouji knew everyone, like the friendly li'l senpai he was. ) They knew of ME, so introductions were a little redunDANT, but it wasn't as if we were friends or anyTHING.

That wouldn't have mattered THOUGH. ( it isn't like he was nao, after all ) The little wolf just doesn't see the point in finding importance in other people outside of her brother in a world where any one of us can die and come back without a single memory of our time spent togeTHER.

( and she's right for it.

yet nao sato is her friend anyway.

what's so different that... )

Hm... Perhaps Rokkun is desperate as to why he puts up with it, I've never remembered him, and yet he continues to engage with me.

( people are different, though, because rokkun's willing to put up with it doesn't mean that maya will, and being someone who has probably. )

Hm...Arisu-kun remembers his death, and Arisu-san lives happily with him, but perhaps they're blood so even so, a person she could fall in love with, and her blood family is different.

( he clears his throat, rubbing his chin for a moment as he speaks about what comes next. )

If you touch someone's gorinto enough, everything is burned into their soul. If I remember correctly, Rokkun taught me that, so you could always remember if we abuse that trick.

( an awful trick to make someone relive how they died, but it's one that could work properly. )

She must believe memories make the person when that's not true... hm, everyone are so worried about those, and not what else makes you that person.

( please do not say "a person she could fall in love with" in his vicinity what is wrong with you )

I'd never put her through that HELL. ( even to make sure she remembered him—

he would rather be forgotten. ) So you think that our traits are inherent to US, our very SOULS, Nagito-kun?

( !?!?!? WHY IS EVERYONE SCARED TO LOVE! )

What about you, would you go through it just to remember her? She doesn't seem to be so worried about herself.

( hMMMmMMMmmMMm. that said, he blinks, tilting his head to the side at the question. )

Rokkun said I was the same every year we met, but I've never remembered him. ( it's his luck that makes him who he is, talent, that connects to hope, it's not something that can be changed. ) I was born to love hope, I would have always been like this. It isn't memories that make me who I am.

( memories come and go, and komaeda's memories are just as fleeting. )

So they're intrinsic.

( IT'S FINE IF HE LIKES HER, IT'S BAD IF SHE LIKES HIM BACK? HELLO? )

...I hate to agree with you on anyTHING, but that's what I think TOO. ( he will always be himself, whatever else might change about him. his name, his upbringing, his looks... but he'll always be petty and vengeful, he'll always be selfish, he'll always want to find a way for those suffering to suffer less.

maybe that's just being hopeful, but hope isn't always such a bad thing. ) And NO, I wouldn't go through with IT.

( this is

kind of embarrassing to admit, so he can't look at komaeda, and his neck is red but— )

She's important to ME, but that's borderline obsesSIVE. I'm a lot of THINGS, but I'm not THAT.

( about people, anyway. )

I like what you can do, Sakasaki-kun.

( and komaeda has never cared for the person, even now, he's unsure what he likes exactly about natsume. perhaps his personality that remains unchanging, that need to have control or everything in order, or to be a know-it-all who's aware of everything, and takes pride in informing. perhaps that interest is purer, to see how his actions reflect on the people around him, how he knows he wants to see those who indulge in life with him smile, and the same is for maya, too. )

...Ahaha, you've been by her side for a long time now.

( he can see him out the corner of his, the way he lights up, it must be passionate, it must be nice. if only komaeda's love could be... )

Even before my murder. ( ... ) Is this what they call soulmates? ( that's what it is considering they're souls, so they wouldn't be anything else. ) No matter what happens, you'll always be connected... ah. Have you heard this, "Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes, because those who love with heart and soul, there is no such thing as separation." I find that this saying applies to select people here, maybe you should pass that onto her, too, one day.

( soulmates... )

Love is a rather strong WORD, Nagito-kun. ( what is love? is it just a stronger form of liking, or is it something else? and how do you know when to use it?

is it something that just comes naturally, a word that replaces "like" in "i like you" without thinking about it? or is it something deliberately chosen, like the other times he's used it? to put meaning to someone, to let them know in no uncertain terms they are worth having in his life... love, huh. ) Soulmates aren't real anyWAY. We're just two people who happened to MEET.

( and

if he could choose

he supposes he'd want to meet her again, and see if her answer would be different in another time, another place... if it's only because this school is a terrible idea, then... )

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