Monoqbey's horde of OCs

 Multimuse Dangan Ronpa OC account. 

[monohorde]

Ah, wow! An arcade!

[monohorde]

Oh, it was Ritsuka! They were nice, as far she knew. Then again, all students were nice, with the exception of Ama. Shizuka was grumpy, though.

"Kamata-san! I’m just trying the machines, but…" she sighed in frustration.

Why were those machines so hard? Could people even win prizes in those? Haruna was half-frustrated, half curious. 

She shouldn’t be upset over that sort of thing when people were dead, but still… Maybe she was spoiled? She didn’t think she was spoiled but did spoiled people even know they were spoiled? Maybe she was overthinking, but maybe she wasn’t.

"Are you trying out the games too?” her voice was cheerful and full of curiosity. She didn’t think they were the type to like that kind of game, but then again, if the few people she knew were anything to go by, people could be surprising.

They had a point… And why keep an arcade if only a few people were going to play in it?  Even she knew those things weren’t cheap.

"So, we might be trapped here for their amusement?" her smile dissolved as she questioned Ritsuka, "They’d spend all that money on a game just for them? Are they that rich?” she bit her upper lip in frustration and then realized she had stopped playing in the crane machine.

[shsl-observationalist]

"I suppose I came to investigate…" Ritsuka trailed off, glancing around the arcade for a moment. There did seem to be a selection of games here. Maybe they would try going to an arcade someday. If they could. After a short moment of contemplation, they turned their attention back to the matter at hand.

Had Haruna been staring longingly at the bears as well? Tilting their head curiously, Ritsuka approached the machine to try themself while the blonde girl spoke.

After getting a feel for the controls and the angles, Ritsuka carefully and methodically attempted to seek out the best toy to target. They had watched people from afar try and fail at this task, and some who had tried and succeed. Resurfacing the mental notes on those who succeeded and cross-referencing the errors with those who failed had produced results a bit more quickly than they had expected, and Ritsuka watched in envy as the bear dropped from the hook and down in the prize bin below.

Ritsuka retrieved the bear from the bottom of the machine and resurfaced, holding it out for the shorter girl to take.

"Here," Ritsuka offered blankly, staring still at the little bear’s plush fur. It was rather…cute. Cute things had never suited them, though they seemed to rather suit the other. So, in a sense, the bear would be going to the rightful, more suitable owner.

"There are many things about this place that I’ve yet to understand." Ritsuka admitted, letting the bear go as they spoke. There were many things about the world that they had yet to understand, really. They were still sometimes confused by the idea of people coming to them with questions. Questions about their futures, about their loved one’s thoughts and intentions—things that can’t be seen or understood. 

"Though I think it’s safe to say that we are dealing with powerful people. Perhaps monetary, or perhaps in influence…" Their mind to Ama and Koneko at these words. Influence over the human mind was a powerful thing indeed. Perhaps even more powerful than they’d anticipated.

[monohorde]

It took Haruna a short while to realize what Ritsuka was doing. They sought a logical strategy, instead of trying over and over and hoping for the best. It was more efficient that way, but Haruna wasn't sure wheter it was more fun or not.

She smiled in excitement for the other as they managed to catch a bear. It was really cute and... Next thing she knew, they were offering it to her.

"Are you really sure I can have it?" it sounded a bit like leeching off Ritsuka's efforts, after all, "I don't mean to be rude, Kamata-san, but..."

She picked up the bear and started to poke it out of curiosity. It was a very well made and sturdy bear... Weren't toys from crane machines supposed to be cheap? Unless that bear was cheap.

"Why would anyone do something so horrible, though..." Haruna's smile faded from her face and she clutched the bear, maybe as an attempt to make herself feel better or stronger, nevermind that implied she already saw the toy as hers, "It's kind of hard to believe something like that'd happen in real life..." 

[monohorde]

Ah, wow! An arcade!

