Introduction
"Welcome to Blue Lotus, your cozy and comfortable home away from home. Here, we offer top-notch facilities that make your university living a dream. You don't have to travel far; Blue Lotus right in the middle of three universities: Kurogane Institute, St. Gabriel's Academy and Partisan Rose University.
We feature clean, semi-furnished rooms with free Wi-Fi, a cozy cafeteria, a swimming pool and various recreational facilities. All utilities would be added to your monthly rent to avoid the hassle. So what are you waiting for? Contact us now!"
The advertisement for Blue Lotus Residences remains as fragrant as ever. Yet for the old-time occupants of the almost 200 year old dwelling, too many inexplicable incidents have occurred in order to make it anything but comfortable. From tales of missing items turning up somewhere else after a long period of time, strange feelings of being watched within the comfort rooms, a rather unsettling "initiation rite" for new residents and supposed sightings of "shadow people" darting from place to place. With this all in mind, Blue Lotus begs just one question:
Will you still enter? Would you brave the wailing halls of Blue Lotus Residences?
We feature clean, semi-furnished rooms with free Wi-Fi, a cozy cafeteria, a swimming pool and various recreational facilities. All utilities would be added to your monthly rent to avoid the hassle. So what are you waiting for? Contact us now!"
The advertisement for Blue Lotus Residences remains as fragrant as ever. Yet for the old-time occupants of the almost 200 year old dwelling, too many inexplicable incidents have occurred in order to make it anything but comfortable. From tales of missing items turning up somewhere else after a long period of time, strange feelings of being watched within the comfort rooms, a rather unsettling "initiation rite" for new residents and supposed sightings of "shadow people" darting from place to place. With this all in mind, Blue Lotus begs just one question:
Will you still enter? Would you brave the wailing halls of Blue Lotus Residences?
Alright guys--well, this is practically the blurb for the setting of Story 4 of the How To series. Other places we plan on revisiting would make another appearance here. Both St. Gabriel's and Kurogane is back plus a third academy. Up to you on which character is in which place. The layout of Blue Lotus Residences is as follows:
Basement: Shelter, storage space
1st Floor: Lobby, Admin area, three units
2nd Floor: Cafeteria, Indoor Pool, Bathroom (Boys and Girls)
3rd Floor: Girl's Floor: Ten units plus public bathroom
4th Floor: Vacant AKA Non-existent
5th Floor: Boy's Floor: Ten units plus public bathroom
6th Floor: Vacant/Storage
Rooftop: Mini Pavilions, Water Tank
1st Floor: Lobby, Admin area, three units
2nd Floor: Cafeteria, Indoor Pool, Bathroom (Boys and Girls)
3rd Floor: Girl's Floor: Ten units plus public bathroom
4th Floor: Vacant AKA Non-existent
5th Floor: Boy's Floor: Ten units plus public bathroom
6th Floor: Vacant/Storage
Rooftop: Mini Pavilions, Water Tank
The rooms can each accommodate up to two people and comes with its own bathroom, bedroom, small kitchen and a small space that can be furnished into anything they want. Beds, drawers, closets, cupboards and kitchen and bathroom furnishings are included.
There will also be a "roommate" system which is of course...up to us.
Room Assignments:
5th Floor:
Makoto – 503
Soichiro – 501
Aziz – 507
Kujo – 507
Yoite – 510
Madoka – 502
Asagi - 503
3rd Floor:
Sora – 303
Nagisa – 303
Hotaru – 307
Menou – 307
Akeno – 301
Kanade - 302
Misaka - 302
Fuyumi - 310
Kirika - 306
Administration/NPCs:
Cel - 102
Ritsuka - 105
Nagao - 100
Mitsuru - Room Zero
5th Floor:
Makoto – 503
Soichiro – 501
Aziz – 507
Kujo – 507
Yoite – 510
Madoka – 502
Asagi - 503
3rd Floor:
Sora – 303
Nagisa – 303
Hotaru – 307
Menou – 307
Akeno – 301
Kanade - 302
Misaka - 302
Fuyumi - 310
Kirika - 306
Administration/NPCs:
Cel - 102
Ritsuka - 105
Nagao - 100
Mitsuru - Room Zero
Character Sheet: (I'm not obligating you to use this though. Just throwing it out there if you need it.)
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"My archenemies?!"
He stopped in his walk, turning with eyebrows knit together.
"You wish to inquire about the infidel princess and the runaway prince?! They are the greatest opposition to my plan of world domination!"
"Do everything I can to get them away from me."
Kanade deadpanned; though honestly her attention was on the rock. If she got busted, she was out of here anyway. And it was going to be hell going back to her original house.
"I'm kidding. But god, I swear if whoever she is, if she rats me out it's gonna be hell for me in this room. I'll end up crashing at Makinami's or at Cel's forever."
She swept the rock into her backpack again, sighing.
"Guess I should hide it, at least until I can judge whether the kid will tell on me. Shit, the plan to discover what the hell is this is gonna be put on hold..."
She stepped back after taking a look at the room. Well, it was less messy than before. Enough space for another person she supposed. Kanade stretched a bit, turning heel.
"Well-- for the time being, I'm gonna go camp out at the lobby. Have to make an early idea of what to expect from the kid. You should probably go tend to whatever else you have to do, Harumi...well, unless Nobuyuki's doing it for you."
That being said, the inventor almost immediately left, steps still as brisk as when she arrived. In the lobby was an unfamiliar face, the cryptid (surprisingly), and well, the receptionist who was not Cel. Not that Kanade ever knew her name, or if she did, it must have slipped her mind.
The electro swing flowing through her earphones managed to calm her somewhat anyway. For once she hoped that Nagisa would just come back earlier so she had someone to bother. She hated relaxing like this.
He stopped in his walk, turning with eyebrows knit together.
"You wish to inquire about the infidel princess and the runaway prince?! They are the greatest opposition to my plan of world domination!"
"Do everything I can to get them away from me."
Kanade deadpanned; though honestly her attention was on the rock. If she got busted, she was out of here anyway. And it was going to be hell going back to her original house.
"I'm kidding. But god, I swear if whoever she is, if she rats me out it's gonna be hell for me in this room. I'll end up crashing at Makinami's or at Cel's forever."
She swept the rock into her backpack again, sighing.
"Guess I should hide it, at least until I can judge whether the kid will tell on me. Shit, the plan to discover what the hell is this is gonna be put on hold..."
She stepped back after taking a look at the room. Well, it was less messy than before. Enough space for another person she supposed. Kanade stretched a bit, turning heel.
"Well-- for the time being, I'm gonna go camp out at the lobby. Have to make an early idea of what to expect from the kid. You should probably go tend to whatever else you have to do, Harumi...well, unless Nobuyuki's doing it for you."
That being said, the inventor almost immediately left, steps still as brisk as when she arrived. In the lobby was an unfamiliar face, the cryptid (surprisingly), and well, the receptionist who was not Cel. Not that Kanade ever knew her name, or if she did, it must have slipped her mind.
The electro swing flowing through her earphones managed to calm her somewhat anyway. For once she hoped that Nagisa would just come back earlier so she had someone to bother. She hated relaxing like this.
"Koizumi-san, everything's all set. We just need to--" Makoto stopped as he noticed the two girls engaged in conversation. Based from what he was able to overhear, it seems she was another newcomer as well--just like Asagi.
Hearing Menou explain that they planned on throwing a party for the newcomers, Makoto felt a little concerned. Originally, he only intended this small dinner for Asagi and Menou's sake. "Guess I'll have to adjust the budget. Hopefully Asagi won't mind."
Admittedly, he was also quite surprised upon hearing she was blind. From the looks of it, she seems pretty much capable of managing by herself. He did feel a little concerned about Menou inviting her over. Queen's wasn't exactly the easiest place to navigate which might make it harder for the newcomer to tag along as well.
"Queen's is a little too crowded at this time of the day though. Not to mention the fact that we'll have to take a bus and put in some legwork. Plus, we can't exactly leave her luggage out in the lobby." Makoto spoke up, making his presence felt among the two women.
"You are a new resident here right? My name's Makoto Itsuna--an old timer." Makoto introduces himself to the new girl. "This other girl is Menou Koizumi. She lives on the girl's quarters on the third floor."
"New residents have to fill out some sheet with Ritsuka over at the front desk. They'll also give you your room assignment there--if it hasn't been assigned already." Makoto explains the process. "Then there's also your luggage--"
With Menou's invitation, Makoto was at a loss. The paperwork and unpacking will take some time and regardless of how accustomed she may be with her abilities, time isn't going to slow down enough to wait. And she'll need someone to help her move around the place--at least until she can get her bearings. He could offer to help--but then he wouldn't be able to make it back early to actually cook anything decent. However, he couldn't just leave Menou alone--seeing how she has a hard time associating with strangers.
"My hands are literally tied down here..."
Suddenly, electro swing music wafted in from the upper floors. Kanade had gone downstairs to relax for a bit, taking up his usual spot in the lobby like some tourist waiting to be checked out. This is actually a welcome development.
"Takamine-san, hear me out for a second." Makoto approaches his model kit builder friend. "Do you think you can help Koizumi assist our new resident along? I need to get some stuff for dinner later and if I want to make it back in time, I'll need to leave immediately."
"Oh? Cooking up something again eh King?" Trailing behind Kanade's wake, the little gremlin of Blue Lotus also walks in. He immediately noticed the newcomer and walked over to her. "Hey, you'll be staying in Blue Lotus too? Nice to meet ya! I'm Aziz Harumi but you can just call me Aziz!" He introduced himself before turning his attention back to Makoto.
"Anyway don't you feel bad man?"
"Hmm?" Makoto raises his brown in question.
"Sounds as if you're just assigning tasks to them on the assumption they'll just agree." Aziz explains with a smile. "I mean, didn't you even think you're bothering Takamine-san while she's taking her break here. And you know Koizumi's not too comfortable with strangers so why are you taking her out to one of the most busy places in the city?"
"If you feel that way, then I guess I won't have to include you at dinner later. Since you also take first bites out of it under the assumption I already allowed you to." Luckily, Kujo wasn't around so he's able to butt heads with Aziz like this.
"No, no, you've got it all wrong see?" Aziz immediately puts on his usual expression. "What I'm saying is, if you need to ask someone, you can just ask me. I mean, I'm free and unlike Takamine, I haven't been up all night trying to study what could be a potential UFO part."
"Hmm...I don't know." In truth, Makoto didn't really trust Aziz to leave Menou and a new resident all to him.
"Hey, me and Koizumi here should be sufficient hands to help out since King-wannabe's got some place to be. How about it? You don't mind do you?" Aziz addresses the throng of girls before him, completely dismissing Makoto's doubts.
Hearing Menou explain that they planned on throwing a party for the newcomers, Makoto felt a little concerned. Originally, he only intended this small dinner for Asagi and Menou's sake. "Guess I'll have to adjust the budget. Hopefully Asagi won't mind."
Admittedly, he was also quite surprised upon hearing she was blind. From the looks of it, she seems pretty much capable of managing by herself. He did feel a little concerned about Menou inviting her over. Queen's wasn't exactly the easiest place to navigate which might make it harder for the newcomer to tag along as well.
"Queen's is a little too crowded at this time of the day though. Not to mention the fact that we'll have to take a bus and put in some legwork. Plus, we can't exactly leave her luggage out in the lobby." Makoto spoke up, making his presence felt among the two women.
"You are a new resident here right? My name's Makoto Itsuna--an old timer." Makoto introduces himself to the new girl. "This other girl is Menou Koizumi. She lives on the girl's quarters on the third floor."
"New residents have to fill out some sheet with Ritsuka over at the front desk. They'll also give you your room assignment there--if it hasn't been assigned already." Makoto explains the process. "Then there's also your luggage--"
With Menou's invitation, Makoto was at a loss. The paperwork and unpacking will take some time and regardless of how accustomed she may be with her abilities, time isn't going to slow down enough to wait. And she'll need someone to help her move around the place--at least until she can get her bearings. He could offer to help--but then he wouldn't be able to make it back early to actually cook anything decent. However, he couldn't just leave Menou alone--seeing how she has a hard time associating with strangers.
"My hands are literally tied down here..."
Suddenly, electro swing music wafted in from the upper floors. Kanade had gone downstairs to relax for a bit, taking up his usual spot in the lobby like some tourist waiting to be checked out. This is actually a welcome development.
"Takamine-san, hear me out for a second." Makoto approaches his model kit builder friend. "Do you think you can help Koizumi assist our new resident along? I need to get some stuff for dinner later and if I want to make it back in time, I'll need to leave immediately."
"Oh? Cooking up something again eh King?" Trailing behind Kanade's wake, the little gremlin of Blue Lotus also walks in. He immediately noticed the newcomer and walked over to her. "Hey, you'll be staying in Blue Lotus too? Nice to meet ya! I'm Aziz Harumi but you can just call me Aziz!" He introduced himself before turning his attention back to Makoto.
"Anyway don't you feel bad man?"
"Hmm?" Makoto raises his brown in question.
"Sounds as if you're just assigning tasks to them on the assumption they'll just agree." Aziz explains with a smile. "I mean, didn't you even think you're bothering Takamine-san while she's taking her break here. And you know Koizumi's not too comfortable with strangers so why are you taking her out to one of the most busy places in the city?"
"If you feel that way, then I guess I won't have to include you at dinner later. Since you also take first bites out of it under the assumption I already allowed you to." Luckily, Kujo wasn't around so he's able to butt heads with Aziz like this.
"No, no, you've got it all wrong see?" Aziz immediately puts on his usual expression. "What I'm saying is, if you need to ask someone, you can just ask me. I mean, I'm free and unlike Takamine, I haven't been up all night trying to study what could be a potential UFO part."
"Hmm...I don't know." In truth, Makoto didn't really trust Aziz to leave Menou and a new resident all to him.
"Hey, me and Koizumi here should be sufficient hands to help out since King-wannabe's got some place to be. How about it? You don't mind do you?" Aziz addresses the throng of girls before him, completely dismissing Makoto's doubts.
Menou was presented with a bit of a tough choice. She could go with Makoto and pick up food or she could go with Aziz to help Fuyumi with finding her room. Both options had their cons to them. While Menou would have been happy to be with Makoto, she was still unsure if she wanted to go outside to help. She figured she could help cook in the kitchen. But, if she helped Fuyumi get to her room, that meant being beside Aziz and she was still very unsure about him.
"Well, um... That's..."
Fuyumi blinked and noticed that Menou seemed rather uncomfortable. She smiled gently at her.
"Hey, Miss Koizumi, is it?"
Menou turned to the newcomer.
"Yeah...?"
Fuyumi smiled warmly.
"Perhaps it would be wise to come along with myself and Mr. Harumi. You did tell me that you aren't comfortable with speaking, correct?"
Menou inwardly sighed. What she meant by that was she wasn't good with socializing and wasn't too comfortable with new people. Either way, she would socialize with unfamiliar faces.
"Y-Yeah... I did say that..."
Fuyumi smiled.
"Then here is how I see this. By going with me and Mr. Harumi, you don't necessarily have to talk to us. Mr. Harumi seems like quite the charismatic person and I'm sure he can assist me just fine. You only have to point out specific details of my room if boys are not allowed in my room."
Menou supposed Fuyumi had a bit of a point...
"Still... charismatic...? Oh god, she'll figure it out..."
"I mean... I don't see why not..."
"Unless, of course, you and Mr. Itsuna are in a relationship. In which case, I shouldn't intrude."
"W-What?! Where did that conclusion come from...?!"
