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I know I wasn't.

( well, she was — she remembers the test, sure, but she's also aware that the memory is, most likely, a total fluke. the real memory takes precedence; she recalls her own school, with the orange blazers and not-long-and-ugly skirts, and everything becomes a little less confusing. )

... mm... ( humming, she glances over to komaeda. ) Not that I'm against setting shit on fire, but we should wait for the dorms to be restored first, at least. If the whole thing burns down, we won't have anywhere to live, y'know? ( and, unlike komaeda, she's not fine with just going to live with raccoons in the trashcans behind the school, so...

she offers rokuro a reassuring smile. )

No worries, senpai! We'll totally never cause any trouble! ( leaning down to the sitting komaeda's level, she presses their cheeks together, reaching around to tug at his lips and force him into a smile. they're angels and they totally won't be discussing the whole documentation thing later — )

( tested to get in? hello... not like hope's peak where they were chosen for their abilities... )

Entrance exams must have been no challenge for you, are they the same every year?

( suspicious, rokkun. komaeda will remember that, anway, he'll focus on the entrance exams.

with rika's encouragement, he's pressed against her cheek to feign innocence, and he goes along with it since this is a very important matter. of course, he was thinking about lighting the school on fire, he has memories of bombing his previous because he didn't want them to take a test when they're at their lowest. let it show itself in this school next and komaeda will light it up indiscriminately all for the sake of hope, but for now, he'll make sure not to cause trouble. )

Dorms would be nice to have...

( to show that he's willing to play fair and by the rules for this second, and buddy up with rika after seeing what her goals are as the conversation prolonged. he's going to place an arm around rika's waist to keep them together, and with his other hand, he's grabbing her free arm to place her hand on his chest, over his heart. ) We can get those first, and you'll be proud of us. ( and the trouble they'll cause once they obtain them, that is :) )

[ He scoffs at this blatant lie, and then starts to laugh, because who are they kidding and why? It doesn't matter much to him how they're living... he's seen their blanket forts. That sort of setup is much more comfortable than what he's got at home anyways. ]

Well, do your best. If you can make cakes like this, I'm sure you'll fundraise your dorms by the end of the year.

( wow, look at them, cooperating for once. it's a christmas miracle done early! that said, she looks almost bewildered when komaeda places her hand on his chest... not because he's playing along, but because she did not expect him to have any titties? hello? why isn't your chest caving in? extremely weird. )

Weell, actually... ( i said she approached ishimaru on 6/8-ish so the ish gives me wiggle room. yes. (alice voice) close enough ) Marumaru said we can go for our maid cafe slash host club idea!

( she beams, triumphant. the shirtless calendar was a no-go, even after she assured him chiaki would buy it out had izumi participated, so alas... )

Exciting, isn't it? I'm gonna look sooooooo cute in a maid dress. ( sighs wistfully, glancing over to komaeda... pinches his cheek. ) Maybe we can put Koma-kyun in a suit, too... Oh, Senpai, do you know anyone who can sew? We'll definitely need help with the outfits.

( cakes? he's surprised like... how normal that is, it kind of throws him off to the point he doesn't realize rika's copping a fucking squeeze. does rokkun really believe komaeda to agree to something so simple, so domestic, so... bomb the yogenment. where's the hitman ideas, that's some people's fantasies.

when she mentions the cafe idea, komaeda hums as he looks between rika and rokkun. )

I enjoy escape rooms more... ( personal preference because they aren't that noisy, but he'll make do. ) Modify the outfits to be like animals, you remind me of an aggressive kitten.

( she puffs up when she doesn't get her way when has been seen many times at those family meetings. )

You can have triangles for ears, and things like that. As for Rokkun... ( let's see... maybe horse tail and ears. ) Wombat.

[ wombat

All he knows about wombats is that they're a dying species, which he supposes is fitting even if nobody's going to guess the right animal with just little round ears on his head. ]

Your cafe slash host club is going to need food to serve, you know. [ His cupcakes are still relevant, thank you very much. ] And most people just rent outfits? There's no need to sew anything from scratch... If you want something custom made, ask whoever's in the home ec club. Akira can also sew. ...in a sense. Bully him into it.

( wombat... )

Hmm... well, I guess animal ears are an easy accessory to include! Though, I'm not sure about wombat ears... you might need to pick something more generic... maybe a dog for Koma-kyun, and a fox or a wolf for Senpai! Oh, a rabbit is also an option... or a mouse!

( she's just gonna ignore the fact that komaeda called her aggressive and move on. she's the cutest, most docile, most amazing girl ever, thank you very much. )

Renting is fine, but we'd need someone to do it for us... on top of that, Marumaru needs to approve the outfits. ( she hums thoughtfully. ) But if Akki can make some modifications... 'cause, like, I want my dress to be super special, you know? ( HMMM HMM HMM ) Oh, maybe Chiakkin could help us with the renting... I'll tell her she gets to pick what outfit Senacchi is gonna be in... Oh, Senpai! Do you wanna help with the food?