Haruna had heard of arcades, of course, but she had never been to one. Then again, she had never gone to many places. She liked to play video games and the ones she liked the best were the ones with the stories she liked the most. As far as she knew, arcade games didn’t tell good stories, though.

But still, playing those games would be far better than doing absolutely nothing, not to mention it was always good to live new experiences, no matter how big or small. Except for… No, Haruna shouldn’t think about Koneko and Ken, that’d make her sad and they wouldn’t want her to be sad. Then again, they wouldn’t want to be forgotten either.

And there was a crane machine! Maybe she could get catch one of those cute teddy bears… Maybe she could give one to someone, she didn’t know who.

Unfortunately, those were cranes machines were harder to control than she thought and after about half an hour she reached the conclusion it was almost impossigle to get anything at those machines.

She stopped playing to wave at whoever she had entered the arcade. Maybe they could play some games together or something, she had heard playing games with other people was fun.

[shsl-observationalist]

They had been inside of an arcade for a time or two, but had never expressively taken the time to play the games. The concept had never particularly appealed to them. Ritsuka often found themself surveying the people around them instead: it was interesting to gauge the competitive drive in different sorts of people. In a way, it even applied in this situation. 

Though, to be fair, that wasn’t their reason for visiting the new addition to the carnival today. While a part of them wanted to simply stay in their room, there was something strange present. A small spark that was urging Ritsuka to survive and escape this place. Something strange and foreign that they couldn’t quite place. Perhaps it was simply human nature: being wired to survive.

Regardless, someone did seem to be making the best of a concerning situation; Ritsuka couldn’t help but be intrigued by the fact. Was it really alright to be playing games? It seemed as good a coping mechanism as any other, in theory. 

"Nishimura-san," Ritsuka returned the girl’s greeting with a small nod of acknowledgement. Upon approaching the cheery girl, they found themself tilting a curious head at the display in the crane game. They did recall enviously staring at such things as a child. Though even then, they knew that from a practical standpoint, one could just as well buy a toy in a general store without the hassle. They had been told: it was a waste of time. They had agreed.

Regardless, they still found themself staring until willing the thought away in favor of studying the interesting girl who played games in times of crisis.

"I’m unsure as to why those who are keeping us here have chosen to be so…accommodating." Ritsuka speculated aloud whilst glancing around the new room for signs of anything strange or unusual. Perhaps this was all a game to the carnival workers after all. Nothing more, nothing less.

[monohorde]

Oh, it was Ritsuka! They were nice, as far she knew. Then again, all students were nice, with the exception of Ama. Shizuka was grumpy, though.

"Kamata-san! I'm just trying the machines, but..." she sighed in frustration.

Why were those machines so hard? Could people even win prizes in those? Haruna was half-frustrated, half curious. 

She shouldn't be upset over that sort of thing when people were dead, but still... Maybe she was spoiled? She didn't think she was spoiled but did spoiled people even know they were spoiled? Maybe she was overthinking, but maybe she wasn't.

"Are you trying out the games too?" her voice was cheerful and full of curiosity. She didn't think they were the type to like that kind of game, but then again, if the few people she knew were anything to go by, people could be surprising.

They had a point... And why keep an arcade if only a few people were going to play in it?  Even she knew those things weren't cheap.

"So, we might be trapped here for their amusement?" her smile dissolved as she questioned Ritsuka, "They'd spend all that money on a game just for them? Are they that rich?" she bit her upper lip in frustration and then realized she had stopped playing in the crane machine.

[monohorde]

Ah, wow! An arcade!

Haruna had heard of arcades, of course, but she had never been to one. Then again, she had never gone to many places. She liked to play video games and the ones she liked the best were the ones with the stories she liked the most. As far as she knew, arcade games didn't tell good stories, though.

But still, playing those games would be far better than doing absolutely nothing, not to mention it was always good to live new experiences, no matter how big or small. Except for... No, Haruna shouldn't think about Koneko and Ken, that'd make her sad and they wouldn't want her to be sad. Then again, they wouldn't want to be forgotten either.