Menou was very flustered by what Fuyumi just implied and Fuyumi giggled as she heard the flustered squeaks come out of Menou's mouth.
"I take it that means I'm mistaken~ Still, I wouldn't mind either way. I'm just concerned if you decide to go out in public."
Menou just sighed.
"Well, you have a point... I'll tag along with you and Aziz. Sorry, Makoto."
In the end, her anxiety got the better of her.
Enemies, huh? And world destruction too? Menou was finding Soichiro more and more interesting. She smiled a little.
"Is that right? Well, what do you plan on doing after you take over the world?"
"Well, um... That's..."
Fuyumi blinked and noticed that Menou seemed rather uncomfortable. She smiled gently at her.
"Hey, Miss Koizumi, is it?"
Menou turned to the newcomer.
"Yeah...?"
Fuyumi smiled warmly.
"Perhaps it would be wise to come along with myself and Mr. Harumi. You did tell me that you aren't comfortable with speaking, correct?"
Menou inwardly sighed. What she meant by that was she wasn't good with socializing and wasn't too comfortable with new people. Either way, she would socialize with unfamiliar faces.
"Y-Yeah... I did say that..."
Fuyumi smiled.
"Then here is how I see this. By going with me and Mr. Harumi, you don't necessarily have to talk to us. Mr. Harumi seems like quite the charismatic person and I'm sure he can assist me just fine. You only have to point out specific details of my room if boys are not allowed in my room."
Menou supposed Fuyumi had a bit of a point...
"Still... charismatic...? Oh god, she'll figure it out..."
"I mean... I don't see why not..."
"Unless, of course, you and Mr. Itsuna are in a relationship. In which case, I shouldn't intrude."
"W-What?! Where did that conclusion come from...?!"
Menou was very flustered by what Fuyumi just implied and Fuyumi giggled as she heard the flustered squeaks come out of Menou's mouth.
"I take it that means I'm mistaken~ Still, I wouldn't mind either way. I'm just concerned if you decide to go out in public."
Menou just sighed.
"Well, you have a point... I'll tag along with you and Aziz. Sorry, Makoto."
In the end, her anxiety got the better of her.
Enemies, huh? And world destruction too? Menou was finding Soichiro more and more interesting. She smiled a little.
"Is that right? Well, what do you plan on doing after you take over the world?"
"Find a way to make it so that I can discover more worlds to conquer, obviously,"
Soichiro replied, in a matter-of-fact tone. He shrugged and looked around the area.
"Besides, now that you have your potion, shouldn't we be heading back to the dorm now?"
Well, this was an awkward situation. Maybe this was what it was going to be like, had she ever had a rommate that still stayed in the dorm, who- and Kanade knew this was going to be a fact- would have as strained of a relationship as Aziz and Makoto had with her. For some reason, she almost thought of going right back to how she was back in middle school and part way through high school, but shook it out of her head.
The Kanade now was so much more awesome.
She had to take out one earbud out to listen in on the conversation. It was an odd mixture of events, and she had to keep herself from just walking away. Maybe she could hit up some of her friends, since it was way too early to head to the Alligator Lounge. It started with Makoto asking her for help, since apparently there was some new kid- okay, maybe not a kid, that wide forehead and composed pose was definitely something Kanade usually saw in more "mature" ladies- moving in.
She had a nagging feeling this new girl wasn't her roommate though. She was refined, but definitely a scrub when it comes to the stuff Kanade would usually partake in. Not that she thought that this girl would survive if she ever lived in Room 302 and its headless phantom.
And then Aziz, in all his 5'1" glory, had come out from behind her- she wondered if he had followed her- and started up some tension with his past roommate. Saying some shit about assumptions and shit, and she briefly heard something with her last name and a break- and bullshit, she never took breaks, or maybe she did and didn't acknowledge them as breaks- until they were caught in this weird mess that she hadn't spoken in for more than a few minutes.
In any case, Forehead made a joke about the cryptid and Makoto dating. She barely stifled her snicker.
"I wouldn't be fuckin' surprised if they were."
She bit back a side comment that scrubs hung out together. Makoto wasn't that bad of a scrub anymore, anyway. And, well, Koizumi was still a scrub, a talking scrub who finally apparently almost went out to discover the big bad world outside, but still lost out to anxiety. But that was an improvement, at least for an introvert.
Not that she knew anything about introverts, being a party girl. Makinami didn't really count.
"Well, as I can see that you've sorted your shit out, I'm just gonna hang around here and camp out to see if there are other new kids. Aziz can probably show you around, he'd know the girls' floor best in any case."
She paused, shrugged-- she wouldn't get involved in this, right? She wouldn't because she had to calm down for a moment, camp out and watch for any possible newcomers, maybe Nagisa would come back early or somet--
Fuck it.
"That is, unless you want yours truly to tag along."
Kanade resigned herself to the fact that there was no way she was ever going to relax. If they turned her down, she'd head out, browse some stores, window shop, whatever-- she just wanted to do something.
Soichiro replied, in a matter-of-fact tone. He shrugged and looked around the area.
"Besides, now that you have your potion, shouldn't we be heading back to the dorm now?"
Well, this was an awkward situation. Maybe this was what it was going to be like, had she ever had a rommate that still stayed in the dorm, who- and Kanade knew this was going to be a fact- would have as strained of a relationship as Aziz and Makoto had with her. For some reason, she almost thought of going right back to how she was back in middle school and part way through high school, but shook it out of her head.
The Kanade now was so much more awesome.
She had to take out one earbud out to listen in on the conversation. It was an odd mixture of events, and she had to keep herself from just walking away. Maybe she could hit up some of her friends, since it was way too early to head to the Alligator Lounge. It started with Makoto asking her for help, since apparently there was some new kid- okay, maybe not a kid, that wide forehead and composed pose was definitely something Kanade usually saw in more "mature" ladies- moving in.
She had a nagging feeling this new girl wasn't her roommate though. She was refined, but definitely a scrub when it comes to the stuff Kanade would usually partake in. Not that she thought that this girl would survive if she ever lived in Room 302 and its headless phantom.
And then Aziz, in all his 5'1" glory, had come out from behind her- she wondered if he had followed her- and started up some tension with his past roommate. Saying some shit about assumptions and shit, and she briefly heard something with her last name and a break- and bullshit, she never took breaks, or maybe she did and didn't acknowledge them as breaks- until they were caught in this weird mess that she hadn't spoken in for more than a few minutes.
In any case, Forehead made a joke about the cryptid and Makoto dating. She barely stifled her snicker.
"I wouldn't be fuckin' surprised if they were."
She bit back a side comment that scrubs hung out together. Makoto wasn't that bad of a scrub anymore, anyway. And, well, Koizumi was still a scrub, a talking scrub who finally apparently almost went out to discover the big bad world outside, but still lost out to anxiety. But that was an improvement, at least for an introvert.
Not that she knew anything about introverts, being a party girl. Makinami didn't really count.
"Well, as I can see that you've sorted your shit out, I'm just gonna hang around here and camp out to see if there are other new kids. Aziz can probably show you around, he'd know the girls' floor best in any case."
She paused, shrugged-- she wouldn't get involved in this, right? She wouldn't because she had to calm down for a moment, camp out and watch for any possible newcomers, maybe Nagisa would come back early or somet--
Fuck it.
"That is, unless you want yours truly to tag along."
Kanade resigned herself to the fact that there was no way she was ever going to relax. If they turned her down, she'd head out, browse some stores, window shop, whatever-- she just wanted to do something.
"Well, looks like the jury has spoken~" Aziz declares triumphantly as Menou opted to accompany him in helping the newcomer settle in. Makoto just sighed.
"Alright. Then I'll be heading off now." Having settled that matter, Makoto leaves for the market.
"Well, what a way to make a big deal out of nothing." Aziz stretched his arms as he yawned. "That guy has a habit of making a big deal out of almost everything--don't mind him. I hope he didn't intimidate you or anything." Aziz addresses Menou and the newcomer. He turns to Kanade this time.
"Why don't you tag along too Kanade? We'll need a lot more hands if we want to finish up early." Aziz invited Kanade along before following the two other girls.
"Anyway, have you received your room assignment yet Miss? If we can finish up early, I know of a special event going down at the West Harbor tonight. Maybe we could go there? A live jazz trio and a band would be performing too. Plus it's in an open space. No need to pay for admission tickets!" Aziz tells the three girls of an event going on as he followed them to the new girl's assigned room.
"I'm also planning on calling Kujo over so we'll have a lot more company. How about it? We can always bail out early if any of you want to be back earlier~"
Queen's Plaza: Strip Mall - 5:30 PM
Queen's is highly regarded to be the busiest place in town and it isn't hard to see why. With several shopping establishments and posh restaurants and hotels, a lot of people often flock here after school or work. In Makoto's case, he had gone over to the strip mall just a few meters south from Emerald Gardens, the largest shopping mall in the city.
"If it's top ingredients you're after, it is better to try the strip mall rather than the supermarket inside Emeralds. It's a lot cheaper there too." He recalled Sora saying something to that effect sometime ago, though he couldn't really figure out when.
"If Asagi's planning on reimbursing me--I suppose pasta's the way to go." Makoto thought as he strolled down the corridor, wondering what to make. Asagi hadn't really made any special requests either. Nor did Menou. Just as he was about to grab a pack of spaghetti noodles on the stand, a pair of hands covered his eyes from behind, taking him by surprise.
"Whoah! Who's this?" Makoto exclaimed as he tried to turn and look at the person in question.
"Guess who?" A girl's voice spoke up teasingly, making Makoto relax and manage a smile.
"Didn't expect to find you here."
"Same. What are you doing all the way over here?" Removing her hands from his eyes, Cel throws Makoto's question back at him.
"Oh, Menou asked if I can show her how to cook something. Figured it was also a good occasion to welcome Asagi, my new roommate." Makoto explained.
"So you've already met huh? Well, how about it?" Cel pressed on.
"Well--admittedly, I'm a little worried about spending nights with a guy who seems interested in--well, guys. But after talking to him, he didn't seem like a bad person. Plus, he told me I wasn't his type."
"Yeah, well--you're not exactly the hottest catch in the dorm no?" Cel teases him a little.
"Am I really that plain?" Makoto asked.
"Yep."
"I thank you for speaking up about your opinion--no matter how harsh it may have seemed." Nonetheless, hearing it only made Makoto laugh. "I don't think I can do anything about my image though--even if I may lose out to guys with tight abs, big biceps and nice hair. It's just the way I am."
"That's good. Great even." Cel mutters almost out of earshot. "Anyway, what do you plan on making?" She asked, eyeing the ingredients Makoto had gathered in his basket.
"Spaghetti's the best I can manage right now. A little out of the way of what I usually make but, it's a special occasion so why not?" Makoto answered back, showing Cel the ingredients.
"Neat! My mom always used to put hotdogs in with the spaghetti. Used to love it a lot when I was younger~"
"Heh, don't know much about the wisdom of that!" Hearing this though, Makoto immediately grabbed some hotdogs from a nearby fridge as well. "Never really tried mixing it in though. Might need some help."
"Sure thing~"
As they paid and walked down to the bus station, Cel noticed that Makoto's pace seemed a little slower. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"Nothing--just, a little tired." Makoto explained. "Long trip yesterday, cooking dinner, cleaning the dishes, school--hadn't gotten much rest yet."
"Ouch. Well, what are you doing all the way out here then? Don't you normally buy at the market near the dorm?"
"Well--I was initially going to look for stuff with Koizumi-san so I figured I might as well take her to some place lovely--the market near the dorm just isn't going to cut it. Things happened though so I just proceeded on my own." Makoto explained.
"Things? What kind of things?" Cel implored a little further.
"Let's just say the little gremlin managed to persuade her otherwise. Wouldn't bother arguing with that."
"Aziz huh?" Cel opted to leave it at that though, and ended her questions there. They walked towards the bus stop in silence and waited.
"Alright. Then I'll be heading off now." Having settled that matter, Makoto leaves for the market.
"Well, what a way to make a big deal out of nothing." Aziz stretched his arms as he yawned. "That guy has a habit of making a big deal out of almost everything--don't mind him. I hope he didn't intimidate you or anything." Aziz addresses Menou and the newcomer. He turns to Kanade this time.
"Why don't you tag along too Kanade? We'll need a lot more hands if we want to finish up early." Aziz invited Kanade along before following the two other girls.
"Anyway, have you received your room assignment yet Miss? If we can finish up early, I know of a special event going down at the West Harbor tonight. Maybe we could go there? A live jazz trio and a band would be performing too. Plus it's in an open space. No need to pay for admission tickets!" Aziz tells the three girls of an event going on as he followed them to the new girl's assigned room.
"I'm also planning on calling Kujo over so we'll have a lot more company. How about it? We can always bail out early if any of you want to be back earlier~"
Queen's Plaza: Strip Mall - 5:30 PM
Queen's is highly regarded to be the busiest place in town and it isn't hard to see why. With several shopping establishments and posh restaurants and hotels, a lot of people often flock here after school or work. In Makoto's case, he had gone over to the strip mall just a few meters south from Emerald Gardens, the largest shopping mall in the city.
"If it's top ingredients you're after, it is better to try the strip mall rather than the supermarket inside Emeralds. It's a lot cheaper there too." He recalled Sora saying something to that effect sometime ago, though he couldn't really figure out when.
"If Asagi's planning on reimbursing me--I suppose pasta's the way to go." Makoto thought as he strolled down the corridor, wondering what to make. Asagi hadn't really made any special requests either. Nor did Menou. Just as he was about to grab a pack of spaghetti noodles on the stand, a pair of hands covered his eyes from behind, taking him by surprise.
"Whoah! Who's this?" Makoto exclaimed as he tried to turn and look at the person in question.
"Guess who?" A girl's voice spoke up teasingly, making Makoto relax and manage a smile.
"Didn't expect to find you here."
"Same. What are you doing all the way over here?" Removing her hands from his eyes, Cel throws Makoto's question back at him.
"Oh, Menou asked if I can show her how to cook something. Figured it was also a good occasion to welcome Asagi, my new roommate." Makoto explained.
"So you've already met huh? Well, how about it?" Cel pressed on.
"Well--admittedly, I'm a little worried about spending nights with a guy who seems interested in--well, guys. But after talking to him, he didn't seem like a bad person. Plus, he told me I wasn't his type."
"Yeah, well--you're not exactly the hottest catch in the dorm no?" Cel teases him a little.
"Am I really that plain?" Makoto asked.
"Yep."
"I thank you for speaking up about your opinion--no matter how harsh it may have seemed." Nonetheless, hearing it only made Makoto laugh. "I don't think I can do anything about my image though--even if I may lose out to guys with tight abs, big biceps and nice hair. It's just the way I am."
"That's good. Great even." Cel mutters almost out of earshot. "Anyway, what do you plan on making?" She asked, eyeing the ingredients Makoto had gathered in his basket.
"Spaghetti's the best I can manage right now. A little out of the way of what I usually make but, it's a special occasion so why not?" Makoto answered back, showing Cel the ingredients.
"Neat! My mom always used to put hotdogs in with the spaghetti. Used to love it a lot when I was younger~"
"Heh, don't know much about the wisdom of that!" Hearing this though, Makoto immediately grabbed some hotdogs from a nearby fridge as well. "Never really tried mixing it in though. Might need some help."
"Sure thing~"
As they paid and walked down to the bus station, Cel noticed that Makoto's pace seemed a little slower. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"Nothing--just, a little tired." Makoto explained. "Long trip yesterday, cooking dinner, cleaning the dishes, school--hadn't gotten much rest yet."