( the cogs are turning. )

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Now, now... ( that's not okay, but he has to act like the normal person for like five minutes while rika is going insane with her thoughts. she's young, so her imagination is endless which isn't a bad thing. ) You can't pick and choose the people you want for this, Kawaii-san, but if you the perfect blackmail...

( then maybe it's okay, he's not going to complain. )

Getting Fujioka-kun on your side should be first, but be careful... apparently he has a tendency of lighting people on fire.

( is he saying this around rokkun while looking in his direction to figure out if he was lying or not? hell yeah. does he care? not really. perhaps they're going to akira when they need the school lit up. )

[ He huffs a laugh at the mention of Akira lighting people on fire. Make of that what you will. ]

This is all stuff you should discuss with Marumaru, isn't it? The expenses involved, the manpower you need... It's going to require money upfront, but it's not as if the student council is without funds. If you can convince Maya it's worth it, a lot of your problems will be solved.

[ Or they can scavenge school materials and make it happen themselves, if they don't want to sacrifice Natsume's fingers. ]

Whaaa... ? Akki, setting people on fire? No way... he looked like he was going to burst into flames himself, last time I spoke to him. He can't even look me in the eye, y'know? Sooo cute... like a little, trembling mouse!

( sighs... wanna torment him bad... )

True, though, all of this has to go through Marumaru first. But, it's okay, because Marumaru loooooves me and will absolutely say yes to anything I think of, I'm sure of it!

( or rather, she'll corner him into agreeing, because she's terrible and persistent and not above using dirty tactics. you know, gentle persuasion. )

Maya-chin, though, huh... Kuuderes are so hard to crack, but maybe... ( RUBS CHIN THOUGHTFULLY. maybe natsume can work some magic, once he pleads his way back into her graces... )

He's pretty weak which is true, but if he managed to set Rokkun afire once... doesn't that mean he's willing to do anything?

( he seems off-put about everything around him, and komaeda has never seen that man not tremble which says a lot about him. whether he's afraid or knows something more does dwell in komaeda's mind, but there's one thing that remains true. )

But you managed to overcome it since you're laughing... I'm proud of you.

( just a little praise, not too much. of course, his eyes move towards rika's words about ishimaru's affections, and you know... how he is about ultimates... he's bothered now. almost like he doubts it, but he won't say anything. actually, i'm crying how dare she call ishimaru by a pet name? he's going to go insane. he ignored it first time, but now... it's mocking him. )

... ( woo sah... ) There has to be someone to talk to Arisu-san... one time she accepted a cabinet without a name attached. All I said was that it's a surprise from someone.

[ Rokkun looks a little bothered about Ishimaru's affections too? Hey, Marumaru, you watch your back. ]

It doesn't have to be her directly— no, I'm not scheming anything more with you guys. I'll make cupcakes, okay? That'll be my contribution.

[ Maybe wear wolf ears if Rika asks him, but that's it. ]

( marumaru needs to watch his back and rika needs to watch her back because of marumaru... before komaeda goes hogwild apparently — )

Wait, wait — Akki tried to set Rocchi on fire?! ( w... hy is rokkun just ignoring that?!

she looks at komaeda, then at rokuro, then back to komaeda. what the hell? )

Hehe, even that much helps, though! Thank you, Senpai! ( there, she'll even detach from komaeda finally, moving over to cling to rokkun instead, arms wrapped around his shoulders and chin resting on top of his head, since she still refuses to sit. restless... full of energy... gonna set fire to the yogenment...

after she rubs her cheek against rokkun's head. )

( and then komaeda looks at rokkun? what is he looking bothered for? he doesn't know ishimaru? excuse me?

...

when rika finally lets go of his leash, komaeda is going to get up, and he's going to think about this... ishimaru-kun, ishimaru-kun, ishimaru-kun? is she making you laugh king? komaeda might have to kill him too.

okay, but he's walking out. )

[ Cute... it's like what I do with my cat, rubbing my face on her head, but even the warmth that spreads in his chest gets a little muddied when his gaze follows Komaeda out the door. ]

...so much for spending a day with loved ones.

[ Happy birthdayyy he's going to go eat the entire rest of this cake, ig ]

( why is komaeda being difficult... let her be affectionate and disrespect people's personal space!! )

Hey, Koma-kyun, where are you going? You're gonna leave the birthday boy like this? Sooooo mean.

( they were supposed to both be here for rokkun! she can drag him on a separate date another time!! sure, she'd love to cling to him in peace, but... sighs. komaeda's his important person, isn't he? )

And is no one going to answer my question?!