And there was a crane machine! Maybe she could get catch one of those cute teddy bears... Maybe she could give one to someone, she didn't know who.

Unfortunately, those were cranes machines were harder to control than she thought and after about half an hour she reached the conclusion it was almost impossigle to get anything at those machines.

She stopped playing to wave at whoever she had entered the arcade. Maybe they could play some games together or something, she had heard playing games with other people was fun.

[shslalligatortamer]

Hmm...

[monohorde]

Eh? Manipulating people into killing each other… In her books, villains and sometimes heroes did that kind of thing all the time, but.. Someone actually being manipulated into murder? Did people do that in real life? Then again, those carnies didn’t look as if they belonged in real life, anyway, “So the carnies are using our items as part of that… And will probably use other means?” she was as curious as she was scared and disturbed, but the fear in her voice was disguised by false cheeriness.

"Oh," so he had been invited into a different school? She could relate with looking forward to go to school only to wind up as prisoner at a strange carnival, "Well… Not as much as fooled, as sidetracked, I think. You being here doesn’t mean the invitation is bogus, does it?" he’d probably get to attend the school as soon as they were released, right? It’d be upsetting it he weren’t.

An aligator wrestler?! How interesting, she didn’t even know these existed! She’d have to keep that information in mind next time she wanted to write something. 

"Since you were a little boy? But didn’t your parents get worried?" She knew not all parents in the world were like hers, that didn’t let her step out of home without an adult around, but still, letting your child run around with alligators? 

"Hum…" she tried to think of an answer to his question. It was troublesome because she didn’t know many of the others’ talents yet. The way he put it, there was probably a theme going around… After a few seconds, she shook her head in frustration.

"Hum, I’m a blacksmith!" she said brightly, “I, hum, forge the weapons from my stories… And from books and games too,” she wasn’t much of a video game player, but if someone requested her to craft them the, let’s say, Buster’s Sword, she wasn’t going to deny it. 

[shslalligatortamer]

He looked at Haruna as his memories came flooding to him again. He looked at her and said bluntly “No, they were not worried whatsoever.” This struck a nerve in him. He crossed his arms. It wasn’t Haruna’s fault. She didn’t know about his past, but it still bothered him about his parents. “Actually my parents were uncaring, abusive drunks who didn’t ever acknowledge my presence only until they beat me at night. So I usually escaped home and wrestled the alligators by myself and slept on the streets and begged for food as a young child.” He grunted and sighed.

And then a smile creeped along his face. “You’re an actual blacksmith?” He had never met a real life blacksmith. This definitely took his mind off of what he was thinking. It actually distracted him before he got violent thoughts. He curiously asks “What weapons do you forge on a regular basis.” Matthew loved talking about weapons, so she intrigued him with her talent. He felt like a kid in a candy shop. A smile creeped on his face “You see, I love weapons, its another hobby of mine. Meeting an actual blacksmith is super cool!” He scratched the back of his head hoping he was not coming off to strong towards her, but he really thought her talent was really cool.

[monohorde]

Haruna felt guilty for bringing him bad memories. And upset at how cruel some parents could be to their children. How should she even react to that? Listening to Mattew talk about his parents made her disgusted at herself for every single time she thought bad things about hers. 

He was happy to learn she was a blacksmith? That was good, right? He was happy again, not to mention she felt happy someone thought her talent was cool, "Yeah!" she said as she nodded at his first question, "Oh... Swords, but to tell you the truth, most of my stuff isn't supposed to be functional," she explained, "They're supposed to look nice... But I also make the ones I use for fencing..." Haruna was eight when her mother hired a fencing teacher. The classes were difficult and boring at first, but she came to love them even if she wasn't the best at the sport It had little to nothing to do with the battle scenes she wrote for her stories, but still.

"You colect weapons as a hobby?" asked Haruna with a bright voice and an even brighter smile, "I'll make you some once we leave... Real useful stuff, too,". 

[shslalligatortamer]

Hmm...