"Ouch. Well, what are you doing all the way out here then? Don't you normally buy at the market near the dorm?"
"Well--I was initially going to look for stuff with Koizumi-san so I figured I might as well take her to some place lovely--the market near the dorm just isn't going to cut it. Things happened though so I just proceeded on my own." Makoto explained.
"Things? What kind of things?" Cel implored a little further.
"Let's just say the little gremlin managed to persuade her otherwise. Wouldn't bother arguing with that."
"Aziz huh?" Cel opted to leave it at that though, and ended her questions there. They walked towards the bus stop in silence and waited.
Now Menou was presented with an even bigger problem. Her logic dictated that she should stay behind. Makoto was really angry with Aziz and she wanted to try and calm him down at least. Maybe the two could cook together but who's to say he wouldn't be mad at her either way? Then, there was the other option. Menou didn't trust Aziz too well if what Makoto told her about him was true. That said, there was also the possibility that the blonde bombshell she liked would go with her. She was bored enough and that could mean that she might possibly tolerate her? But what if Menou made a complete fool of herself like always and caused the blonde to view her as a giant joke? Not like Menou didn't already feel like the world's cruelest joke in the first place, but it would still hurt to turn her crush off completely...
Fuyumi glanced over and noticed the introvert having a small and internal debate. She frowned a little, feeling a bit sorry for her, before focusing her attention on Aziz or where she thought Aziz was.
"I would be delighted to come along, Mr. Aziz. There's just something that I'd like to disclose with you. I'm blind, and I mostly rely on hearing to get across from place to place. If you don't mind, may you please take us to an area where we can hear the music clearly but it isn't blaringly loud? I understand if you can't fulfil my request."
Menou noticed that Fuyumi agreed to come over, which just added more to her anxiety. Then, she remembered her parents. They denied her access to anything related to fun. She was forbidden from attending concerts and what not because then she would burn in hell and have to repent for her sins for the rest of her life. Well, she was going to hell whether she liked it or not, at least according to her parents, so...
"T-Then... I-I'll tag along too... Just, nowhere near too many strangers... Please...?"
God, she hated how pathetic she sounded. She was probably doing Kanade no favors in terms of laughing at her, same with Aziz and possibly the newcomer. Why did she even have to breathe...? She shook off the self loathing thoughts for now. It would only be music. Nothing more... no one could hurt her if she just focused on music...
"S-Still, we really should hurry up... The file won't fill itself..."
She weakly chuckled, frustrated at how grating her voice sounded to her own ears. Why was she even allowed to speak? She probably just made everyone annoyed at her. Fuyumi looked at Menou, a small bit of worry in her eyes. She couldn't see Menou's face but she did hear cracks in speaking. Those cracks indicated that she was holding back tears or screams. She hoped the strange girl would be alright.
Akeno restrained a frustrated sigh as Soichiro spoke. She supposed he had a point but did he have to dismiss her that quickly? She tightly gripped onto the medicine before typing out her reply, mask set in the usual position.
"Oh, yeah! Noa-chan should probably get her medicine too. Tee-hee~ I guess I was caught up in trying to get to know you better."
Still, she paid for the medicine and started to trek back to the dorm, hiding her frustrations perfectly.
Fuyumi glanced over and noticed the introvert having a small and internal debate. She frowned a little, feeling a bit sorry for her, before focusing her attention on Aziz or where she thought Aziz was.
"I would be delighted to come along, Mr. Aziz. There's just something that I'd like to disclose with you. I'm blind, and I mostly rely on hearing to get across from place to place. If you don't mind, may you please take us to an area where we can hear the music clearly but it isn't blaringly loud? I understand if you can't fulfil my request."
Menou noticed that Fuyumi agreed to come over, which just added more to her anxiety. Then, she remembered her parents. They denied her access to anything related to fun. She was forbidden from attending concerts and what not because then she would burn in hell and have to repent for her sins for the rest of her life. Well, she was going to hell whether she liked it or not, at least according to her parents, so...
"T-Then... I-I'll tag along too... Just, nowhere near too many strangers... Please...?"
God, she hated how pathetic she sounded. She was probably doing Kanade no favors in terms of laughing at her, same with Aziz and possibly the newcomer. Why did she even have to breathe...? She shook off the self loathing thoughts for now. It would only be music. Nothing more... no one could hurt her if she just focused on music...
"S-Still, we really should hurry up... The file won't fill itself..."
She weakly chuckled, frustrated at how grating her voice sounded to her own ears. Why was she even allowed to speak? She probably just made everyone annoyed at her. Fuyumi looked at Menou, a small bit of worry in her eyes. She couldn't see Menou's face but she did hear cracks in speaking. Those cracks indicated that she was holding back tears or screams. She hoped the strange girl would be alright.
Akeno restrained a frustrated sigh as Soichiro spoke. She supposed he had a point but did he have to dismiss her that quickly? She tightly gripped onto the medicine before typing out her reply, mask set in the usual position.
"Oh, yeah! Noa-chan should probably get her medicine too. Tee-hee~ I guess I was caught up in trying to get to know you better."
Still, she paid for the medicine and started to trek back to the dorm, hiding her frustrations perfectly.
A live band performance at West Harbor? Kanade racked her brain for where she could have heard it- then remembered with a groan that Akame had been excitedly rambling about it for ages over their hastily typed out texts in the middle of class. Now, she wasn't exactly a jazz fan, but Nagisa was, and she was bored enough to not care about what could possibly be going on.
"Yeah, sure, why the fuck not-- I'm bored enough."
Kanade had to wonder why Aziz thought of inviting a total newcomer to the dorm out to something as big as an open-air performance. Then again, it had been almost the same with Nagisa back in high school, though the latter had only given Kanade an unsure look and a murmur of, "I'm not really interested in going to clubs,"...though, now that they were in this dorm the violinist had been a little more lenient.
Maybe it was because she discovered War Gunners, or the fact that Kanade just had an effect on people, or so she liked to think.
She was a tiny bit proud of herself for removing one earbud earlier though, as the music in her earphones abruptly faded and she heard the conversations going around her a bit clearer. With the sudden end of the electro swing in her ears, she could perfectly hear the crack in Koizumi's voice.
Yeah, she's definitely heard and had familiarized herself with those pre-crying breaths, that crack in the sentence, the weak and awkward laughter. She's had to hear that from Akame from being dumped, some old friends back in high school- always an endless cycle of, "Takamine, you're our friend right?" along with a damn puppy eyes look that she's grown to withstand in her later years. She was definitely no charity worker, and definitely not the epitome of kindness in this dorm, but...
Oh fuck it, she had to give off a good impression anyway.
"Yeah, Koizumi's right. A genius like me could probably make something that would make boring paperwork go away given the right time and materials, but for now, that's gotta wait."
Given that Koizumi was smaller than her, Kanade lightly slung an arm around her shoulders- inwardly praying that it didn't result in an elbow to the face, like how it was with Akame the first time around- and flashed the crumbling introvert one of her best, most encouraging grins she could pull together.
Of course, Kanade hadn't grinned like that in a while recently. Not that she had anyone to encourage until now.
"Come on, let's get all this shit sorted out so we can hang out earlier, get some more fun in."
Kurogane Technical Institute - Outside
"Hey, Makinami, are you heading home?"
It was rare for Kujo to catch Nagisa outside, as he was usually cutting class or hanging out at his favorite diners whenever she went home. So it came as a surprise when he found out that they went home almost at the same time on Mondays.
Thankfully, when she turned around she didn't immediately affix him with her steely glare. She looked relaxed, even.
"I normally would be, but I heard there's an open jazz performance at West Harbor. I figured I should go watch since I haven't been to one in ages."
"That so? Well, we could probably walk together all the way to the bus stop. West Harbor's not too far from there right?"
"Yeah, I guess that works."
Kujo wondered why Nagisa seemed to be in a better mood than she usually was, with her agreeing to walk back with him. As they were walking, he made small conversation.
"You think Takamine's figured out the rock yet?"
"I can't be too sure on that. She was freaking out over something in the group chat earlier. Something about new residents."
"Huh, we haven't had newcomers in a while! Guess she's not that used anymore."
"Kanade's not had a roommate in what-- centuries? She's probably just excited."
"Yeah, I suppose. But Takamine's a load of trouble when she gets excited."
"You're right on that one."
A laugh was shared. That was good, right? He made the assassin laugh?
"You think Tanizaki's going?"
"Nah, he's more likely going to head back home and conduct some sort of crazy ritual in his room again. I don't think the very epitome of Satan in the dorm would be into smooth jazz."
"Touche. Speaking of the rock though-- apparently there were some areas that contained parts that may be similar to the one we found, but in different areas or cities. They bore a striking resemblance to plane parts, but no plane was flying over."
"That's weird. I'd have to tell the others that."
They reached the bus stop and Kujo grinned as a bus came right on time. He waved to Nagisa.
"I'm off then. You sure you don't wanna head back yet?"
"Not really, not when there's an insane Takamine in the dorm."
"Point taken. Alright, see ya later~"
As Kujo got on the bus, he barely caught Nagisa's long, dark twintails disappearing into the crowd until only her red scrunchies and cardigan could differ her from the rest of the bustling people.
Man, he couldn't wait to get home and relax.
"Yeah, sure, why the fuck not-- I'm bored enough."
Kanade had to wonder why Aziz thought of inviting a total newcomer to the dorm out to something as big as an open-air performance. Then again, it had been almost the same with Nagisa back in high school, though the latter had only given Kanade an unsure look and a murmur of, "I'm not really interested in going to clubs,"...though, now that they were in this dorm the violinist had been a little more lenient.
Maybe it was because she discovered War Gunners, or the fact that Kanade just had an effect on people, or so she liked to think.
She was a tiny bit proud of herself for removing one earbud earlier though, as the music in her earphones abruptly faded and she heard the conversations going around her a bit clearer. With the sudden end of the electro swing in her ears, she could perfectly hear the crack in Koizumi's voice.
Yeah, she's definitely heard and had familiarized herself with those pre-crying breaths, that crack in the sentence, the weak and awkward laughter. She's had to hear that from Akame from being dumped, some old friends back in high school- always an endless cycle of, "Takamine, you're our friend right?" along with a damn puppy eyes look that she's grown to withstand in her later years. She was definitely no charity worker, and definitely not the epitome of kindness in this dorm, but...
Oh fuck it, she had to give off a good impression anyway.
"Yeah, Koizumi's right. A genius like me could probably make something that would make boring paperwork go away given the right time and materials, but for now, that's gotta wait."
Given that Koizumi was smaller than her, Kanade lightly slung an arm around her shoulders- inwardly praying that it didn't result in an elbow to the face, like how it was with Akame the first time around- and flashed the crumbling introvert one of her best, most encouraging grins she could pull together.
Of course, Kanade hadn't grinned like that in a while recently. Not that she had anyone to encourage until now.
"Come on, let's get all this shit sorted out so we can hang out earlier, get some more fun in."
Kurogane Technical Institute - Outside
"Hey, Makinami, are you heading home?"
It was rare for Kujo to catch Nagisa outside, as he was usually cutting class or hanging out at his favorite diners whenever she went home. So it came as a surprise when he found out that they went home almost at the same time on Mondays.
Thankfully, when she turned around she didn't immediately affix him with her steely glare. She looked relaxed, even.
"I normally would be, but I heard there's an open jazz performance at West Harbor. I figured I should go watch since I haven't been to one in ages."
"That so? Well, we could probably walk together all the way to the bus stop. West Harbor's not too far from there right?"
"Yeah, I guess that works."
Kujo wondered why Nagisa seemed to be in a better mood than she usually was, with her agreeing to walk back with him. As they were walking, he made small conversation.
"You think Takamine's figured out the rock yet?"
"I can't be too sure on that. She was freaking out over something in the group chat earlier. Something about new residents."
"Huh, we haven't had newcomers in a while! Guess she's not that used anymore."
"Kanade's not had a roommate in what-- centuries? She's probably just excited."
"Yeah, I suppose. But Takamine's a load of trouble when she gets excited."
"You're right on that one."
A laugh was shared. That was good, right? He made the assassin laugh?
"You think Tanizaki's going?"
"Nah, he's more likely going to head back home and conduct some sort of crazy ritual in his room again. I don't think the very epitome of Satan in the dorm would be into smooth jazz."
"Touche. Speaking of the rock though-- apparently there were some areas that contained parts that may be similar to the one we found, but in different areas or cities. They bore a striking resemblance to plane parts, but no plane was flying over."
"That's weird. I'd have to tell the others that."
They reached the bus stop and Kujo grinned as a bus came right on time. He waved to Nagisa.
"I'm off then. You sure you don't wanna head back yet?"
"Not really, not when there's an insane Takamine in the dorm."
"Point taken. Alright, see ya later~"
As Kujo got on the bus, he barely caught Nagisa's long, dark twintails disappearing into the crowd until only her red scrunchies and cardigan could differ her from the rest of the bustling people.
Man, he couldn't wait to get home and relax.
Aziz hears something about Fuyumi supposedly being blind and relying on hearing in order to move around. He reckons it's why she needed help with arranging her stuff.
"Is that so? Don't worry~ Me and my mate will find you a nice spot to hang around in where it isn't too loud." It was practically another way of him saying he's not sure if they can find anything like the one she requested but, he'll try nonetheless.
Once the others have nearly finished helping Fuyumi settle in, Aziz excused himself. "Hey, I'll just be out a little then. Gonna call an Uber service to pick us up so we can go there in style."
With that said, Aziz left the room and went on to call a service. After doing so, he suddenly remembers he hadn't told Kujo about the plan yet. Immediately, he scrolled down to call him over too.
"Dude, I need you to get your ass over to the West Harbor bro! Me, Takamine and Koizumi are heading there now along with a new resident. Tow Makinami along. I think she might be into this stuff."
"Is that so? Don't worry~ Me and my mate will find you a nice spot to hang around in where it isn't too loud." It was practically another way of him saying he's not sure if they can find anything like the one she requested but, he'll try nonetheless.
Once the others have nearly finished helping Fuyumi settle in, Aziz excused himself. "Hey, I'll just be out a little then. Gonna call an Uber service to pick us up so we can go there in style."
With that said, Aziz left the room and went on to call a service. After doing so, he suddenly remembers he hadn't told Kujo about the plan yet. Immediately, he scrolled down to call him over too.
"Dude, I need you to get your ass over to the West Harbor bro! Me, Takamine and Koizumi are heading there now along with a new resident. Tow Makinami along. I think she might be into this stuff."
Menou's face was bright red when she felt Kanade wrap an arm around her shoulders. Was this seriously happening? The blonde she was crushing on was wrapping an arm around her and actually saying nice things to her. Did she somehow die and this is just a cruel joke before she went to hell? Was this even reality anymore? What did Menou Koizumi do in her life to deserve something like that?
"A-Ah... Y-Yeah, let's..."
Despite all odds, Menou felt a little bit better having Kanade encourage her. Fuyumi could hear the improvement in Menou's voice and smiled warmly.
"I'm relieved to hear that you're doing a bit better, Miss Koizumi."
Menou smiled a little. It still had been quite a while since she smiled widely so any smile normally felt uncomfortable on her face. But, for whatever reason, she felt a bit more at ease around Fuyumi and Kanade. Maybe it was their outgoing natures that caused her to feel a little bit better about being absolute garbage. Whatever it was, Menou was grateful that the self loathing died down at least a little bit.
"Yeah... I guess I feel a bit more comfortable around girls than guys..."
Fuyumi giggled a little.
"Is that right? Well, in any case, we should get going. I'm assigned to room 310."
Menou blinked a bit.
