♪ my class trial, our class trial ♫

[heroicpolonaise]

Who: Everyone + Hiro if ori wants
When: January 12th, then anytime past January 15th
Where: Common Room
What: please let's wake steph and also maybe prove miyuki innocent if he really is
Warnings: tbd

[there is no gentle way to do this on the pda.

but you know what that is perfectly fine they were doing CSI rp earlier what's one more--]

All hands, round up.

Think we've got as much as we can right now, so let's settle in and work it out -- together. Come to the usual meet-up spot as soon as you can, and we're not leaving until the perp's worked out. Bring your own joe and a wit sharp as can be, because we are in for the long haul.

Detective Akamatsu, signing out.

[...

a-anyway.

meng yao's done his best to preserve one (1) stephanie meanswell and she's currently laying on the couch in a state some may find familiar and others not at all, but she's very much alive -- if barely. have your shock and surprise, this is going to be once all evidence is collected icly. also after noah and kaede make a grave for miss vp god rest her soul.

...

hiro is allowed to be here, if he wants, if only because part of this is his sister's death and one of y'all had BETTER take care of him.

there are no snacks, no drinks unless you byoj (bring your own joe), and kaede will wait until... all or presumably all are filed in before she speaks.]

I hate to say this, but you all are easily more experienced with this than I am... Still, there's no reason to wait on this when one of our classmates has turned up dead, and another [she is assuming stephanie is theirs] is in the state that she is. I don't want to think one of us had anything to do with it, but turning away from the truth only invites more pain--

So let's lay out what we know and try not to go at each others' throats about it.

[please. even the most unbelievable, impossible happenings have roots to them, and she wants it solved -- not just for hiro's sake, who's pain is something she can barely imagine, but for stephanie and the vice principal, too.]

[links:

○ investigative miroboard
○ round up one
○ round up two

Comments

[heroicpolonaise]

[ohhhhhh my chopin kaede is

going to close her eyes a moment. center. think of calming music. waterfall. swan lake. clair de lune. this guy, for all his speech the other day, really did not think two things about killing. no remorse. no guilt. at least he's honest. but the fact it's not recommended just because of that?]

...

[oh, she has such an issue.]

So you wouldn't mind turning up for a similar check, Add-kun? Just in case.

[subtract]

[its fine its not like he killed anyone IMPORTANT, they knew what they signed up for]

If I were the culprit, wouldn't it make more sense to keep that information to myself rather than divulge something that would incriminate me...? But if it'll make you stop annoying me, sure, I can make time in my schedule.

[samuraiwomen]

He'll do it.

[ Smacks her hand down on the speaker like a very forceful headpat. Sorry new roommate!! Add is um...he is...er... Well Sara would say he's a good kid at heart but it turns out he is actually just a very immature hot guy! But um...He needs some guidance, thats all! ]

Because he made a pinky promise about killing people, and I'm sure he kept it! So its no trouble! Right??

[ Jesus christ eighteen people she also wants to lie down. She knew his first day of exams left him scared and wounded but it was EIGHTEEN PEOPLE? SHE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT THAT SHE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS HIM.

Leans toward Kaede. ]

Sorry Akamatsu-san he can be a little rude at first.

[heroicpolonaise]

[..........

she's deciding she really likes her new roommate. kaede'll give her a grateful smile, shaking her head.]

Thank you, Chidouin-san, I know the type. I'm sure we'll warm up to one another the more we talk -- I was really impressed with how he held himself the other day, so I know he can't be all that of a bad guy.

[just a shameless murdering jerk]

[subtract]

[add, offscreen, staring at his still-missing pinky finger

...

sara doesn't have to know about that one, it's fine

LOUD THROAT-CLEARING stop talking about his embarrassing speech please—] Anyway... incidents like these are a nuisance, so I'll provide my assistance where its necessary. Let's resolve this quickly so we can go back to focusing on our escape plan.

[samuraiwomen]

Right, I was really proud! A few months ago he wouldn't even help me with homework without bribes.

[ Character development...cute. Sara is glad Kaede seems to be taking it well, because the last thing she needs is for Add to start backsliding when he's finally getting better at working with others. Its a far cooler head then how Sara would have taken it, if she hadn't already known Add had killed before. They can...deal with the eighteen students thing when they don't have a more current murder... ]]

Don't let him bully you. Or um...threaten to kill you? Geez, there's so many of this type here. But he's not a bad kid...guy.

[ Ahhh wait she messed up. Ignore her, cool roommate. She turns to the dynamo. ] That's right, you will help! I'm glad we all agree. Now...please apologize to Akamatsu-san?

[subtract]

[please ignore how Dynamo keeps sinking lower in its hover every time they bring up the last meeting, like how one might attempt to slowly recede under their chair to hide... except Dynamo can easily fit under a chair, so maybe it really will end up doing that if this keeps up. he is very glad he decided not to turn on his camera for this zoom call.]

What do I have to apologize for? Everything I've said is a statement of fact. If anything, I deserve an apology for implying my involvement and misrepresenting my skills.

[heroicpolonaise]

[hm.]

How does your manipulation of gravity work, Add-kun? I'll give a full apology if you can explain it to me -- don't worry about losing me in the middle of it, I might not understand it entirely but I won't doubt your word.

[she has a point to make.]

[rearranger]

[ ...

Ranger's just been kind of hanging around listening to what people are saying, but he's coming closer now because he wants to hear this explanation too. Science. ]

[commences]

If you can't fully appreciate his explanation, why are you asking him?

( akamatsu-san??? )

[heroicpolonaise]

Because by hearing it, I can begin to understand and appreciate what he means. Just like a particularly hard piece of music.