[monohorde]

Were they being provoked to kill? Would people really kill to get their precious possessions back? Lives were more important than anything! Or maybe Mattew was talking about the weapons! But people wouldn’t kill just because they had been given weapons, would they? “Ah… You mean our stolen items and the weapons?” asked Haruna as she scratched her head in confusion, "Would only that lead to killing?" mutual killing games and evil circuses were the type of things that  supposed to remain in the realm of fiction.

Haruna nodded slowly and smiled brightly as he tried to comfort her. She wasn’t used to be comforted by strangers…  Or interact with strangers, period. He had a point about the poison, but her weapon would be staying in her room. "But in this situation, I don’t want to be a winner, thank you very much…" she said firmly.

Heh, so he figured out she wanted to ask her something, “You see, I’m curious about your talent…” unless he wasn’t from Hope’s Peak at all, then she’d want to know how did he get there, since only Hope’s Peak students were invited to attend the Apelpisia.

[shslalligatortamer]

He pondered for a moment, and he said calmly to her "I mean it could Haruna, but, only as a catalyst. I feel peoples emotions turned negative can cause us to kill one another. As if someone could manipulate someones emotions to cause them to want to kill. OR just manipulation in general .." his voice trailed off.

Haruna asked him a curious question not even he had thought about in a while. "I wasn’t from the same school(s) everyone else was. I was sent a letter telling me I would be going to a prestigious school. I was excited, because I want to learn. In fact it ended up not being a learning enviroment and im not doing anything studious. I think they fooled me. Im none too bright when it comes to books and school."

He scratched the back of his head and gave a strong smile "In fact honestly, im an alligator wrestler." His louisianinan accent came out. "I work on trying to tame them and make them friendlier, its a tough thing because they cant be tamed very well. Ever since I was little, and I was alone, I would go and wrestle the alligators for fun. Its a hobby of mine, but im not sure how this relates to the talent everyone else has. I feel like an oddball."

He looked at her curiously "What about you, whats your talent Haruna-san?" He smiled brightly at her.

[monohorde]

Eh? Manipulating people into killing each other... In her books, villains and sometimes heroes did that kind of thing all the time, but.. Someone actually being manipulated into murder? Did people do that in real life? Then again, those carnies didn't look as if they belonged in real life, anyway, "So the carnies are using our items as part of that... And will probably use other means?" she was as curious as she was scared and disturbed, but the fear in her voice was disguised by false cheeriness.

"Oh," so he had been invited into a different school? She could relate with looking forward to go to school only to wind up as prisoner at a strange carnival, "Well... Not as much as fooled, as sidetracked, I think. You being here doesn't mean the invitation is bogus, does it?" he'd probably get to attend the school as soon as they were released, right? It'd be upsetting it he weren't.

An aligator wrestler?! How interesting, she didn't even know these existed! She'd have to keep that information in mind next time she wanted to write something. 

"Since you were a little boy? But didn't your parents get worried?" She knew not all parents in the world were like hers, that didn't let her step out of home without an adult around, but still, letting your child run around with alligators? 

"Hum..." she tried to think of an answer to his question. It was troublesome because she didn't know many of the others' talents yet. The way he put it, there was probably a theme going around... After a few seconds, she shook her head in frustration.

"Hum, I'm a blacksmith!" she said brightly, "I, hum, forge the weapons from my stories... And from books and games too," she wasn't much of a video game player, but if someone requested her to craft them the, let's say, Buster's Sword, she wasn't going to deny it. 

[monohorde]

Super High School Level Book Seller - Shizuka

[monohorde]

"I’m not sure, I don’t think strangers help strangers that often…" well, that was more based off books and stories she heard from the few people she knew than actual experience, but still… "Then again, I don’t interact with strangers often, so I wouldn’t know…" which was… Boring and lonely. 