"Oh, looks like you have a single person room for now."
Fuyumi smiled.
"That's exactly what I was counting on~ Now, would you mind showing me the way?"
"Yeah, sure thing. It's right this way..."
She guided Fuyumi by talking to her the whole way through. She stopped to point out the other rooms in the hallway, including her room and Kanade's room. When they arrived, Fuyumi walked inside and felt around the room. Menou smiled a bit.
"Have you managed to find everything?"
"Ah, yes. This room is quite perfect. Thank you very much, Miss Koizumi and Miss Takamine."
"No problem..."
Menou blushed a bit, not too used to being thanked by people.
"A-Ah... Y-Yeah, let's..."
Despite all odds, Menou felt a little bit better having Kanade encourage her. Fuyumi could hear the improvement in Menou's voice and smiled warmly.
"I'm relieved to hear that you're doing a bit better, Miss Koizumi."
Menou smiled a little. It still had been quite a while since she smiled widely so any smile normally felt uncomfortable on her face. But, for whatever reason, she felt a bit more at ease around Fuyumi and Kanade. Maybe it was their outgoing natures that caused her to feel a little bit better about being absolute garbage. Whatever it was, Menou was grateful that the self loathing died down at least a little bit.
"Yeah... I guess I feel a bit more comfortable around girls than guys..."
Fuyumi giggled a little.
"Is that right? Well, in any case, we should get going. I'm assigned to room 310."
Menou blinked a bit.
"Oh, looks like you have a single person room for now."
Fuyumi smiled.
"That's exactly what I was counting on~ Now, would you mind showing me the way?"
"Yeah, sure thing. It's right this way..."
She guided Fuyumi by talking to her the whole way through. She stopped to point out the other rooms in the hallway, including her room and Kanade's room. When they arrived, Fuyumi walked inside and felt around the room. Menou smiled a bit.
"Have you managed to find everything?"
"Ah, yes. This room is quite perfect. Thank you very much, Miss Koizumi and Miss Takamine."
"No problem..."
Menou blushed a bit, not too used to being thanked by people.
Well, Kanade couldn't say that reaction was unexpected, but it was, in its own way.
Even from her arm lightly resting on Koizumi's shoulders, she could feel the sudden shift in mood, and practically felt the chill down the other girl's spine just from that touch alone. Not to mention the sudden reddening of the introvert's face. Hell, even her voice as she spoke gave it away. Kanade couldn't help but grin to herself.
"Man, I knew I was irresistible."
While they progressed down the third floor hallways, Koizumi seemed to explain everything just fine- though Kanade had to insert some of her own witty comments about certain rooms, like 303 supposedly having an assassin-. Kanade was somewhat relieved that she didn't have Forehead as a roommate. Her room wasn't exactly the easiest place to traverse without tripping over at least one thing lying on the floor.
As the newcomer was getting accustomed to her room, Kanade leaned against the doorway and absentmindedly scrolled through the messages on her phone. There were quite a few, and Akame's invitation to the performance at West Harbor was one of them. She debated telling Akame she wsa going- or she should make it a surprise.
Surprise. Heh. She hasn't done that in a while.
Koizumi blushed when she was thanked by the newcomer and Kanade just had to make her comment known...
"Yo, Koizumi, you blush real easily, you know?"
May as well interact while Aziz was out.
Kujo heard the elevator music in his headphones fade out a bit as his phone vibrated. He flicked it on, peering in closer; it was a message from Aziz...
...telling him to head to the West Harbor because almost every one was going.
Well.
This was awkward.
"dude, makinami's going already. she's way ahead of me hahahah XDDDDD"
He sent the text, stretched a bit, thanking the heavens inwardly that he didn't have a seatmate, because the next thing he was going to do wasn't exactly one an innocent bystander would want to be caught in.
He took a deep breath.
"STOP THE BUS!!!!!!"
Even from her arm lightly resting on Koizumi's shoulders, she could feel the sudden shift in mood, and practically felt the chill down the other girl's spine just from that touch alone. Not to mention the sudden reddening of the introvert's face. Hell, even her voice as she spoke gave it away. Kanade couldn't help but grin to herself.
"Man, I knew I was irresistible."
While they progressed down the third floor hallways, Koizumi seemed to explain everything just fine- though Kanade had to insert some of her own witty comments about certain rooms, like 303 supposedly having an assassin-. Kanade was somewhat relieved that she didn't have Forehead as a roommate. Her room wasn't exactly the easiest place to traverse without tripping over at least one thing lying on the floor.
As the newcomer was getting accustomed to her room, Kanade leaned against the doorway and absentmindedly scrolled through the messages on her phone. There were quite a few, and Akame's invitation to the performance at West Harbor was one of them. She debated telling Akame she wsa going- or she should make it a surprise.
Surprise. Heh. She hasn't done that in a while.
Koizumi blushed when she was thanked by the newcomer and Kanade just had to make her comment known...
"Yo, Koizumi, you blush real easily, you know?"
May as well interact while Aziz was out.
Kujo heard the elevator music in his headphones fade out a bit as his phone vibrated. He flicked it on, peering in closer; it was a message from Aziz...
...telling him to head to the West Harbor because almost every one was going.
Well.
This was awkward.
"dude, makinami's going already. she's way ahead of me hahahah XDDDDD"
He sent the text, stretched a bit, thanking the heavens inwardly that he didn't have a seatmate, because the next thing he was going to do wasn't exactly one an innocent bystander would want to be caught in.
He took a deep breath.
"STOP THE BUS!!!!!!"
Aziz walked back in the room just as Kanade and Koizumi started...flirting? He wasn't sure what to make of it but hey, he reckons girls do it all the time. Seeing that they were almost done in record time, Aziz gave the door a couple of light raps in order to catch their attention.
"Hey, you guys done?" Aziz called out. "Got our car coming soon. I reckon it'll be here in ten minutes. When you're done, just meet down at the lobby~ You're gonna like this one. I managed to book a Jaguar to ferry our asses there!" Aziz proudly shows off his knack for things like this before heading downstairs to wait for the girls.
He scrolled through his text messages as he waited, checking to see if Kujo managed to receive the invitation. A notification popped up revealing that yes, Kujo was coming along and that Nagisa was heading over there as well.
"Crap! Gotta look my best!" Aziz suddenly sprang up and fixed his getup. He immediately searched for any good restaurants or dining places he could treat the others to after the concert.
"I'm honestly surprised that a bus hadn't come to pick us up yet." Cel laughed as she turns to Makoto who had been waiting with her for around half an hour already.
"Yeah, me too. Maybe there's a road congestion somewhere? Or an accident or a construction." Makoto replied. Out of all days for it to happen. Menou and the newcomer are waiting as well.
"Hey, want to catch a cab instead?" Cel suggested. "It'll be a lot faster."
"Ehehe...I don't think I can afford the cab fare around here." Makoto explains by showing what remains of his wallet after purchasing the ingredients. "This is all I have on me right now. My ATM's also left in the room."
"Hey, it's no problem! I was planning to take one anyway had I not ran into you. Fare remains the same even if there's one or two people riding." Cel persisted, making Makoto feel a little uneasy.
"I don't know...I'd kind of feel bad if I let you pay for it all."
"Hey, we're friends right? Besides, you'll be cooking dinner for us all! Just think of it as my payment in order to eat. An entrance fee, if you'd like."
"But you'll be helping me cook it! You don't need to go that far for me." Makoto tries to reason but hesitated as he realized he was the one who wasn't being practical. Besides, he didn't want to annoy Cel seeing that she's kind enough to tag along with him. "Aaarrghh!!! Now's the times when I wish I was as rich as Aziz." Makoto sighed. Just in time, an idea struck his mind.
"Well, if you insist then I guess it's okay. In exchange, I'll let you have a bigger share of the spaghetti." Makoto offers in return, raising a fist at her.
"Deal!" Cel answered back as she bumped his fist with hers. "Now then, next obstacle." Cel stood up to check out the surroundings. "It's hard to find a good taxi these days. One with clean interiors, polite drivers..."
"You mean it's hard to find a taxi period." Makoto laughed as he walked on over to her side. His stomach suddenly grumbled in protest, reminding him that he hasn't eaten a proper lunch since he got back.
"Heehee~" Cel giggled upon hearing Makoto's stomach grumble.
"Yeah, I haven't eaten anything yet. Is there a sandwich or takoyaki stand around here?" Makoto wondered as he scanned the place for the stands in question.
"Hmm...I think I know just the place. Come on!" Cel takes him by the hand and drags him along with her.
"Hey, you guys done?" Aziz called out. "Got our car coming soon. I reckon it'll be here in ten minutes. When you're done, just meet down at the lobby~ You're gonna like this one. I managed to book a Jaguar to ferry our asses there!" Aziz proudly shows off his knack for things like this before heading downstairs to wait for the girls.
He scrolled through his text messages as he waited, checking to see if Kujo managed to receive the invitation. A notification popped up revealing that yes, Kujo was coming along and that Nagisa was heading over there as well.
"Crap! Gotta look my best!" Aziz suddenly sprang up and fixed his getup. He immediately searched for any good restaurants or dining places he could treat the others to after the concert.
"I'm honestly surprised that a bus hadn't come to pick us up yet." Cel laughed as she turns to Makoto who had been waiting with her for around half an hour already.
"Yeah, me too. Maybe there's a road congestion somewhere? Or an accident or a construction." Makoto replied. Out of all days for it to happen. Menou and the newcomer are waiting as well.
"Hey, want to catch a cab instead?" Cel suggested. "It'll be a lot faster."
"Ehehe...I don't think I can afford the cab fare around here." Makoto explains by showing what remains of his wallet after purchasing the ingredients. "This is all I have on me right now. My ATM's also left in the room."
"Hey, it's no problem! I was planning to take one anyway had I not ran into you. Fare remains the same even if there's one or two people riding." Cel persisted, making Makoto feel a little uneasy.
"I don't know...I'd kind of feel bad if I let you pay for it all."
"Hey, we're friends right? Besides, you'll be cooking dinner for us all! Just think of it as my payment in order to eat. An entrance fee, if you'd like."
"But you'll be helping me cook it! You don't need to go that far for me." Makoto tries to reason but hesitated as he realized he was the one who wasn't being practical. Besides, he didn't want to annoy Cel seeing that she's kind enough to tag along with him. "Aaarrghh!!! Now's the times when I wish I was as rich as Aziz." Makoto sighed. Just in time, an idea struck his mind.
"Well, if you insist then I guess it's okay. In exchange, I'll let you have a bigger share of the spaghetti." Makoto offers in return, raising a fist at her.
"Deal!" Cel answered back as she bumped his fist with hers. "Now then, next obstacle." Cel stood up to check out the surroundings. "It's hard to find a good taxi these days. One with clean interiors, polite drivers..."
"You mean it's hard to find a taxi period." Makoto laughed as he walked on over to her side. His stomach suddenly grumbled in protest, reminding him that he hasn't eaten a proper lunch since he got back.
"Heehee~" Cel giggled upon hearing Makoto's stomach grumble.
"Yeah, I haven't eaten anything yet. Is there a sandwich or takoyaki stand around here?" Makoto wondered as he scanned the place for the stands in question.
"Hmm...I think I know just the place. Come on!" Cel takes him by the hand and drags him along with her.
The seemingly innocent statement Kanade made only caused Menou to blush even harder.
"W-Well-! It's been a while since I've talked to people. I guess I get flustered easily..."
"Oh my, that's quite adorable."
"N-No, it isn't!"
Menou just let out a small whine and hid her red face in her hands. Hearing that Aziz had called the car and it would be here caused her to be a bit nervous.
"H-Hey... Do you guys think this will be fun...?"
"Of course~ Music always manages to calm everyone down."
Menou just nodded, a little nervous but too determined to back out.
Hotaru was walking down the street, humming to herself as she started to come back to the dorm. She had the Orange Sunburst and Chocoholic Delight cakes in each hand and was excited to see her old friend after so long. She then blinked as she saw a familiar redhead.
"Ah! Madoka-kun?"
Madoka blinked and turned his attention towards her.
"Emirsdottir. What are you doing here?"
Hotaru grinned.
"This is how I normally come home from work. What about you?"
"I had planned out with the film club to come over here to start filming a rather important scene for my movie. Problem was that the heroine got really sick and couldn't make it."
Hotaru frowned a bit.
"Aw, I'm really sorry, Madoka-kun... Hopefully she feels better soon..."
"For now, I'm letting her rest."
Hotaru smiled warmly. Madoka then noticed the two cakes.
"Are those cakes for the newcomers?"
"Yeah! I decided to get everyone two of our specialties as a sort of warm welcome to the dorm~"
"I see... Well, allow me to help."
Hotaru was a bit confused until Madoka gently took one of the cakes.
"The load is a lot lighter now. Let's go back to the dorm."
Hotaru blinked, smiling warmly as she started to walk next to Madoka.
"Thank you so much, Madoka-kun."
"It's really no big deal."
Hotaru smiled at the redhead despite his aloof wording.
"W-Well-! It's been a while since I've talked to people. I guess I get flustered easily..."
"Oh my, that's quite adorable."
"N-No, it isn't!"
Menou just let out a small whine and hid her red face in her hands. Hearing that Aziz had called the car and it would be here caused her to be a bit nervous.
"H-Hey... Do you guys think this will be fun...?"
"Of course~ Music always manages to calm everyone down."
Menou just nodded, a little nervous but too determined to back out.
Hotaru was walking down the street, humming to herself as she started to come back to the dorm. She had the Orange Sunburst and Chocoholic Delight cakes in each hand and was excited to see her old friend after so long. She then blinked as she saw a familiar redhead.
"Ah! Madoka-kun?"
Madoka blinked and turned his attention towards her.
"Emirsdottir. What are you doing here?"
Hotaru grinned.
"This is how I normally come home from work. What about you?"
"I had planned out with the film club to come over here to start filming a rather important scene for my movie. Problem was that the heroine got really sick and couldn't make it."
Hotaru frowned a bit.
"Aw, I'm really sorry, Madoka-kun... Hopefully she feels better soon..."
"For now, I'm letting her rest."
Hotaru smiled warmly. Madoka then noticed the two cakes.
"Are those cakes for the newcomers?"
"Yeah! I decided to get everyone two of our specialties as a sort of warm welcome to the dorm~"
"I see... Well, allow me to help."
Hotaru was a bit confused until Madoka gently took one of the cakes.
"The load is a lot lighter now. Let's go back to the dorm."
Hotaru blinked, smiling warmly as she started to walk next to Madoka.
"Thank you so much, Madoka-kun."
"It's really no big deal."
Hotaru smiled at the redhead despite his aloof wording.
"Yeah, nothing wrong with blushing, Koizumi. I mean, yours truly could probably make you blush in other areas too."
Kanade grinned, tucked a stray lock of blonde hair back behind her ear and let out a laugh. No matter what the situation was, she just had to crack some of her trademark jokes. One hand on her hip and another flicking her hair back for the second time that day, she spun to look at the two others with her.
"Now come on, let's head to the lobby! Car might get here soon or some shit!"
With that, she spun back around, trudging down the hall and down to the lobby; she had a few more minutes to burn, she reckoned. Upon reaching the lobby, she noticed Aziz...apparently fixing his looks.
She had to hold back another barking laugh. This probably meant Nagisa was coming along; of course, not that she hadn't expected Nagisa to tag along, her being a violinist and all.
That being said, she all but collapsd on the couch, shuffling her electro swing playlist again.
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Kanade grinned, tucked a stray lock of blonde hair back behind her ear and let out a laugh. No matter what the situation was, she just had to crack some of her trademark jokes. One hand on her hip and another flicking her hair back for the second time that day, she spun to look at the two others with her.