( sighs, his ultimates that he's obsessed with, yeah his single-minded affection towards a certain group of people makes this look bad. he doesn't see it that way, more like... )

That was pretty lame of me, huh...

( which he acknowledges, but he'll turn back around, and without ishimaru-kun in mind, he'll come back to the table as he looks at her first, then rokkun second since he is the birthday boy. )

Forgive me, I lost myself for a moment. ( something like that, old habits die hard. ) Question? Did you speak before?

[ What question—

But no, now that Komaeda's turned around, he can't help but feel a bit self-conscious about that, like he hadn't planned to properly celebrate a birthday anyways so why should he care? ]

It's fine. It just took me off guard. You two must have be—

[ ...

They can't even go home. There's no way they're busy and have better things to do. ]

What do you even do with yourselves after school?

( now that komaeda is done throwing a hissy fit over ishimaru, she can go right back to roleplaying ori with lily and rub her cheek against rokkun's head again. there, there... we will not be letting the zombie man make you feel bad on your own birthday... )

The fire!! What about Akki setting fire to Rocchi?!

( WHY AREN'T THEY MORE BOTHERED BY THAT SHE HATES IT )

... umm... ( time passes when you're running around fighting for your life ) Hang out... solve mysteries... the works?

Did I say that? I don't remember, I say anything nowadays.

( no big deal, even if komaeda retracts his statement because everyone thinks he's insane anyway, must not matter. he's here now, having a horrible birthday because komaeda has went and ruined it, this happens all the time. he should have just sent a little birthday card is what he's thinking. )

Yep... ( he stands in place, his own fingers grabbing at his leash so he can tug it every so often. just something to focus on while he contemplates what they've been doing here. ) We have a few mysterious deaths here and there, and sack children, ah... you can thank Hinata-kun for assisting with the cake, he was very helpful in making it happen.

( a pause. ) But if you forget, that's equally fine.

[ Never mind about being set on fire. Rokkun doesn't look any worse for wear, anyways, at least in the parts that either of them have seen. ]

Hajime did? It's a shame he couldn't come.

[ Why isn't he here? Did he mysteriously die?

Rokkun reaches up and laces his fingers around the back of Rika's neck, pulling her close. No escape now. ]

Have you solved anything yet?

( one day, she will snap. but, you know what, fine. she'll just ask akira about it directly, since neither of them are helpful. )

Oh yeah, apparently he's going through some depressive episode right now, Koma-kyun said. So we took his school project flour, and he didn't even mind.

( seems like the joy of motherhood did not fix hinata's depression... truly tragic.

anyway, she gladly nuzzles closer, trapping him tighter in her arms, too. no escape!! )

Ummm... ( ...................... ) Did we solve anything, Koma-kyun?

( snap out of it and help her here, she legitimately cannot remember any actually solved mystery — )

( sighs, that's all danganronpas know how to do is be depressed. which, komaeda's having trouble right now, until he hears rika talking to him — he blinks twice like he's trying to snap himself out of it. his eyes lift to watch the way they cuddle each other, and he starts to think about what they've done. to be honest, all komaeda has done is cause trouble, rika's probably the same... )

...I wouldn't say things are solved, but the hopes of every students here are at the starting points of various mysteries.

( he only knows a few, but there's no actual answers yet. the death of the student council president, his mysterious ass library clue, and... )

If you consider Ouma-kun's new slave a mystery. ( but last time komaeda mentioned her, he knows that rokkun said something about if she got in his way... ) Bringing someone back to life is a win for the team, I believe.

( there's also tallies, but no one really talks about them. ) They fought for her life in the void... you know of that, don't you?

( he's spilling whatever he knows, hope should be equal on both sides. )

[ He looks down at his cake. Hinata's flour child... ...is delicious.

But, it looks like the answer is no, they didn't solve anything. But to him, it sounds like the typical afterschool mystery club, where a group of friends get together to discuss mysteries more than actually solving them. ]

No, I didn't hear about that.

[ There's something he wants to say about that, but he doesn't. ]

At least she's here now. Saving a life does fill one with "hope," doesn't it? Good job.

[ He supposes. ]

Oh, the girl from the case... Why is she Oumacchi's slave, now?!

( right. she doesn't think it's exactly a solved mystery, considering they don't? really know how she got brought back, though? but... she sure is alive now, and that's what matters.

rika remembers her first time seeing her, and how bad her reaction to it was. has she gotten used to the sight of dead bodies yet? ... not exactly, but at least her freakouts are less severe. )

Rocchi, you sure sound indifferent about a girl coming back to life after a month of being in a case. ( she moves her hand to tug at his cheek, curious. ) But, oh! I guess we also figured out what the tallies on our wrists mean, right?

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