She had just convinced her parents to let her attend school again, and then she got herself kidnapped again. She was like one of those princesses from cliched stories, getting kidnapped over and over. No, she shouldn’t be self-centered: she hadn’t been kidnapped alone, everyone was scared and confused… Except for… She shuddered and stopped smiling upon thinking of Ama. 

"Right," she nodded at Shizuka, still a bit uneasy from thinking about Ama, “I’m a bit biased towards a type of books…" thinking about the books made her feel a bit better and smile again, though.

The Return of the King, Mixed Magics, Night on the Galatic Railroad, The Magician’s Nephew,  Brave Story, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire (after Koneko and Ken died, she had been having trouble reading those), The Blue Sword  and The Book Thief (one of these things weren’t like the others).

Haruna wished she’d have managed to bring more books, but… Well, those were the books she had on her at the moment. 

[shsllibrarian]

"You are correct. Strangers usually are only out for themselves, putting selfish desires before all else - one cannot trust everyone, for wool could hide a number of wolves in sheep’s clothing. However, logically speaking, though the majority of reality is cruel and harsh in such a way, not everyone is. For example, Hiroyuki-kun is a good example of a truly good person. But that’s neither here nor there." He paused, adjusting his glasses, before shrugging.

"Most people do have a specific kind of favourite book genre. That’s natural. But…you do have quite the collection there."

Which ones to pick? They were all good books…

[monohorde]

"Not trusting anyone is upsetting, though... But then again, being betrayed sounds equally upsetting, so it makes sense people would want to avoid that, too," Haruna was more musing than anything, but that subject was frustrating.

"Oh, Hiroyuki-san looks like a fun person!" they didn't talk much, but still, "So, you two must be friends?"

"Haha, thanks! I wish I could have brought more... And one of them was taken away..." she sighed. 

[amaneama]

What a pickle...(OPEN)

[monohorde]

Exploring around was always fun, even after… Bad things. You should always find a good thing about a bad situation, right? 

The tunnel of love was one of the many things she had read about but not experienced it herself. She never experienced love, either, but it the books were anything to go by, love was too boring and complicated for her tastes.

Eventually she ran into Ama. Well, not ran because he had been tied. He reminded a bit of the villains from her parents’ novels. Only in her mother’s novels the obvious murderer was never, ever the culprit. But still… Ama was scary, tied up or not. 

He was asleep, which made him even more harmless. Being so scared of someone, being relieved they were tied up like an animal disturbed her. Really, when did she become a disgusting person? When did she become a coward?

He then opened his eyes and Haruna did the logical thing, which was screaming in panic. She then took a long breath. Maybe she should face her fears or something.

"Hello…" he muttered, looking around him.

[amaneama]

Ama smiled weakly at her, it seemed like he was either already exhausted from a lack of food and sleep, but he did his best to stand up. “I’d do my best to be a good host for a new face, but I’m a little…tied up at the moment." He snickered at his bad joke, but figured she was here for something else.

"I don’t believe we have spoken yet, yes? But just in case, I am Ama Amane, SHSL Ventrilo….no…" He shook his head and smiled as his pupils dilated. “Super High School Level Motivational Speaker.

"What can I do for you?"

[monohorde]

"Hum... right..." muttered Haruna. Ama was tied like an animal, that wasn't right and he was probably hungry, but... At the same time, she felt a bit safer now he was that way and that made her feel horrible, "No, no... I'm Haruna Nishimura," she mumbled. Why she didn't ran away was beyound her.

"A ventriloquist?" That was an interesting talent! Huh... No, he corrected himself. He'd make a terrible motivational speecher. Did he change titles so recently he forgot his new one? "Did you... Forget your new talent?" 

"Nothing really, I was just... Exploring..." she explained. And she probably should keep exploring.

[monohorde]

Super High School Level Book Seller - Shizuka

[monohorde]

So he wanted to be left alone. She didn’t like being alone when she was upset, but she had heard of people not being like that, "It won’t take long,"  which wasn’t quite leaving, but was the next best thing. She was probably a bit selfish of her still staying there. Thanking him was important for her, but probably not for him.