"Now come on, let's head to the lobby! Car might get here soon or some shit!"
With that, she spun back around, trudging down the hall and down to the lobby; she had a few more minutes to burn, she reckoned. Upon reaching the lobby, she noticed Aziz...apparently fixing his looks.
She had to hold back another barking laugh. This probably meant Nagisa was coming along; of course, not that she hadn't expected Nagisa to tag along, her being a violinist and all.
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"Alright, let's go! It's a Jaguar ladies! A Jaguar!" Aziz cheered as he led the others down to the car waiting outside their dormitory. "Driver, think you can play some songs from this?" As the vehicle cruised down the street, Aziz hands his mp3 player over to the driver.
He hoped the girls would appreciate his "music" selection.
Upon arriving at West Harbor, Aziz could see that people have already started crowding around the place. Thankfully, being a public place, they didn't need to fight for seating or anything like that. However, Aziz did recall Fuyumi's request. It would be quite difficult to find a place like the one she described at this time.
Being so close to the sea, there was a nice beach area where the trio would be performing. Tents were set up, stalls on the side were peddling food and wares. On the right of the stage was a rather posh dining hall, reserved for special guests. Judging from the food and silverware being passed on, it was obviously catering to a rather high-end clientele. Aziz was sure he could afford it but, these kinds of concerts aren't really his style and he prefers being in the company of friends...even if they have to settle for something less nicer for their seating--
Which was becoming a bit more trouble than it's worth.
"No matter where we go, there's bound to be people." Aziz sighed as he opted to pass up on some nice benches near the lamps upon seeing a group of high school girls chatting on the side. "Not giving up though!"
Taking out his phone, he immediately messaged his comrade-in-arms.
"Yo man! Can you scout for a nice area we could chill at? Somewhere cool and quiet yet with a nice view of the performance? Hold the fort until we arrive.
P.S. If you're with Nagi can you...you know?"
"Ta-da!" Before he knew it, Cel had led Makoto into a comfy looking sandwich shop. It was quite small with only seven tables for four but it was well-lit with air-conditioning. "Not too posh but, at least the food prices are reasonable."
"As long as it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg then I'm down for it!" Makoto leans in to look at the shop's selection.
"Haha! Of course it won't! Hmm..." Cel also leaned in, standing by Makoto's side. Having chosen her sandwich, Cel calls on the attention of the server. "I'll have the bologna please!" She then turns to Makoto. "You?"
"Hmm...I think I'll just go with a ham and cheese--oh, and can we have it to go?" Makoto reminded them that they should get back to the dorm. "Koizumi-san's waiting after all."
"Is Koizumi already good at cooking? Spaghetti's not something you can easily prepare everyday since it's very time consuming. Definitely not something a beginner can handle."
"Yeah. Still, we do have an occasion. Might as well bring something special to the table."
"You're right."
The two finally managed to catch a cab back to the dorm as soon as their sandwiches were served. Upon arriving inside, Makoto wondered at the apparent silence that greeted him.
"Uh...Koizumi-san?" Makoto called out to the lobby. No answer. "Hmm...maybe they're still helping out at the room."
"Or maybe they're in the kitchen...Hey, Ritsuka! Have you seen Koizumi?" Cel asks Ritsuka, who had been on desk duty since morning.
"Hmm? Oh, she just left with Takamine, Harumi and Miss Hirabayashi around...twenty minutes ago, I think? Apparently there's a concert going on over at the West Harbor." Ritsuka explained.
"What?" Makoto was taken aback. "I thought she wanted me to help her out with cooking."
"Oh? Well, they just left. Is that spaghetti?"
"Well, what are you going to do now?" Cel asks Makoto who just sat defeated on the sofa. "Hey, there's still Wednesday. You don't have class until later in the afternoon on that day right?"
"Yeah, I guess. But--" Makoto could only sigh. "I guess you win this time Aziz."
"Is that spaghetti?" Makoto turned around and saw Asagi standing by him in the lobby.
"Asagi?"
"Yep! You were taking a while so I thought I should wait for you here." Asagi explained. "Hello again Miss Cel!"
"Hello!" Cel greeted him back. Seeing that she didn't come to any misconceptions means that the two already met and cleared up any misunderstanding that could have risen.
"Yeah." Makoto rises up to his feet. No point in feeling down now. "This is still your welcome party after all."
"Huh? You mean this is for me?"
"It's for all the newcomers. Makoto thought of throwing a little dinner to welcome you all~"
"Hehe...yeah--wait, newcomers?" Makoto thought Asagi and the other girl were the only ones coming.
"Nope. We have three new residents this time."
"Hope you brought lots of grub!"
Seeing all this, Makoto was able to manage a smile. Even if Menou's not around, at least it won't be a lonely dinner.
"Alright! I'll make you guys so much food you won't be able to move afterwards!"
He hoped the girls would appreciate his "music" selection.
Upon arriving at West Harbor, Aziz could see that people have already started crowding around the place. Thankfully, being a public place, they didn't need to fight for seating or anything like that. However, Aziz did recall Fuyumi's request. It would be quite difficult to find a place like the one she described at this time.
Being so close to the sea, there was a nice beach area where the trio would be performing. Tents were set up, stalls on the side were peddling food and wares. On the right of the stage was a rather posh dining hall, reserved for special guests. Judging from the food and silverware being passed on, it was obviously catering to a rather high-end clientele. Aziz was sure he could afford it but, these kinds of concerts aren't really his style and he prefers being in the company of friends...even if they have to settle for something less nicer for their seating--
Which was becoming a bit more trouble than it's worth.
"No matter where we go, there's bound to be people." Aziz sighed as he opted to pass up on some nice benches near the lamps upon seeing a group of high school girls chatting on the side. "Not giving up though!"
Taking out his phone, he immediately messaged his comrade-in-arms.
"Yo man! Can you scout for a nice area we could chill at? Somewhere cool and quiet yet with a nice view of the performance? Hold the fort until we arrive.
P.S. If you're with Nagi can you...you know?"
"Ta-da!" Before he knew it, Cel had led Makoto into a comfy looking sandwich shop. It was quite small with only seven tables for four but it was well-lit with air-conditioning. "Not too posh but, at least the food prices are reasonable."
"As long as it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg then I'm down for it!" Makoto leans in to look at the shop's selection.
"Haha! Of course it won't! Hmm..." Cel also leaned in, standing by Makoto's side. Having chosen her sandwich, Cel calls on the attention of the server. "I'll have the bologna please!" She then turns to Makoto. "You?"
"Hmm...I think I'll just go with a ham and cheese--oh, and can we have it to go?" Makoto reminded them that they should get back to the dorm. "Koizumi-san's waiting after all."
"Is Koizumi already good at cooking? Spaghetti's not something you can easily prepare everyday since it's very time consuming. Definitely not something a beginner can handle."
"Yeah. Still, we do have an occasion. Might as well bring something special to the table."
"You're right."
The two finally managed to catch a cab back to the dorm as soon as their sandwiches were served. Upon arriving inside, Makoto wondered at the apparent silence that greeted him.
"Uh...Koizumi-san?" Makoto called out to the lobby. No answer. "Hmm...maybe they're still helping out at the room."
"Or maybe they're in the kitchen...Hey, Ritsuka! Have you seen Koizumi?" Cel asks Ritsuka, who had been on desk duty since morning.
"Hmm? Oh, she just left with Takamine, Harumi and Miss Hirabayashi around...twenty minutes ago, I think? Apparently there's a concert going on over at the West Harbor." Ritsuka explained.
"What?" Makoto was taken aback. "I thought she wanted me to help her out with cooking."
"Oh? Well, they just left. Is that spaghetti?"
"Well, what are you going to do now?" Cel asks Makoto who just sat defeated on the sofa. "Hey, there's still Wednesday. You don't have class until later in the afternoon on that day right?"
"Yeah, I guess. But--" Makoto could only sigh. "I guess you win this time Aziz."
"Is that spaghetti?" Makoto turned around and saw Asagi standing by him in the lobby.
"Asagi?"
"Yep! You were taking a while so I thought I should wait for you here." Asagi explained. "Hello again Miss Cel!"
"Hello!" Cel greeted him back. Seeing that she didn't come to any misconceptions means that the two already met and cleared up any misunderstanding that could have risen.
"Yeah." Makoto rises up to his feet. No point in feeling down now. "This is still your welcome party after all."
"Huh? You mean this is for me?"
"It's for all the newcomers. Makoto thought of throwing a little dinner to welcome you all~"
"Hehe...yeah--wait, newcomers?" Makoto thought Asagi and the other girl were the only ones coming.
"Nope. We have three new residents this time."
"Hope you brought lots of grub!"
Seeing all this, Makoto was able to manage a smile. Even if Menou's not around, at least it won't be a lonely dinner.
"Alright! I'll make you guys so much food you won't be able to move afterwards!"
Fuyumi felt a little bad for the trouble she was causing Aziz. She heard the mass of people surrounding the area and felt incredibly guilty about her request. If her hearing was a bit damaged, she decided it wouldn't matter as long as they had fun. Though, she did get separated from the group due to the loud chatter of the other people around them. Luckily for her, she had Menou holding her hand the whole time.
"Koizumi-san? Do you happen to know where the others are?"
"J-Just a-a-ahead..."
Even if her hearing was slightly impaired, the tremors being felt through Menou's grasp indicated to Fuyumi that the introvert was not having a good time at all. Fuyumi seemed rather concerned.
"Koizumi-san??"
Menou barely heard a word. The introvert was on a verge of a bad panic attack with her shallow breathing and shaking body.
"I can do this... I can do this... I can't do this! What was I thinking?!"
Menou shut her eyes in a very desperate attempt to shut out the voices and the more panicked she was, the worse her inner thoughts got. The thoughts berated her for her useless attempts at finding happiness and continued their merciless onslaught as she struggled to control her breathing. Fuyumi decided to take matters into her own hands.
"Miss Tachibana? Miss Koizumi doesn't appear to be doing too well... Would it be terribly alright if we got to a more private place?"
Akeno came to her dorm and heavily sighed to herself. Noa Arai had already been given medicine and she watched the girl sleep carefully. She grit her teeth a little as she remembered her failed attempt at reaching another person. If she wasn't just a doll, maybe people would actually accept her. She coughed a bit herself as she looked around the room.
"It should be close to dinnertime. Makoto's probably making some food. Maybe to get a good first impression on everyone. If nothing else, I should at least go."
Akeno frowned to herself as she remembered her mother's words; to always make a good impression and accept food. But not too much food, she wouldn't want to come across as a pig.
"Screw it all. Maybe something interesting will happen for once."
She went down to where she knew the kitchen was located and saw Makoto, Cel and an unfamiliar person. The person was dressed in women's clothing, had a noticeable white streak in otherwise long pink hair tied in a braid, striking purple eyes and a cat like smile accompanying their face. She blinked, unsure of the new person but it didn't matter. They would only see her foolproof mask accompanying the porcelain doll known as Akeno Furuya. They wouldn't try to dig deeper. They wouldn't help, no one would help. They only wanted the doll to be admired or shunned. No one wanted her to become someone she wants to be. So, for now, she would smile and hug the stranger. It was part of her character after all. After hugging the stranger for a good while, she flashed them a wide smile, loaded up the text to speech app and started to "talk" to them.
"Hey there~! I'm Akeno Furuya! Who are you?"
She tilted her head curiously.
"Koizumi-san? Do you happen to know where the others are?"
"J-Just a-a-ahead..."
Even if her hearing was slightly impaired, the tremors being felt through Menou's grasp indicated to Fuyumi that the introvert was not having a good time at all. Fuyumi seemed rather concerned.
"Koizumi-san??"
Menou barely heard a word. The introvert was on a verge of a bad panic attack with her shallow breathing and shaking body.
"I can do this... I can do this... I can't do this! What was I thinking?!"
Menou shut her eyes in a very desperate attempt to shut out the voices and the more panicked she was, the worse her inner thoughts got. The thoughts berated her for her useless attempts at finding happiness and continued their merciless onslaught as she struggled to control her breathing. Fuyumi decided to take matters into her own hands.
"Miss Tachibana? Miss Koizumi doesn't appear to be doing too well... Would it be terribly alright if we got to a more private place?"
Akeno came to her dorm and heavily sighed to herself. Noa Arai had already been given medicine and she watched the girl sleep carefully. She grit her teeth a little as she remembered her failed attempt at reaching another person. If she wasn't just a doll, maybe people would actually accept her. She coughed a bit herself as she looked around the room.
"It should be close to dinnertime. Makoto's probably making some food. Maybe to get a good first impression on everyone. If nothing else, I should at least go."
Akeno frowned to herself as she remembered her mother's words; to always make a good impression and accept food. But not too much food, she wouldn't want to come across as a pig.
"Screw it all. Maybe something interesting will happen for once."
She went down to where she knew the kitchen was located and saw Makoto, Cel and an unfamiliar person. The person was dressed in women's clothing, had a noticeable white streak in otherwise long pink hair tied in a braid, striking purple eyes and a cat like smile accompanying their face. She blinked, unsure of the new person but it didn't matter. They would only see her foolproof mask accompanying the porcelain doll known as Akeno Furuya. They wouldn't try to dig deeper. They wouldn't help, no one would help. They only wanted the doll to be admired or shunned. No one wanted her to become someone she wants to be. So, for now, she would smile and hug the stranger. It was part of her character after all. After hugging the stranger for a good while, she flashed them a wide smile, loaded up the text to speech app and started to "talk" to them.
"Hey there~! I'm Akeno Furuya! Who are you?"
She tilted her head curiously.
The place is practically packed, and Kanade, despite her height, could barely see past the crowd of people. She briefly wondered if Aziz would easily get lost in this place- in fact, they had almost gotten separated, when he had abruptly stopped to text someone. Probably Kujo, or maybe another friend.
"Oi, don't just stop in the middle of the crowd to fuckin'-- what the fuck--?"
Kanade's retort was cut off when Fuyumi asked her to...help out? Get to a private area? Before she could crack a dirty joke she noticed Koizumi practically trembling- breathing shallow, eyes shut tight; a panic attack, definitely.
And Kanade was no medical aide. But if she just stood around waiting for a medic, Koizumi could collapse, it could cause a bigger scene, they'd be fucked if they showed up in public-- and Kanade didn't want to get famous in that way.
"For fuck's-- hang in there. Hey, Harumi, we're breaking off for a bit!"
Looks like she had to take things into her own hands, literally. After alerting Aziz, she turned to the two other girls, taking a deep breath.
"Alright, hang on, don't scream or I could get arrested for this--"
She stepped forward, threw an arm around Koizumi's waist, and hoisted her onto her shoulders. With her free hand, she grabbed Fuyumi's shoulder and all but forced her way through the crowd.
"Out of the fuckin' way! Go on, scram! We're passing through, so out with ya, scrubs!"
She cut through the crowd until she managed to find a bench away from most of the crowd, setting Koizumi down on the bench and letting go of Fuyumi. She sighed, flicking her blonde hair back.
"Yeah, so is this spot good enough for ya? Cause damn, I ain't Moses, and splitting that crowd was harder than a--"
"Kanade?"
"E-Eee--! D-Don't kill me! I was just helping--!"
Kanade immediately leapt behind the bench, hands over her head and all but trembling. The figure approached, black twintails swaying a bit in the wind.
"Kanade, it's just me."
"W-Wha...? M-Makinami?! Don't fuckin' scare me, you fuckin'-- you flat-chested bitch--!"