[it's not like she looks at something or hears it and goes oh, i know exactly how this is! she takes the time to understand it by listening to others and how they play it.]

That's how people are supposed to communicate: we do our best and we keep our eyes, ears, and minds open.

[commences]

If you promise not to get lost along the way, Add-kun is very helpful, and I'm sure he can help you in a pinch.

( anyone would help an ultimate. )

When you don't know something, ask for clarification. Don't listen until the end, and not fully understand. He would break it down piece by piece for you.

[heroicpolonaise]

I'll keep it in mind. Thank you, Komaeda-kun.

[look how helpful you are when you don't bully people younger than you]

[samuraiwomen]

Are you sure you don't want him to say sorry, Akamatsu? He was really rude.

[ Peanut gallery over here smh. ]

[heroicpolonaise]

[help she doesn't want to be too rude in front of her new roomie]

I'll be happy to have it, but I won't force it out of him. Something tells me he'd just stick his heels in more...

[samuraiwomen]

Oh he will, but I'll scold it out of him!!

[ Get your dynamo out from under the table, boy!! You're making Sara look bad!! ]

There's a lot of really annoying boys like this around, Akamatsu-san. I don't want them to bully you...ah...I mean unless thats kind of weird to say? [ Are we friends? Can she defend you like one of her friends? Akamatsu seems pretty put together to be honest, but it's a bit of a habit Sara has picked up by now. ] Sorry if I've gotten overly familiar. I know the way I talk can be a little weird.

[heroicpolonaise]

No, no! It's not at all, Chidouin-san, and I really do appreciate it -- I didn't have very many girl friends back at my other school, [not in that time span anyway nevermind their temperaments,] so I'm happy to have you on my side, really. Speak as freely as you'd like.

[she's always easier on girls... boys are another thing entirely, but kaede seems perfectly fine with sara. it helps she's absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.]

I've definitely felt more at ease with you around, especially at night.

im sorry but this is peace's fault

[subtract]

Don't you have better things to be doing right now? This isn't exactly third-year science, I'd be surprised if anyone could follow past the first sentence. [except for Senku, Senku is the only one he trusts...

but also, he wants his fucking apology and refuses to back down from being challenged, so

Add sighs, then a large purple holoscreen flickers into existence next to Dynamo. please just assume it gradually fills up with more and more incomprehensible equations and cool looking diagrams that probably support what he's saying, maybe.]

Gravity is a product of the physical masses of interacting objects, so to alter the gravitational force applied to or produced by any one object we would need to alter the mass of one or both objects, or the properties of gravity being applied between them... attempting to alter the pull of something as large as a planet would be incredibly energy-inefficient, so instead a field is created that can contains altered spatiotemporal properties. El energy produced by high-quality moonstones is capable of vibrating at the frequencies necessary for this procedure, using this equation to distort the surrounding environmental El and creating a microscopic hole into the adjacent dimensional plane of Henir—or void, as most of you would be more familiar with. Gravitational forces produced by objects created within Henir have incredibly volatile properties, so by combining Henir energies with pure El energies as a stabilizer we can apply just enough Henir to negate the target's normal interactions with physical mass, as if they were an object of Henir... bear in mind that "negate the target's normal interactions" doesn't necessarily mean they have to be weightless, we can also use the same field to greatly amplify the perceived weight of a target, or to switch the direction of gravitational pull towards the centre of the produced field. A similar effect can also be produced by concentrating large amounts of El into a singular point, which creates a miniature black hole... of course, such a mass is difficult to maintain for more than a handful of seconds at a time, especially if it's calculated to apply a large amount of force on surrounding objects. Komaeda's arm has been outfitted with such a device, so ask him if you want a demonstration.

Is that a sufficient explanation, or should I attempt to dumb it down further?

[closewithnewintown]

[...]

You've been a big baby this whole time about what you're doing being called magic, and now you wanna say gravity is caused by vibrating moonstones? [hi bestie]

[subtract]

I know how gravity is produced, moron. If you were listening then you'd know that the moonstones are for tapping into adjacent dimensions... ugh, I'm seriously not going to explain all of that again!

[he sounds mad but he might secretly be glad she's okay now, please stop being reckless and disappearing on everyone, it's annoying... for reasons.....]

[closewithnewintown]

I can either focus on magic moon rocks or you giving the power to make tiny black holes to Komaeda, and you probably wanna stay on the one that makes you sound less insane? Which is the magic moon rocks!

[commences]

( is he being put on show and tell? )

[rearranger]

[ Hmm... Well, he's not sure that it would qualify as science in by Earth standards, but it's a clear enough rule system that he can accept it. Aside from a bit of jargon thrown in there he thinks he has the idea. ]

Right, so what you're saying is that it's just physics.

[ This explanation seems like a waste of time that accomplishes nothing in terms of the goal, but it's pretty cool anyway. ]

[subtract]

Exactly. [it's so simple, right?? all these amateurs who don't even know basic physics...]

I have low expectations for humans, but if it's a perfect machine... kukuku, if you want a lesson later, I don't mind. Nasods perfected simpler methods for levitation a long time ago, I'd be interested to see how a different model approaches the task...

[rearranger]

[ He's definitely perking up now. It seems that Add's world is more advanced, but the technology used to create Ranger is top of the line for his. Either way, he's more interested in what else there is. ]

Really? Yeah, that'd be great. We haven't observed the phenomenon you mentioned, but it sounds simple enough, so I'm sure I could pick it up.

[ Wouldn't be much of an AI if he couldn't, really. ]