"I wanted to thank you for…" she shuddered at thinking about the trial, “You looke like a bookish person but I don’t know the type of book you like reading the most," she explained, smiling a bit, "Unless you don’t want anything,"

That was how you thanked people for comforting you, right? 

[shsllibrarian]

The librarian slowly stared a moment or two, before adjusting his glasses. "Well, I am relieved to hear it shan’t take too long at all, but thanking me for being sensible enough to do the right logical actions is hardly necessary.  It was merely something anyone else would have done, nothing more. However, I would be happy to take care of the books if you do not  want them."

A pause, before he spoke again. "I should like to only take one or two, mind. I hardly wish to be greedy."

[monohorde]

"I'm not sure, I don't think strangers help strangers that often..." well, that was more based off books and stories she heard from the few people she knew than actual experience, but still... "Then again, I don't interact with strangers often, so I wouldn't know..." which was... Boring and lonely. 

She had just convinced her parents to let her attend school again, and then she got herself kidnapped again. She was like one of those princesses from cliched stories, getting kidnapped over and over. No, she shouldn't be self-centered: she hadn't been kidnapped alone, everyone was scared and confused... Except for... She shuddered and stopped smiling upon thinking of Ama. 

"Right," she nodded at Shizuka, still a bit uneasy from thinking about Ama, "I'm a bit biased towards a type of books..." thinking about the books made her feel a bit better and smile again, though.

The Return of the King, Mixed Magics, Night on the Galatic Railroad, The Magician's Nephew,  Brave Story, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire (after Koneko and Ken died, she had been having trouble reading those), The Blue Sword  and The Book Thief (one of these things weren't like the others).

Haruna wished she'd have managed to bring more books, but... Well, those were the books she had on her at the moment. 

[shslalligatortamer]

Hmm...

[monohorde]

"People wouldn’t just kill each other so easily…" she scratched her head a bit, “I mean,  I think people do bad things but I don’t see any of us doing so," the idea of people killing each other disgusted her, though. And come to think about it, the carnies thought she would just go and poison a person! Just like that! She shivered in anger and took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

Hold on. Poison was a good weapon, murderers from her mother’s novels sometimes used poison. She was a loser, why did she get a good weapon? Weren’t losers supposed to get bad ones? Unless being a loser meant something else entirely, “Isn’t poison too good of a weapon for a loser?" she asked curiously. There was a tint of irritation in her cheerful voice. Those stupid carnies. 

She looked at him for a few seconds. Many of them were Hope’s Peak students. He was probably one, too. And if he were, she had an idea of his talent. She should probably ask.

[shslalligatortamer]

He searches Haruna’s eyes to catch them as he said softly "Your right, people don’t kill easily, they must be provoked…which is what’s slowly happening to us all. You saw what happened over the past few days, its very much real to us all Haruna." He uncrossed his arms and placed his hand on her shoulder lightly to comfort her. He said sternly, feeling her emotions "Your not a loser! Your no more of a loser than the rest of us here! Poison can do a lot of damage Haruna!" He was confused with the expression on her face, it seemed as though she wanted to ask him something, but was not sure how to ask it. He took his hand off of her shoulder, and looked down at her at said "It looks as if you want to ask me something?" He looked confused and scratched the back of his head.

[monohorde]

Were they being provoked to kill? Would people really kill to get their precious possessions back? Lives were more important than anything! Or maybe Mattew was talking about the weapons! But people wouldn't kill just because they had been given weapons, would they? "Ah... You mean our stolen items and the weapons?" asked Haruna as she scratched her head in confusion, "Would only that lead to killing?" mutual killing games and evil circuses were the type of things that  supposed to remain in the realm of fiction.

Haruna nodded slowly and smiled brightly as he tried to comfort her. She wasn't used to be comforted by strangers...  Or interact with strangers, period. He had a point about the poison, but her weapon would be staying in her room. "But in this situation, I don't want to be a winner, thank you very much..." she said firmly.