Nagisa stepped back before Kanade's aimed hit at her chest could land, causing the other to stumble a bit. She glanced over at the bench.
"Koizumi and-- well; is this another friend?"
"She's a newcomer to the dorm, obviously! God, Nagisa!"
Ignoring Kanade's annoyed scoff, Nagisa sighed and shook her head.
"I'm surprised you managed to stick with her this long...I'm Nagisa Makinami, another resident of Blue Lotus. I'm in Room 303."
"The so-called assassin's room-- Ow! S-Sorry..."
Kujo was already at the venue as he received the message. Scouting an area? In this crowd of people...?
"Man, if only it were that easy, bro!"
He mumbled, looking through the crowd. He briefly managed to make out a pair of red scrunchies quickly disappearing into the baffled crowd; and recalling Aziz's request, he grinned.
"Well, wherever Makinami's going, it's definitely gotta be a cool and quiet place--!"
He could make out a few loud cusses as the crowd seemed to part, looking at the source of the ruckus. Oh yeah, that was definitely Takamine.
"Alright--"
He whipped out his phone.
"by any chance, if takamine left your group, go follow her! makinami's chasing her right now and wherever makinami's going, it's obvious it's got the place you're looking for! i'm following them in a bit!"
Having sent the message, he steeled himself and took a deep breath before charging through the crowd to quickly hunt down the elusive assassin.
"Oi, don't just stop in the middle of the crowd to fuckin'-- what the fuck--?"
Kanade's retort was cut off when Fuyumi asked her to...help out? Get to a private area? Before she could crack a dirty joke she noticed Koizumi practically trembling- breathing shallow, eyes shut tight; a panic attack, definitely.
And Kanade was no medical aide. But if she just stood around waiting for a medic, Koizumi could collapse, it could cause a bigger scene, they'd be fucked if they showed up in public-- and Kanade didn't want to get famous in that way.
"For fuck's-- hang in there. Hey, Harumi, we're breaking off for a bit!"
Looks like she had to take things into her own hands, literally. After alerting Aziz, she turned to the two other girls, taking a deep breath.
"Alright, hang on, don't scream or I could get arrested for this--"
She stepped forward, threw an arm around Koizumi's waist, and hoisted her onto her shoulders. With her free hand, she grabbed Fuyumi's shoulder and all but forced her way through the crowd.
"Out of the fuckin' way! Go on, scram! We're passing through, so out with ya, scrubs!"
She cut through the crowd until she managed to find a bench away from most of the crowd, setting Koizumi down on the bench and letting go of Fuyumi. She sighed, flicking her blonde hair back.
"Yeah, so is this spot good enough for ya? Cause damn, I ain't Moses, and splitting that crowd was harder than a--"
"Kanade?"
"E-Eee--! D-Don't kill me! I was just helping--!"
Kanade immediately leapt behind the bench, hands over her head and all but trembling. The figure approached, black twintails swaying a bit in the wind.
"Kanade, it's just me."
"W-Wha...? M-Makinami?! Don't fuckin' scare me, you fuckin'-- you flat-chested bitch--!"
Nagisa stepped back before Kanade's aimed hit at her chest could land, causing the other to stumble a bit. She glanced over at the bench.
"Koizumi and-- well; is this another friend?"
"She's a newcomer to the dorm, obviously! God, Nagisa!"
Ignoring Kanade's annoyed scoff, Nagisa sighed and shook her head.
"I'm surprised you managed to stick with her this long...I'm Nagisa Makinami, another resident of Blue Lotus. I'm in Room 303."
"The so-called assassin's room-- Ow! S-Sorry..."
Kujo was already at the venue as he received the message. Scouting an area? In this crowd of people...?
"Man, if only it were that easy, bro!"
He mumbled, looking through the crowd. He briefly managed to make out a pair of red scrunchies quickly disappearing into the baffled crowd; and recalling Aziz's request, he grinned.
"Well, wherever Makinami's going, it's definitely gotta be a cool and quiet place--!"
He could make out a few loud cusses as the crowd seemed to part, looking at the source of the ruckus. Oh yeah, that was definitely Takamine.
"Alright--"
He whipped out his phone.
"by any chance, if takamine left your group, go follow her! makinami's chasing her right now and wherever makinami's going, it's obvious it's got the place you're looking for! i'm following them in a bit!"
Having sent the message, he steeled himself and took a deep breath before charging through the crowd to quickly hunt down the elusive assassin.
Just as the day seemed to spiral into further oblivion, Aziz spun around and turned--to find the girls gone. He looked around the crowd left and right but he didn't recognize anybody who resembled any of them.
"Great! Socially awkward, Miss no-vision and sailor mouth all got lost in the crowd! Now what am I going to do?"
For a moment, Aziz wondered what to do. He asked them out to go on this little journey. They were his responsibility. And he royally fucked it up. Somehow, he wondered if it would've been better for Menou if she had stayed with King-wannabe. At least she wouldn't have to bother with big crowds.
"Urghh...what's so wrong with crowds anyway? It's not like any of them are minding you let alone checking you out..." Aziz wondered just how bad Menou's condition was. "Hopefully it's not bad enough that she freezes up helplessly..."
A text from Kujo told him that Nagisa's gone to follow Kanade so there was that at least. This put him a little at ease since he knows that despite her health condition, Nagisa should've already found a good spot for them. Still, he didn't want to leave all the responsibility over to her. These times are the times when a man's gotta act cool.
"So let's shine the way only Aziz Harumi could shine!"
Wherever they are, Aziz knows everyone came here to watch the beachside show. So naturally--
"Sir? I think I saw some suspicious people wondering around the back of the stage. Could you go check?" Aziz asks the bouncer watching over the stage. Fortunately, the guy took the bait so he took this chance to sneak into the stage and head on over to the microphone.
"Umm...hello!" Aziz addresses the crowd through the microphone. "Can we please all rise for the national anthem?"
"Oh hey Akeno--whoah!" Makoto saw Akeno descend from the stairs and turned to greet her but was visibly taken aback when she immediately hugged Asagi, standing a little off to the side.
"Whoah! Is she your little sister or something man?" Asagi asks, a little surprised.
"No, she's--" Before Makoto could introduce her, Akeno whipped up her app and introduced herself to Asagi. "Yep, you heard. She's also a resident up in the girl's quarters."
"Oh, is that right? Hello then! I'm Asagi Arakawa but you can just call me Asagi~ I'm Makoto's new roommate and I just want to lay it out here as to not cause any misunderstandings: I'm a guy. So it's not as if Makoto suddenly got a prompt for an eroge opportunity or anything." Asagi introduces himself to the girl. He couldn't help but notice her speaking through the app though. His eyes turned to Makoto for an explanation but debated against it.
"You didn't go with them Akeno?" Makoto asked, referring to Aziz's troupe that left the dorm a few moments ago.
"What do you mean? Oh, are you talking about that girl who visited the room a couple of hours ago?" Asagi recalled Menou's visit.
"Yeah. They went to the park to watch some live thing or whatever. Don't really know the details myself."
"Great! More food for us then!" Ritsuka declares.
"Since when did you cash in on this?" Cel reprimands her.
"No matter. I should be able to make enough for everyone here. Well then, I'm going." Makoto excused himself as he went up to the kitchen.
"I'm helping him out. Catch you upstairs Ritsuka~" Cel followed shortly after. With the two heading up, that only leaves Asagi, Ritsuka and Akeno down at the lobby.
"First day here and everyone's already nice to me...I may enjoy my stay here more than I thought." Asagi grins as he muttered those words to himself. "Akeno right? Do you know a nearby convenience store that sells ice cream by the tub? I kind of feel bad that I'm not bringing anything to the table save for some coffee candy while my roommate cooks up some spaghetti for everyone. So, mind tagging along with me? You've lived with them for a while. You know what flavors they dig right?" Asagi invites Akeno to tag along with him. He was still new in the area and he'll need someone to help him navigate.
"Great! Socially awkward, Miss no-vision and sailor mouth all got lost in the crowd! Now what am I going to do?"
For a moment, Aziz wondered what to do. He asked them out to go on this little journey. They were his responsibility. And he royally fucked it up. Somehow, he wondered if it would've been better for Menou if she had stayed with King-wannabe. At least she wouldn't have to bother with big crowds.
"Urghh...what's so wrong with crowds anyway? It's not like any of them are minding you let alone checking you out..." Aziz wondered just how bad Menou's condition was. "Hopefully it's not bad enough that she freezes up helplessly..."
A text from Kujo told him that Nagisa's gone to follow Kanade so there was that at least. This put him a little at ease since he knows that despite her health condition, Nagisa should've already found a good spot for them. Still, he didn't want to leave all the responsibility over to her. These times are the times when a man's gotta act cool.
"So let's shine the way only Aziz Harumi could shine!"
Wherever they are, Aziz knows everyone came here to watch the beachside show. So naturally--
"Sir? I think I saw some suspicious people wondering around the back of the stage. Could you go check?" Aziz asks the bouncer watching over the stage. Fortunately, the guy took the bait so he took this chance to sneak into the stage and head on over to the microphone.
"Umm...hello!" Aziz addresses the crowd through the microphone. "Can we please all rise for the national anthem?"
"Oh hey Akeno--whoah!" Makoto saw Akeno descend from the stairs and turned to greet her but was visibly taken aback when she immediately hugged Asagi, standing a little off to the side.
"Whoah! Is she your little sister or something man?" Asagi asks, a little surprised.
"No, she's--" Before Makoto could introduce her, Akeno whipped up her app and introduced herself to Asagi. "Yep, you heard. She's also a resident up in the girl's quarters."
"Oh, is that right? Hello then! I'm Asagi Arakawa but you can just call me Asagi~ I'm Makoto's new roommate and I just want to lay it out here as to not cause any misunderstandings: I'm a guy. So it's not as if Makoto suddenly got a prompt for an eroge opportunity or anything." Asagi introduces himself to the girl. He couldn't help but notice her speaking through the app though. His eyes turned to Makoto for an explanation but debated against it.
"You didn't go with them Akeno?" Makoto asked, referring to Aziz's troupe that left the dorm a few moments ago.
"What do you mean? Oh, are you talking about that girl who visited the room a couple of hours ago?" Asagi recalled Menou's visit.
"Yeah. They went to the park to watch some live thing or whatever. Don't really know the details myself."
"Great! More food for us then!" Ritsuka declares.
"Since when did you cash in on this?" Cel reprimands her.
"No matter. I should be able to make enough for everyone here. Well then, I'm going." Makoto excused himself as he went up to the kitchen.
"I'm helping him out. Catch you upstairs Ritsuka~" Cel followed shortly after. With the two heading up, that only leaves Asagi, Ritsuka and Akeno down at the lobby.
"First day here and everyone's already nice to me...I may enjoy my stay here more than I thought." Asagi grins as he muttered those words to himself. "Akeno right? Do you know a nearby convenience store that sells ice cream by the tub? I kind of feel bad that I'm not bringing anything to the table save for some coffee candy while my roommate cooks up some spaghetti for everyone. So, mind tagging along with me? You've lived with them for a while. You know what flavors they dig right?" Asagi invites Akeno to tag along with him. He was still new in the area and he'll need someone to help him navigate.
Menou was stunned into complete silence when Kanade picked her up and carried her out of the giant sea of crowds. Ugh, she felt like garbage but was grateful for the assistance. When they finally made it out and she was set down, Menou was still gathering her bearings.
"Miss Koizumi? It'll all be okay. Miss Takamine and I are right here beside you. Nothing's going to happen, you're safe..."
Menou heard those words and took several deep breaths, sighing a bit before weakly hugging Kanade.
"T-Thank you, Kanade..."
Small tears were falling down before she realized what exactly she was doing. She quickly let go and hid her bright red face. Fuyumi just rubbed her back once she could find it.
"How are you feeling, Miss Koizumi?"
"Y-Yeah, I'm doing okay..."
This caused the blind girl to smile.
"That's quite a relief to hear. Now, you don't have to talk if you don't want to but what caused you to break down back there? No one's going to judge you, we're all quite concerned."
Fuyumi wasn't actually sure if Kanade would judge her for it but Fuyumi certainly wouldn't. She had quite a few panic attacks herself when she was going blind and knew how painful and terrifying it could be. Menou was about to answer but she then saw Nagisa.
"A-Ah, Nagisa..."
Fuyumi smiled, relieved that Menou was at least feeling a tiny bit better.
"Ah, so you are the fabled assassin. My name is Fuyumi Hirabayashi. If you perhaps need nutrients to sustain yourself for any slayings, come to me and I'll cook you an excellent meal."
Menou blinked, almost surprised at Fuyumi's wording. Did she seriously believe Nagisa was an assassin? Regardless, Menou did feel a little bit better though still majorly embarrassed about hugging her crush.
Akeno blinked. Did... Did he seriously want her to come along with him to get some ice cream? Akeno weighed her options a bit. On one hand, the two had just met and she didn't quite know everyone in the dorm well enough (no thanks to herself just being a doll and not a human) but on the other hand, it was an opportunity to make an actual friend. Akeno jumped at the chance.
"Oh, yeah! Sure thing~ I'd love to come along. I know a couple of ice cream places that sell tubs~"
She flashed him a warm smile. It was a little strange that he was dressed in women's clothing if he identified as a guy but Akeno wasn't about to question it. She had no room to talk herself as she was just a doll existing in human skin. At least, that's how her mother always made her feel like. The perfect doll to just be admired by everyone and never once allowed to show humanity or cracks.
"We should get going~ We can talk along the way if you need an idea on who people in the dorm are?"
Meanwhile, Madoka and Hotaru arrived back at Hotaru's dorm room and Hotaru seemed to be brimming with excitement and checking her phone every five minutes. Eventually, Madoka sighed and looked over at the half-Icelandic girl.
"Emirsdottir, what are you excited about?"
Hotaru then grinned at Madoka.
"Well, though the cakes are for everyone, there's one newcomer in particular I'm really excited to see again!"
"Is that right. Who's that?"
Hotaru hummed as a faint nostalgia clouded her mind.
"Mm... Her name is Misaki Amamiya. I've known her since high school. We were all in a group together and I'm just really excited to introduce her to you guys~"
Madoka blinked.
"That's pretty lucky for the two of you to be in the same dorm."
"It really is~ Still, hopefully whoever ends up as her roommate treats her okay. Otherwise, they'll suffer my wrath!"
"Emirsdottir, I highly doubt you have wrath to show in the first place."
Hotaru pouted.
"That's not true! I can get mad if I wanted!"
Madoka chuckled a bit.
"Sure, I'll believe that. In any case, how do you want to do this?"
She smiled and set up a small cake slice with a candle on it.
"Before Misa-chan gets a chance to experience everyone else, I want to give her my own personal welcome~ You don't have to stick around if you don't want to."
"I'll do so just in case. Wouldn't want you to accidentally burn the dorm down."
Hotaru smiled.
"Great~! I can't wait to introduce you to her! She's really sweet~"
Hotaru then loaded up her message system to send Misaka a message.
Inbox
Message to: DJ_HoundCity
From: CandySlayerPhantom
Hi, Misa-chan! So looking forward to seeing you again~ Ah, when you get there, come over to room 307! I have a surprise for you~ :D
Message sent!
Hotaru grinned.
"And now it's time to wait..."
"Miss Koizumi? It'll all be okay. Miss Takamine and I are right here beside you. Nothing's going to happen, you're safe..."
Menou heard those words and took several deep breaths, sighing a bit before weakly hugging Kanade.
"T-Thank you, Kanade..."
