Setting
He woke up with a killer headache; not unusual, but he hadn't been trying anything unusual last night...
Probably?
The afterimages in his eyes cleared up one after another, and the stocky young man pulled himself to his feet. His clean and clear-pressed uniform was familiar if you went to a certain small provincial school; and completely unremarkable, otherwise. But as for what was around him...
Rubbing dust from his somewhat thoughtful brown eyes, Gotou noticed almost immediately that everything had fallen into disrepair. There were layers of dust - and other things, colours and accents that he couldn't readily identify, and he sure hoped were... Paint, or rust, or something...
Stuff like that was everywhere.
But what immediately stood out was the bear.
It appeared to be a small, plush, somewhat cosy black-and-white creature. The kind you'd find in a cheap gift store.
Not exactly hating things like that, Gotou advanced cautiously, gulping down air. The lack of artificial lighting meant that the only source available were what seemed to be lances of natural light, jaggedly piercing through broken windows that neither birds nor insects congregated against. Indeed; if anything...
The entire place seemed dead.
Which is when he heard it; a sound. Jumping to his feet, and placing his hand roughly against his heart (or where he vaguely remembered his heart being), Gotou yelled out a challenge so quickly that his voice cracked -
"H, h, hey! If there's anyone there, SURRENDER IMMEDIATELY! The police, the SDF, and various special agencies, are... Are..."
But he was scared; and confused; and alone.
... Possibly. But - was that the warm and encouraging scent of brewing coffee?
Swallowing deeply, his tone softened - a little hesitant.
"Is - is someone alive, out there..?"
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