Heh, so he figured out she wanted to ask her something, "You see, I'm curious about your talent..." unless he wasn't from Hope's Peak at all, then she'd want to know how did he get there, since only Hope's Peak students were invited to attend the Apelpisia.

[monohorde]

Haruna's batteries are low - open

[monohorde]

"Oh," Haruna didn’t know that. There were many things she didn’t know and that sometimes bothered her, "It feels warm, too," she noted. But a cheery, bright day didn’t quite mesh with how she and the others were feeling, but then again, that wasn’t like something people could control.

Haruna nodded and smiled a bit. She wanted to smile, but she made her smile brighter than she intended. It was a bit weird faking a smile… “Haruna Nishimura, the almighty blacksmith!" 

Haruna wanted the forget the trial… She didn’t think she did much, but still… “You didn’t need to thank me, but…"  

[shsl-observationalist]

"Ritsuka Kamata, Super High School Level…Psychic." Ritsuka introduced themself in return, frowning a bit in discomfort at their own title. It wasn’t something they particularly enjoyed being thought of as, and likely never would. It all felt a bit silly. However, it wasn’t something they could particularly concern themself with now. With everything that had happened.

"A blacksmith, that’s certainly an interesting skill." Ritsuka mused aloud, glancing at the girl. Haruna didn’t quite seem the blacksmith type, but people were often much more than they seemed on the surface.

[monohorde]

A psychic? That was an interesting talent! There were no psychics in real life, of course, there was probably a logical explanation for that. Maybe they were really good at observing things! They looked like the type, "That's an interesting title!" then again, all talents were interesting, "I don't think you're an actual psychic, but you're probably good at noticing patterns and things..." she had watched a show about someone like that.

"I guess I thought I'd have a better idea of my character's weapons if I could actually touch them," Haruna was strange guessing her own thoughts, but then again, it wasn't like you always knew what you were thinking, were you? "Not something kind to my hands, though, "she said as she looked at her own hands: there were scars and caluses and she didn't even bother painting her nails anymore.

[monohorde]

Super High School Level Book Seller - Shizuka

Haruna had no idea on how she was supposed to thank Shizuka for hugging her when she started crying like a baby. He liked books, so maybe he’d like to read one except he looked like the type of person who had read every single book in existance. A bit like a mage in one of her stories…

Since she didn’t know his taste in books, she’d give him a few options to chose from. And by few options she meant the few books she had with her. She had some trouble carrying the books to his room, specially because she had some trouble finding him room.

She carefully placed the books next to her on the ground and knocked on his door, "Megumi-san! Megumi-san!"

[shsllibrarian]

Despite the knocks to his door, the librarian did not especially feel like getting up to answer it. Knowing that he could have possibly been able to save Koneko? Having to be forced with Mathhew-san and Ritsuka-sama to help tie Ama up so he would not incite others to kill again? Sigh. Sigh. Since when did life get so complicated? Then again, finding a logical way out of here was never going to be easy, now, was it?

True strength was in overcoming such trials, just like in his books, so for the sake of the small group he’d managed to trust thus far…he would persevere. Nodding to himself, Shizuka supposed he should…actually answer that door, though he didn’t really wish to. Moving to the door and unlocking it from his side, he blinked, his stoic expression briefly flickering at seeing the madam he’d awkwardly comforted at the end of the first trial at the door.

"…What is it that you want? I’d rather be left alone right now."

As always, Shizuka was to the point and slightly cold with people he did not know really that well. Though, the books at her side caught his attention, certainly.

"Furthermore, what are you doing with so many books?"

[monohorde]

So he wanted to be left alone. She didn't like being alone when she was upset, but she had heard of people not being like that, "It won't take long,"  which wasn't quite leaving, but was the next best thing. She was probably a bit selfish of her still staying there. Thanking him was important for her, but probably not for him.

"I wanted to thank you for..." she shuddered at thinking about the trial, "You looke like a bookish person but I don't know the type of book you like reading the most," she explained, smiling a bit, "Unless you don't want anything,"

That was how you thanked people for comforting you, right? 