Small tears were falling down before she realized what exactly she was doing. She quickly let go and hid her bright red face. Fuyumi just rubbed her back once she could find it.
"How are you feeling, Miss Koizumi?"
"Y-Yeah, I'm doing okay..."
This caused the blind girl to smile.
"That's quite a relief to hear. Now, you don't have to talk if you don't want to but what caused you to break down back there? No one's going to judge you, we're all quite concerned."
Fuyumi wasn't actually sure if Kanade would judge her for it but Fuyumi certainly wouldn't. She had quite a few panic attacks herself when she was going blind and knew how painful and terrifying it could be. Menou was about to answer but she then saw Nagisa.
"A-Ah, Nagisa..."
Fuyumi smiled, relieved that Menou was at least feeling a tiny bit better.
"Ah, so you are the fabled assassin. My name is Fuyumi Hirabayashi. If you perhaps need nutrients to sustain yourself for any slayings, come to me and I'll cook you an excellent meal."
Menou blinked, almost surprised at Fuyumi's wording. Did she seriously believe Nagisa was an assassin? Regardless, Menou did feel a little bit better though still majorly embarrassed about hugging her crush.
Akeno blinked. Did... Did he seriously want her to come along with him to get some ice cream? Akeno weighed her options a bit. On one hand, the two had just met and she didn't quite know everyone in the dorm well enough (no thanks to herself just being a doll and not a human) but on the other hand, it was an opportunity to make an actual friend. Akeno jumped at the chance.
"Oh, yeah! Sure thing~ I'd love to come along. I know a couple of ice cream places that sell tubs~"
She flashed him a warm smile. It was a little strange that he was dressed in women's clothing if he identified as a guy but Akeno wasn't about to question it. She had no room to talk herself as she was just a doll existing in human skin. At least, that's how her mother always made her feel like. The perfect doll to just be admired by everyone and never once allowed to show humanity or cracks.
"We should get going~ We can talk along the way if you need an idea on who people in the dorm are?"
Meanwhile, Madoka and Hotaru arrived back at Hotaru's dorm room and Hotaru seemed to be brimming with excitement and checking her phone every five minutes. Eventually, Madoka sighed and looked over at the half-Icelandic girl.
"Emirsdottir, what are you excited about?"
Hotaru then grinned at Madoka.
"Well, though the cakes are for everyone, there's one newcomer in particular I'm really excited to see again!"
"Is that right. Who's that?"
Hotaru hummed as a faint nostalgia clouded her mind.
"Mm... Her name is Misaki Amamiya. I've known her since high school. We were all in a group together and I'm just really excited to introduce her to you guys~"
Madoka blinked.
"That's pretty lucky for the two of you to be in the same dorm."
"It really is~ Still, hopefully whoever ends up as her roommate treats her okay. Otherwise, they'll suffer my wrath!"
"Emirsdottir, I highly doubt you have wrath to show in the first place."
Hotaru pouted.
"That's not true! I can get mad if I wanted!"
Madoka chuckled a bit.
"Sure, I'll believe that. In any case, how do you want to do this?"
She smiled and set up a small cake slice with a candle on it.
"Before Misa-chan gets a chance to experience everyone else, I want to give her my own personal welcome~ You don't have to stick around if you don't want to."
"I'll do so just in case. Wouldn't want you to accidentally burn the dorm down."
Hotaru smiled.
"Great~! I can't wait to introduce you to her! She's really sweet~"
Hotaru then loaded up her message system to send Misaka a message.
Inbox
Message to: DJ_HoundCity
From: CandySlayerPhantom
Hi, Misa-chan! So looking forward to seeing you again~ Ah, when you get there, come over to room 307! I have a surprise for you~ :D
Message sent!
Hotaru grinned.
"And now it's time to wait..."
"I mean, we're all fine and dandy now but-- what the--?"
Kanade paused as she felt arms thrown around her. She felt her face burn red- she hasn't been hugged in a while much less by a cryptid-- can't fucking think how did this-- what the fuck is she doing
She took in a sharp intake of breath when Koizumi let go, tuning in to the introductions being made by Nagisa and Fuyumi. Nagisa, on the other hand, furrowed her eyebrows and laughed awkwardly.
"I'm not actually-- it's a rumor, alright? Don't trust in rumors all too easily--"
A voice rang out.
A fucking, familiar voice.
Nagisa turned to the stage, seeing the resident troublemaker on the stage, telling everyone to rise for...the fucking national anthem. She wrinkled her nose.
"What the fuck is he doing...?"
"GET OFF THE STAGE!"
Somewhere in the crowd, Nagisa heard a sharp bark of--
"HEY! He said rise right?! So fuckin' rise!"
Nagisa sighed and lowered her head. What a great start to a great performance.
The air of the convenience store's air conditioners bite through her turtleneck and jacket. She involuntarily shivers; Misaka grabs a bag of chips, just to get a snack before she takes the long trek to Blue Lotus. The hotdog she had earlier would probably suffice as a dinner at this point.
She takes a sip of the cold beverage in her hand, and winces. Brain freeze.
Her phone buzzes in her pocket and she puts the bag of chips back to answer it. She glanced at the screen, relaxing when she recognized the familiar username.
>Reply
Message to: CandySlayerPhantom
From: DJ_HoundCity
Oh, I knew Yurin would rat me out to you guys. I was planning on surprising you but since we're both in St. Gabriel's I guess it couldn't be helped. XD 307 huh? I'll be there, at least when I get my things sorted out. Since you've been in there before me, could you help me out with the registry and stuff? I mean-- I wouldn't want to rely on my roommate, if I have one.
PS. a brief rundown on the residents would be nice. hahahah. XD
Message sent!
Misaka sighs and shoves her phone back. Time to make that trek back...
Kanade paused as she felt arms thrown around her. She felt her face burn red- she hasn't been hugged in a while much less by a cryptid-- can't fucking think how did this-- what the fuck is she doing
She took in a sharp intake of breath when Koizumi let go, tuning in to the introductions being made by Nagisa and Fuyumi. Nagisa, on the other hand, furrowed her eyebrows and laughed awkwardly.
"I'm not actually-- it's a rumor, alright? Don't trust in rumors all too easily--"
A voice rang out.
A fucking, familiar voice.
Nagisa turned to the stage, seeing the resident troublemaker on the stage, telling everyone to rise for...the fucking national anthem. She wrinkled her nose.
"What the fuck is he doing...?"
"GET OFF THE STAGE!"
Somewhere in the crowd, Nagisa heard a sharp bark of--
"HEY! He said rise right?! So fuckin' rise!"
Nagisa sighed and lowered her head. What a great start to a great performance.
The air of the convenience store's air conditioners bite through her turtleneck and jacket. She involuntarily shivers; Misaka grabs a bag of chips, just to get a snack before she takes the long trek to Blue Lotus. The hotdog she had earlier would probably suffice as a dinner at this point.
She takes a sip of the cold beverage in her hand, and winces. Brain freeze.
Her phone buzzes in her pocket and she puts the bag of chips back to answer it. She glanced at the screen, relaxing when she recognized the familiar username.
>Reply
Message to: CandySlayerPhantom
From: DJ_HoundCity
Oh, I knew Yurin would rat me out to you guys. I was planning on surprising you but since we're both in St. Gabriel's I guess it couldn't be helped. XD 307 huh? I'll be there, at least when I get my things sorted out. Since you've been in there before me, could you help me out with the registry and stuff? I mean-- I wouldn't want to rely on my roommate, if I have one.
PS. a brief rundown on the residents would be nice. hahahah. XD
Message sent!
Misaka sighs and shoves her phone back. Time to make that trek back...
Surprisingly enough, that little ploy worked. Almost too well in fact. Almost everyone in the crowd stood up. This in turn, allowed him to pinpoint the people he lost in the crowd somewhere away from the throng that waited in front of him.
"Ah, there they are!" Aziz happily waved at the girls. He can also see his homie Kujo telling others to rise up as well. It was almost like a revolution. Still, the crowd stood up to sing the national anthem so he might as well deliver it to them. Give the people what they want. Everyone's a lot pickier if it's free.
After he finished belting out on stage, everyone went back to their original positions. From the sides, two security members tackled him and escorted him out. No matter, he'll find a way out of this himself. He always does.
"Enjoy the show, guys~"
"Great then let's go!" Asagi cheered as he followed Akeno out to the streets. He hoped everyone would like this little surprise.
"Ah! Ritsuka-san? Please don't tell the others what we intend to do, 'kay?" Asagi made sure to remind the gossipy lady before heading out.
Trudging along the streets in that time of the day was a little bustling as most students are all headed home to take a break. Some were middle-class workers donning suits and suitcases, eyes always drifting to look at their watches. A couple of boys glanced at their direction and Asagi felt slight amused from the looks those kids were giving.
"So about the others..." Asagi started conversation with the girl accompanying him. "I wonder what everyone's like? I think I have a good grasp of Makoto and Miss Cel but I haven't really met the others yet. Makoto was planning on doing it over dinner but, I don't think it's possible right now--since everyone up and left after all."
"Ah, there they are!" Aziz happily waved at the girls. He can also see his homie Kujo telling others to rise up as well. It was almost like a revolution. Still, the crowd stood up to sing the national anthem so he might as well deliver it to them. Give the people what they want. Everyone's a lot pickier if it's free.
After he finished belting out on stage, everyone went back to their original positions. From the sides, two security members tackled him and escorted him out. No matter, he'll find a way out of this himself. He always does.
"Enjoy the show, guys~"
"Great then let's go!" Asagi cheered as he followed Akeno out to the streets. He hoped everyone would like this little surprise.
"Ah! Ritsuka-san? Please don't tell the others what we intend to do, 'kay?" Asagi made sure to remind the gossipy lady before heading out.
Trudging along the streets in that time of the day was a little bustling as most students are all headed home to take a break. Some were middle-class workers donning suits and suitcases, eyes always drifting to look at their watches. A couple of boys glanced at their direction and Asagi felt slight amused from the looks those kids were giving.
"So about the others..." Asagi started conversation with the girl accompanying him. "I wonder what everyone's like? I think I have a good grasp of Makoto and Miss Cel but I haven't really met the others yet. Makoto was planning on doing it over dinner but, I don't think it's possible right now--since everyone up and left after all."
Menou was rather confused as to why everyone was doing the national anthem but focusing on the lyrics and song helped calm her down quite a bit. She supposed she had to thank Aziz for helping her calm down along with the others but she was unsure if she wanted to go out in public any time soon. Still, she turned her attention back to Fuyumi, who smiled at her.
"Do you feel a little bit better, Miss Koizumi?"
"Y-Yeah... Thanks, everyone... Still, how the heck is Aziz going to get out of that spot?"
Akeno flashed him a grin. Truthfully, she was very excited to get to know the young man standing next to her. But first things first, she needed to introduce the others.
"Oh, right! Yeah, I can tell you a little bit about everyone."
Akeno didn't know too many details considering no one really wanted to get to know her better but she could at least tell him the basics.
"Let's stat with the girls first. I can't tell you about any newcomers but I do know a little bit about the other girls. First is Hotaru Emirsdottir. She works at a maid café, graduated from Seven Stars and is taking some classes in Interior design. She's really sweet and wants the best for everyone around her. Her roommate is Menou Koizumi. I think if you know Makoto then you know a bit about Menou but she's a bit of a shut in. No one really knows why though, but try to be careful around her. Ah, there's also my roommate Noa Arai. She's really smart but people don't like her much because she can be blunt around other people."
She seemed a little bit sad.
"I find it kind of unfair. Noa-chan should have friends too, which is why I'm trying to be her friend. Ah, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Next is Nagisa Makinami. There's a bit of a rumor going on that she's the assassin but don't take it too seriously. She's pretty quiet but she's not a shut in like Menou is. Her roommate is Sora Kyousuke. No one really knows much about Sora Kyousuke because she's almost always out on her job. But, I've seen the job she works at and it's really nice. Lastly, we have Kanade Takamine. She..."
Akeno looked down to think of a good word to describe her without being mean.
"I think a good word to describe her is... unique. She speaks her mind a lot and can be a bit mean but she's the perfect person to be around if you want to have fun. Now let's move on to the guys~"
She grinned a bit at him.
"Since you already know Makoto, let's start off with his ex-roommate; Aziz Harumi. Aziz gets a bit of a bad reputation but is otherwise a decent guy. He's charismatic in his own right but he's a bit of a trickster so watch out. His roommate and partner in crime is Kujo Nobuyuki. I heard he's part of a gang so be careful there but he seems like a really cool guy to be around if you're friendly to him. And then there's Soichiro Tanizaki. If you meet him, don't freak out if he speaks in a weird language about Tyrannica and relics and ascending to higher powers."
She let out a very weak and almost breathy laugh, coughing afterwards.
"In any case, Soichiro imagined a world of his own and that's really admirable. I really like how he can be himself without worrying about others judging him... But I'm getting off track again. There's also Madoka Ikeda. Madoka is quiet and anti-social except when he's around Yoite and Hotaru. Still, he's really passionate about films and filmmaking so if you want to be friends with him, maybe start off with a conversation about movies? Lastly is my good friend Yoite Arakaki! He's a super sweet guy who always tries to communicate for me. I'll get to myself after I'm done with Yoite, but he's also an incredible artist who loves all kinds of paintings~ Definitely get to know him better if you're looking for instant popularity. Though, I'm not too interested in that stuff. I'm more interested in being friends with people who seem nice."
Akeno spun around to flash Asagi a happy grin.
"And that just leaves me~ So, I'm not entirely sure how to describe myself. My mom wants me to be the perfect girl that always gets good grades so I can marry a doctor and start a successful career in a perfect household. But... I don't really want that. I'm more interested in music but that's about it. I haven't really gotten enough time to develop too many likes so sorry. But, I can say that I'll be a lifelong and loyal friend if you'll have me~ Ah, you're probably also wondering why I'm using a text to speech app? That's mainly because I'm mute. But, I'm working on getting my voice back. The reason why I lost it is a bit too complicated to talk about though..."
Well, Menou put her real self out in the open and she was hopeful Asagi would accept it. He seemed like a nice enough guy.
Message to: DJ_HoundCity
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Oh, yeah! Absolutely! Completely spaced on that. Haha~ I'll meet you in the lobby to help you out and we can talk about the other people in here when you show up~ See you soon!
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Hotaru squealed happily, causing Madoka to sigh a bit.
"So I take it she's almost here."
Hotaru quickly hid the cake and put out the candle before taking his hand.
"We're meeting her in the lobby, come on!"
After a couple of protests, Hotaru dragged Madoka down to the lobby where the two of them waited.
"Do you feel a little bit better, Miss Koizumi?"
"Y-Yeah... Thanks, everyone... Still, how the heck is Aziz going to get out of that spot?"
Akeno flashed him a grin. Truthfully, she was very excited to get to know the young man standing next to her. But first things first, she needed to introduce the others.
"Oh, right! Yeah, I can tell you a little bit about everyone."
Akeno didn't know too many details considering no one really wanted to get to know her better but she could at least tell him the basics.
"Let's stat with the girls first. I can't tell you about any newcomers but I do know a little bit about the other girls. First is Hotaru Emirsdottir. She works at a maid café, graduated from Seven Stars and is taking some classes in Interior design. She's really sweet and wants the best for everyone around her. Her roommate is Menou Koizumi. I think if you know Makoto then you know a bit about Menou but she's a bit of a shut in. No one really knows why though, but try to be careful around her. Ah, there's also my roommate Noa Arai. She's really smart but people don't like her much because she can be blunt around other people."
She seemed a little bit sad.
