Post #2713584 in Arc 4, a roleplay on RPG

Kurogane - 8:30 AM

Hotaru wrapped up her first class with a rather heavy sigh.

"Emirsdottir-san?"

She turned to see her classmate with a happy smile. A rather petite and mousy looking girl with long black hair.

"Mikoto-chan! Hi, what's up?"

Mikoto fidgeted a bit.

"Can you please walk me home today...? I'm... I'm a bit scared with the murders going around..."

She hummed.

"Yeah, I can! But, it doesn't seem too smart if just us girls walk together alone. We should probably get more people involved like someone from the student council? Or a boy at least."

Mikoto flinched a bit but nodded.

"Y-Yeah, Emirsdottir-san... B-But who should we ask though...?"

She grinned and took Mikoto's hand while looking around before finding her guy.

"Makoto-kun!"

She was lucky to have caught him when she did. Hotaru gestured to Mikoto.

"Mikoto-chan is a bit worried about going home alone with all the murders happening so she wants to tag along to see if she can come with you."

Mikoto fidgeted a lot.

"I-I'm terribly sorry to trouble you, sir..."

Blue Lotus- 10:00 AM

Menou continued to take her notes as the teacher online told her specific details about world history.

"And we're done for the day."

Menou blinked as she looked at the computer screen. Normally her teacher would teach her something for at least another hour before dismissing her for the day to get some lunch. She blinked at the teacher on the screen.

"Um... Fujino-sensei...? Did I do something wrong in note taking...?"

The woman blinked and smiled, shaking her head.

"Not at all, Menou-chan. There's just something that I'm concerned about with you..."

Menou winced. Was it the last test? Did she fail it?

"Menou-chan, from what I've seen of your work, you're an excellent student. You put a lot of effort into your studies and it's clear that you have a bright future ahead of you."

Menou suppressed a small wince. There was no future for her. She was going to kill herself come her next birthday and the only reason she put effort into her classes was because she wanted to leave with at least a couple of decent memories.

"That said... I wish you would come to a regular class at least once. I understand that you have bad social anxiety but shutting yourself away all day isn't the proper solution. Also, I need to know what kind of major you're going for. Someone with such a bright mind shouldn't isolate herself in her dorm all day."

Menou just froze. This was absolutely not what she was expecting at all. Did the teacher really want her to get out and interact with more people...? Menou almost couldn't bear the thought of it.

"You don't need to answer me right away, Menou-chan. I understand completely if you need time to think this through. Just... please, at least consider it."

Menou took a deep breath.

"I-If it helps... I-I got asked to help work alongside someone in my dorm for a job..."

The brown haired woman's face lit up as she clapped her hands.

"Oh, Menou-chan, that's terrific! How do you feel about it?"

Menou sighed.

"Nervous... Really, really nervous... But... It's for the best, I think..."

The teacher smiled and nodded in approval.

"I'm absolutely positive that you can do it. Be sure to let me know how it goes for you. When does it start?"

"N-Next week... I'm helping out with clothing..."

The teacher seemed a bit surprised.

"Oh, I was unaware that you were into fashion. Well, good luck anyway, Menou-chan. Be sure to eat something healthy for a change."

Menou sighed as Fujino logged off.

"Why couldn't she have been my mom instead...?"

Shaking the thought aside, Menou grabbed some pieces of fabric, some thread and a needle to try and sew something together.

Partisan Rose- 12:00 PM
Akeno sat down at a lunch table eating some of the food Fuyumi made for everyone. She noticed Tadakatsu had sat down next to her, yawning.

"Classes were just as boring as I remember them being. Ah, your attire..."

Akeno looked over at him with a small smile. She ended up wearing the same clothes she bought yesterday in an attempt to try something new. She also had her hair free from the usual bun it was in and wore glasses.

"I decided to try and look a bit more natural today. You'd be surprised at how many compliments I got from girls."

Tadakatsu shook his head.

"Actually, that isn't surprising. That one lesbian really had a thing for you back in music club."

Akeno sighed as Tadakatsu chuckled.

"Ugh, don't remind me of that... Still, wish I could just get my hair short so that it all fit perfectly."

Tadakatsu shrugged.

"Eh, your hair looks fine to me though you always did like short hair better."

Akeno nodded.

"Yeah. For me, short hair just means I don't have to look so much like a doll and can actually exist as my own type of person."

Tadakatsu nodded.

"Gotcha, gotcha. In any case, is your teacher always a giant flirt?"

Akeno just hid her face in her arms while Tadakatsu stared at her.

"That's a yes, I take it. Jesus..."

Akeno just looked up to type away at her phone.

"You're gonna have to get used to it. I'm honestly surprised he didn't chew you out just for being a male."

Tadakatsu shook his head.

"I don't think he really cares about male students. He just favors females. In any case, you gonna walk back with that Kazuya guy?"

Akeno nodded.

"Yeah. He wants to find more detours and honestly, I'm the same. I had a lot of fun shopping yesterday. Plus, I'd like to get to know him more."

Tadakatsu shook his head with a small laugh.

"Yeah, well you kids better not have too much fun."

Akeno weakly but genuinely smiled at him.

"You dork, you're younger than us! Still, there's one thing that bugs me though..."

Tadakatsu raised an eyebrow but gave her his full attention. Akeno took the time to load up the text message from Kazuya and Tadakatsu read it to himself with a frown.

"Being stalked by someone who doesn't exist...? You think it's a ghost or something?"

He handed the phone back to Akeno so she could answer.

"I don't know... But whatever it is, it's really worrisome to me... I think it might have something to do with the murders going on to Kurogane students..."

Tadakatsu shook his head.

"That's probably a giant stretch. Still, you should be a bit on guard just in case someone jumps out at you two."

"Same here... I just got you back, Katsu. I don't want to lose you again..."

Tadakatsu smiled a bit and ruffled her hair.

"Don't worry. Now that I'm back, you won't get rid of me even if you want to."

Akeno pushed his hand off before smiling a bit at him.

"Thank you... In any case, we should get back to class..."

Tadakatsu nodded.

"Yeah. Wouldn't want you to be late and keep your boyfriend waiting."

He laughed as Akeno berated him as they walked back to class.

Snippet #2713584

located in Unnamed City, a part of Arc 4, one of the many universes on RPG.

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