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[adsum]

[ She takes the PDA in hand and turns it this way and that before squinting at what parts of the message she can make out on the screen, silently mouthing the words.

...

Yeah, no, there are no lightbulbs going off here. ]

I dunno. But it looks to me like whoever owned it was attacked, since the PDA is useful so long as you're alive. [ From what she feels, it wouldn't have been doing by the owner on purpose. ] Everybody can see everybody's messages on these things, so I can't tell either whether somebody was in the middle of writing it, or if it'd been posted. In that case, it could be anybody in the middle of reading it.

[adsum]

[ It's sincere enough for Miss VP, who takes her seat back and holds a tissue to her face and tries not to frown too much when Kokichi tells her these things. ]

Who's making you cry...?

[ Bullying?? in her school??? ]

[closewithnewintown]

Oh, no, I'm talking about my actual school. [said vaguely snidely, like she's daring her to say boo about that objectively true fact.] "Dropping out" of this place probably involves being pushed off the roof.

[or becoming hamburgers you don't know.]

[sisters]

Hm.

( always? with that, it's amami's turn not to understand; he gives an almost doubtful look through the glass. )

I guess that might normally be the case, but... when you came up to the door, a few minutes ago, I saw that you didn't seem to be able to get in.

( there's no getting around asking about it, but he wants to see if the other has anything to offer in terms of an explanation. )

[adsum]

[ She turns to the counselor ]

Maybe you should be talking with her...

[ This seems like a counselor discussion ]

[contrarily]

( the clock tower... she wants to say no, because she's got enough bad memories of that place to last her a lifetime, but it's not as if they've got a lot of choices here. this time of day, most places around the school are full of students, so... if she's displeased by this, it doesn't show on her face, a flash of a smile when she nods. )

Sure, that works! ( last time she was there, jekyll was warning her to stay away from a murderer... the irony...

either way, she ignores the murmurs and giggles, waits for rokkun to get up before she moves, and winks at akira on her way out, because he looked embarrassed and nervous and she's a shark in the water, smelling blood. out on the corridor, she turns towards him before setting off in the direction of the clock tower and offers him a sheepish apology: )

Sorry if that's gonna make people talk... I didn't wanna cause trouble, but I really wanted to talk to you! ( puppy kouhai eyes )

[closewithnewintown]

[SIGHS and here she thought they'd made such progress.]

There's people here who hurt people for fun, and people that live in the ceiling and eat bugs, and you think I'm cuckoo for talking about the home I was stolen from?

[adsum]

[ Eat bugs...........

How do you suggest institutionalization without being rude about it? ]

[adsum]

[ Akira spends the rest of the school year unable to meet Rika's eyes.

Anyways, "sorry for making people talk" and "I didn't want to cause trouble" together is sort of, hm, but he just laughs it off, waving his hand as if physically dismissing the apology. ]

It's no trouble. I'll always make time for you, and I actually prefer this over getting my nose nearly broken any time you want to talk.

[trialbyliar]

[He makes a surprised face, as if just noticing that he let that slip. Whoopsie!]

O-oh, don't worry!! No one at school! I have lots of friends here, I'd stay here aaaall the time if I could!

[moderating]

I don't see you though, it's nice to meet you. Are you an Ai?

[ Nanami asks quaintly, simple enough. Her eyes look over to Akira, wondering if he is okay. ]

We can stop if it makes you uncomfortable?

[adsum]

[ Kazuki nods, but doesn't seem to think much of it. ]

The plants along the wall need watering, but those inside the building are not part of my domain. I need not tend to them.

[ Taking care of the inside of the school is the janitor's job, thanks. There's little to no reason for Kazuki to want to go indoors, tasty students aside. ]

[contrarily]

( akira no... don't show fear or she will Come For You...

anyway, she always wants to cause trouble and get everyone looking at her, so obviously that was a big, fat lie. his smile is reassuring, though; she returns it and turns on her heel, heading towards the clock tower at a leisure pace.

... she's not actually in any rush, if only because she wishes this was as simple of conversation to have as "i like you, wanna date?"

how do you obtain your perfect high school romance while also balancing murder... )

That was one time!! ( she huffs, defensive. ) And I was considering kicking a ball through the door, but then figured I might hit your scaredy-cat friend instead, so I changed my mind!

[adsum]

[ Not Kokichi being bullied outside of school!! Miss VP breathes out a little "Oh...!" like she isn't sure whether she should bring it up, but... but! ]

I'm glad for that, Ouma-kun. Keep your friends close, okay?

[ she tries to smile for him, but... mmm ]

Maybe this isn't my place to ask, but... Is everything okay at home?

[ Nobody wants to stay at school all the time unless the alternative is worse. ]

[closewithnewintown]

You can make me play the game, but I won't treat it like it's not make believe. It wouldn't be fair. [so, nyeh.]

[adsum]

Akira?

[ Like he knows exactly which scaredy-cat friend Rika is talking about. But also he glances over at her like he's making sure she didn't bring a soccer ball with her. ]

He might cry if you did, so I wouldn't have let you do that.

[adsum]

As long as you play along.

[ That's fine, isn't it? Some people are more self-aware than others, that's just how people are. The counselor turns the two of them away from his door, goodbye. ]

I wish you all the best, Miss Meanswell.

[sisters]

( well that's good for him and all, but the tasty students kind of want to get outside, so...

also, amami's still not quite convinced he wasn't trying to open the fridge. )

And the light?

[contrarily]

( no ball on her, nor anywhere near her feet. today... akira is safe. tomorrow? who knows. )

Oh yeah? And what would you have done? ( well, she supposes he could've jumped in front of him valiantly... but the ball would've been a surprise? are his reflexes that good? ) You just gotta resign yourself to the fact he can become my victim at any time!

[adsum]

[ Akira's head snaps up in alarm, one hand frantically waving while the other holds a finger to his lips, but it's already too late, more letters show up on the screen ]

is HE here

[adsum]

[ Look... sometimes you just want to take a peek. See what's available for a midnight snacking. ]

A reminder to stay on my side of the boundary. Do you wish to cross?

[closewithnewintown]

Thanks. I am gonna need it.

[when the door is closed, she gives nurse-chan a look of mild judgement (counselor-san is at least honest in his creepy way), and then she just. leaves. gotta go write everything down in her diary, after all.]

[sisters]

Maybe.

( no promises, freak. )

More importantly: why is there a boundary in place?

[adsum]

[ Poor Akira's dead... he'll just have to protect himself with his sad face and the fact that he wears glasses— you can't attack a kid who wears glasses, that's rude. ]

Hm... If it's with you, I suppose he's a lost cause after all. The only way to keep him safe is if I eat up all your time.

[ And he's got soccer to play and murders to do, so he can't be there all the time. ]

[sunstead]

[welp, it was worth a shot. WHEN will he figure out wtf this message is about, sigh...]

What about the name? S-E, and maybe two other letters. It's not Kouji Seki, or Izumi Sena. Does anyone come to mind?