"I find it kind of unfair. Noa-chan should have friends too, which is why I'm trying to be her friend. Ah, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Next is Nagisa Makinami. There's a bit of a rumor going on that she's the assassin but don't take it too seriously. She's pretty quiet but she's not a shut in like Menou is. Her roommate is Sora Kyousuke. No one really knows much about Sora Kyousuke because she's almost always out on her job. But, I've seen the job she works at and it's really nice. Lastly, we have Kanade Takamine. She..."
Akeno looked down to think of a good word to describe her without being mean.
"I think a good word to describe her is... unique. She speaks her mind a lot and can be a bit mean but she's the perfect person to be around if you want to have fun. Now let's move on to the guys~"
She grinned a bit at him.
"Since you already know Makoto, let's start off with his ex-roommate; Aziz Harumi. Aziz gets a bit of a bad reputation but is otherwise a decent guy. He's charismatic in his own right but he's a bit of a trickster so watch out. His roommate and partner in crime is Kujo Nobuyuki. I heard he's part of a gang so be careful there but he seems like a really cool guy to be around if you're friendly to him. And then there's Soichiro Tanizaki. If you meet him, don't freak out if he speaks in a weird language about Tyrannica and relics and ascending to higher powers."
She let out a very weak and almost breathy laugh, coughing afterwards.
"In any case, Soichiro imagined a world of his own and that's really admirable. I really like how he can be himself without worrying about others judging him... But I'm getting off track again. There's also Madoka Ikeda. Madoka is quiet and anti-social except when he's around Yoite and Hotaru. Still, he's really passionate about films and filmmaking so if you want to be friends with him, maybe start off with a conversation about movies? Lastly is my good friend Yoite Arakaki! He's a super sweet guy who always tries to communicate for me. I'll get to myself after I'm done with Yoite, but he's also an incredible artist who loves all kinds of paintings~ Definitely get to know him better if you're looking for instant popularity. Though, I'm not too interested in that stuff. I'm more interested in being friends with people who seem nice."
Akeno spun around to flash Asagi a happy grin.
"And that just leaves me~ So, I'm not entirely sure how to describe myself. My mom wants me to be the perfect girl that always gets good grades so I can marry a doctor and start a successful career in a perfect household. But... I don't really want that. I'm more interested in music but that's about it. I haven't really gotten enough time to develop too many likes so sorry. But, I can say that I'll be a lifelong and loyal friend if you'll have me~ Ah, you're probably also wondering why I'm using a text to speech app? That's mainly because I'm mute. But, I'm working on getting my voice back. The reason why I lost it is a bit too complicated to talk about though..."
Well, Menou put her real self out in the open and she was hopeful Asagi would accept it. He seemed like a nice enough guy.
Message to: DJ_HoundCity
From: CandySlayerPhantom
Oh, yeah! Absolutely! Completely spaced on that. Haha~ I'll meet you in the lobby to help you out and we can talk about the other people in here when you show up~ See you soon!
Message sent
Hotaru squealed happily, causing Madoka to sigh a bit.
"So I take it she's almost here."
Hotaru quickly hid the cake and put out the candle before taking his hand.
"We're meeting her in the lobby, come on!"
After a couple of protests, Hotaru dragged Madoka down to the lobby where the two of them waited.
"Holy shit, they threw him out!"
Practically manic laughter emanated from Kanade, who seemed to have recovered from her earlier terrified state. Nagisa wrinkled her nose a bit, playing with her hair a little.
"Didn't he invite you guys? Bit of a shame he won't be able to watch."
"Oh? You're worrying over him Nagisa? Ha! I knew you had something on the guy!"
"No, of course not."
Kujo soon came barreling towards them, laughing all the way.
"Yo, what's up?! Did you see that?! That's my roommate!"
"He just got thrown out, Nobuyuki."
"He'll find a way around it~ Come on, the performance might start soon! Loosen up!"
Misaka had just stepped out of the convenience store and into the streets when she passed by a pair of-- girls? A girl and a boy? She furrowed her eyebrows, about to dismiss it, but heard the tone and electronic speaker of a text-to-speech app.
She turned; the girl, or at least, one of the girls was using the same app she had. Not that they had the same voice, obviously, but she briefly caught the screen of the app on the girl's phone. But she wouldn't have noticed it had she not heard the name Hotaru Emirsdottir being mentioned.
Maybe they were residents of Blue Lotus too...?
She stopped walking, and stared after them for a bit.
...Maybe tailing them wouldn't hurt. She was a nonexistent entity. She reached up, pulled her hat over her head a little and looked down at her phone to make it look like she wasn't exactly following them, just headed in the same direction.
Practically manic laughter emanated from Kanade, who seemed to have recovered from her earlier terrified state. Nagisa wrinkled her nose a bit, playing with her hair a little.
"Didn't he invite you guys? Bit of a shame he won't be able to watch."
"Oh? You're worrying over him Nagisa? Ha! I knew you had something on the guy!"
"No, of course not."
Kujo soon came barreling towards them, laughing all the way.
"Yo, what's up?! Did you see that?! That's my roommate!"
"He just got thrown out, Nobuyuki."
"He'll find a way around it~ Come on, the performance might start soon! Loosen up!"
Misaka had just stepped out of the convenience store and into the streets when she passed by a pair of-- girls? A girl and a boy? She furrowed her eyebrows, about to dismiss it, but heard the tone and electronic speaker of a text-to-speech app.
She turned; the girl, or at least, one of the girls was using the same app she had. Not that they had the same voice, obviously, but she briefly caught the screen of the app on the girl's phone. But she wouldn't have noticed it had she not heard the name Hotaru Emirsdottir being mentioned.
Maybe they were residents of Blue Lotus too...?
She stopped walking, and stared after them for a bit.
...Maybe tailing them wouldn't hurt. She was a nonexistent entity. She reached up, pulled her hat over her head a little and looked down at her phone to make it look like she wasn't exactly following them, just headed in the same direction.
"Ah yes, Hotaru. Didn't really talk to her much back in high school..." Asagi recalled his time in Seven Stars. Contrary to initial expectations, that had been one of the most memorable times in his life. He was pretty much the reason why Raven's band couldn't count as an all-girls troupe, regardless of how he looked.
"Ah, good times~"
The other people didn't seem too bad upon Akeno's description. Of course, they hadn't met him yet so he wasn't sure how the others would've judged him. If Makoto is anything to go by though, it appears he wouldn't have such a difficult time.
Of course, Akeno introduced herself too, going as far as to inform him about her being mute. "That explains the app then..." He reckoned as he listened attentively.
"Hey, if you don't want to talk about something then I won't press on. I have my own skeletons I prefer to keep in the closet too. Everyone does. Still, don't your fingers get tired typing after a while? I guess when you've been using it for too long, your body starts adapting."
As they went on their small journey though, Asagi noticed something from the corner of his eye. A weird person wearing a hat that covered their face was tailing them. He wondered if it was some on-campus pervert or something. "Haha! Wonder what the look on their face is going to be once they see what's under "this" skirt."
"Well, I guess we're here!" Asagi practically dragged Akeno inside the small air-conditioned shop with him, all the way into the freezers. "Whoah! So many different flavors. Hey! You got any best sellers here?" Asagi yelled at the clerk minding the counter, who only gave him an odd look. However, he was really trying to look back to see if that person's still tailing them.
"So, which ones do we get? They've got a bunch of flavors here like cookie dough, coffee crumble and stuff. Basic flavors too!" Asagi asks Akeno, leaning down on the large freezer.
"Someone's following us..." Asagi whispered.
"Ah, good times~"
The other people didn't seem too bad upon Akeno's description. Of course, they hadn't met him yet so he wasn't sure how the others would've judged him. If Makoto is anything to go by though, it appears he wouldn't have such a difficult time.
Of course, Akeno introduced herself too, going as far as to inform him about her being mute. "That explains the app then..." He reckoned as he listened attentively.
"Hey, if you don't want to talk about something then I won't press on. I have my own skeletons I prefer to keep in the closet too. Everyone does. Still, don't your fingers get tired typing after a while? I guess when you've been using it for too long, your body starts adapting."
As they went on their small journey though, Asagi noticed something from the corner of his eye. A weird person wearing a hat that covered their face was tailing them. He wondered if it was some on-campus pervert or something. "Haha! Wonder what the look on their face is going to be once they see what's under "this" skirt."
"Well, I guess we're here!" Asagi practically dragged Akeno inside the small air-conditioned shop with him, all the way into the freezers. "Whoah! So many different flavors. Hey! You got any best sellers here?" Asagi yelled at the clerk minding the counter, who only gave him an odd look. However, he was really trying to look back to see if that person's still tailing them.
"So, which ones do we get? They've got a bunch of flavors here like cookie dough, coffee crumble and stuff. Basic flavors too!" Asagi asks Akeno, leaning down on the large freezer.
"Someone's following us..." Asagi whispered.
Menou just took a couple of deep breaths in an attempt to relax herself. When she managed to do so, she focused in on the performance. Fuyumi closed her blind eyes to listen to the music better and smiled at how good the performers sounded. Menou in term felt more and more calm as she kept on listening to the music. She kept quiet so as not to disturb Fuyumi or the others and focused on listening to the songs being played.
"Huh... So, we're being followed..."
Akeno just nodded to show that she understood what Asagi was talking about. Truthfully, her fingers were in a bit of pain from using the text to speech app. Normally, she'd be okay due to using sign language but since she only recently got the app, it was a bit of a pain to use. Still, Akeno noticed the person that was supposedly following them. They wore a hat that covered their face so Akeno couldn't get a good look at them. Still, Akeno motioned to the basic flavors of ice cream as well as cotton candy, cookie dough and birthday cake. She remembered Hotaru liking cotton candy and Yoite and Noa enjoying cookie dough ice cream. Plus, no one can go wrong with the classics. As for the birthday cake? Akeno remembered getting it after a successful choir outing and enjoying it. She smiled widely in the hopes that he would accept and wondered what to do to get the stalker off of their backs.
"Huh... So, we're being followed..."
Akeno just nodded to show that she understood what Asagi was talking about. Truthfully, her fingers were in a bit of pain from using the text to speech app. Normally, she'd be okay due to using sign language but since she only recently got the app, it was a bit of a pain to use. Still, Akeno noticed the person that was supposedly following them. They wore a hat that covered their face so Akeno couldn't get a good look at them. Still, Akeno motioned to the basic flavors of ice cream as well as cotton candy, cookie dough and birthday cake. She remembered Hotaru liking cotton candy and Yoite and Noa enjoying cookie dough ice cream. Plus, no one can go wrong with the classics. As for the birthday cake? Akeno remembered getting it after a successful choir outing and enjoying it. She smiled widely in the hopes that he would accept and wondered what to do to get the stalker off of their backs.
Nagisa rolls her eyes after Kujo had finally quieted down to hear the performance. She takes a brief glance at everyone around her; Kujo was too busy looking at one of the female performers on stage, as if he wasn't even listening to the music. Holding back a scoff, she turned her eyes to the others.
Koizumi was focusing on the performance, and Hirabayashi had her eyes closed. Nagisa hummed a bit, turning her attention to Kanade, who had surprisingly gone silent. She was surprised to find the blonde with her arms crossed over her chest, staring at the stage- though it was obvious that she was deep in thought about something. Whether it were one of her jokes, or she was just thinking about the next kit, there was no doubt that the music was reminding her of something. Nagisa just couldn't pinpoint what it was.
"Well, I wouldn't pry."
Nagisa just sighed a bit and stared back at the stage to watch.
Misaka has the crushing feeling she's been spotted.
But she's come this far, and she swears she's not stalking, just eavesdropping, and at the time she feels like she's seen that pink hair with the white streak before...
Wait.
She racks her brain for an idea. Stepping just the tiniest bit closer, she peers out at the two again. She's definitely seen that before...
The sound of guitar shreds and the cheering of the crowd fills her ears when she recognizes the person.
"Isn't that-- the bassist from the Star Section in the Battle of the Bands at Seven Stars...?"
She should know, she was the pianist for the Reserve, but it didn't hurt to at least attempt to figure out who it was.
Koizumi was focusing on the performance, and Hirabayashi had her eyes closed. Nagisa hummed a bit, turning her attention to Kanade, who had surprisingly gone silent. She was surprised to find the blonde with her arms crossed over her chest, staring at the stage- though it was obvious that she was deep in thought about something. Whether it were one of her jokes, or she was just thinking about the next kit, there was no doubt that the music was reminding her of something. Nagisa just couldn't pinpoint what it was.
"Well, I wouldn't pry."
Nagisa just sighed a bit and stared back at the stage to watch.
Misaka has the crushing feeling she's been spotted.
But she's come this far, and she swears she's not stalking, just eavesdropping, and at the time she feels like she's seen that pink hair with the white streak before...
Wait.
She racks her brain for an idea. Stepping just the tiniest bit closer, she peers out at the two again. She's definitely seen that before...
The sound of guitar shreds and the cheering of the crowd fills her ears when she recognizes the person.
"Isn't that-- the bassist from the Star Section in the Battle of the Bands at Seven Stars...?"
She should know, she was the pianist for the Reserve, but it didn't hurt to at least attempt to figure out who it was.
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Chiyoko Hirai
"Nothing changes unless you make the changes yourself. If you want success and love and all that, you need to earn it first."
Hayato Morikawa
"I can't guarantee your safety, especially when you start messing with us."
Kazenari Tohsaka
"Let's be rational here, okay?"
Kazuya Tamashiro
"Seriously, can we stop with the doll jokes?"
Tadakatsu Fukui
"... Eh."
Genji Yukitora
"These bandages tell many stories."
Kirika Katsuragi
"..."
Fuyumi Hirabayashi
"What kinds of food are your favorite? Honestly, I like all of them but I have a small preference towards French."
Misaka Amamiya
"If you think I'm loud, my new roommate screams louder." --Kanade Takamine
Asagi Arakawa
"Hehehe~"
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Kazuya Tamashiro
"Seriously, can we stop with the doll jokes?"
Nagisa Makinami
"If you would kindly turn down your music, I'll take off one of the reasons to kill you off my list."
Noa Arai
"There's nothing in this world that can't be explained logically. If you want me to believe ghosts exist, they'll have to do something unexplainable."
Makoto Itsuna
"Good evening to you too."
Fuyumi Hirabayashi
"What kinds of food are your favorite? Honestly, I like all of them but I have a small preference towards French."
Sora Kyousuke
"I usually get off around 9 so..."
Hayato Morikawa
"I can't guarantee your safety, especially when you start messing with us."
Menou Koizumi
"Ah... Please, don't come near a godless sinner like me..."
Soichiro Tanizaki
"Every dorm has its crazies. He's one of them." --Nagisa Makinami
Madoka Ikeda
"Parents don't really think I can do anything, so that's why I'm here. To prove them wrong."
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Noa Arai
"There's nothing in this world that can't be explained logically. If you want me to believe ghosts exist, they'll have to do something unexplainable."
Aziz Harumi
"Look out! An invisible laser! Heh, just kidding~"
Madoka Ikeda
"Parents don't really think I can do anything, so that's why I'm here. To prove them wrong."
Kazuya Tamashiro
"Seriously, can we stop with the doll jokes?"
Soichiro Tanizaki
"Every dorm has its crazies. He's one of them." --Nagisa Makinami
Asagi Arakawa
"Hehehe~"
Makoto Itsuna
"Good evening to you too."
Kujo Nobuyuki
"Drive it like you stole it!"
Kanade Takamine
"I found all of my old inventions and sheet music but I can't find where I asked for your opinion!"
Sora Kyousuke
"I usually get off around 9 so..."
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