[monohorde]

Super High School Level Book Seller - Shizuka

Haruna had no idea on how she was supposed to thank Shizuka for hugging her when she started crying like a baby. He liked books, so maybe he'd like to read one except he looked like the type of person who had read every single book in existance. A bit like a mage in one of her stories...

Since she didn't know his taste in books, she'd give him a few options to chose from. And by few options she meant the few books she had with her. She had some trouble carrying the books to his room, specially because she had some trouble finding him room.

She carefully placed the books next to her on the ground and knocked on his door, "Megumi-san! Megumi-san!"

[monohorde]

Haruna's batteries are low - open

Haruna was no longer crying and had almost completely calmed herself down. She was still sad, but then again, that was to be expected. She and the others would probably be sad for a long time. 

Haruna wanted to hide herself in her room, but that made her think of the first time she was kidnapped. She was too young to remember, but at least she wasn’t being forced to kill anyone. Then again, she was their sole captive and was about six. Someone had died, though. A policeman. One of her kidnappers had been wounded, but they didn’t die.

Being hugged probably had played a part in calming her down. She had been hugged up before, but not by almost complete strangers. She had no idea on how she was supposed to react to that. Shizuka liked books, didn’t he? Maybe she could ask him to pick one of hers. 

She was sitting on a bench, sketchbook in hands. Drawing something would make her feel a bit less miserable. But then again, wouldn’t be completely happy insulting for Koneko and Ken? Or maybe not, maybe they wanted others to be happy.

She wasn’t even in the mood to draw a weapon.. Maybe she should try another hand at drawing portraits. Maybe draw Koneko or Ken, but she didn’t remember their faces well. She probably didn’t want to. Some animals or maybe… Hum, Luna Lovegood? Or some other fictional character…

She was drawing when she noticed someone aproaching her. Maybe they could talk or… Something. Maybe talking about random subjects would be a good distracting.

"Hello," she was still smiling, but her voice was less energetic than the usual, "I…" she didn’t even know what she could possibly say, “We’re not alright, but we’ll be, right?" she probably shouldn’t sound so doubtful.

[shsl-observationalist]

"…This is a nice bench." Ritsuka stated simply, taking a seat on the other side of the girl. They couldn’t say for sure at the time whether they really would be okay or not—who were they to say? They had already miscalculated once.

"It provides the best shade from approximately 3 to 5 pm." Ritsuka explained, glancing up at the tree reaching up above them. Their fair skin had never fared well in the sun, so the shade was appreciated, as was the bench. And perhaps even the company.

Ritsuka typically enjoyed spending their time to themself in their room. However, in light of recent events, being alone in that room felt…strange. 

"Nishimura-san, is it?" Ritsuka queried, turning their head to study the girl. That’s right, she was one of the people they were hoping to speak to. “I never got the chance to properly thank you for your help…in the trial." They explained, shifting their focus to the dirt ground momentarily.

[monohorde]

"Oh," Haruna didn't know that. There were many things she didn't know and that sometimes bothered her, "It feels warm, too," she noted. But a cheery, bright day didn't quite mesh with how she and the others were feeling, but then again, that wasn't like something people could control.

Haruna nodded and smiled a bit. She wanted to smile, but she made her smile brighter than she intended. It was a bit weird faking a smile... "Haruna Nishimura, the almighty blacksmith!" 

Haruna wanted the forget the trial... She didn't think she did much, but still... "You didn't need to thank me, but..."  

[amaneama]

What a pickle...(OPEN)

It seems Ama’s peers were less than pleased with his behavior during the trial, as the implication that he was what fueled Koneko into the unbridled paranoia and fear that led her to murder a fellow classmate was quite frightening; and frighteningly true. He hasn’t meant for her to kill, but rather he had believed that by forcing her to the brink she would either break like any normal teen would or hopefully overcome it like the student she truly had the potential to be. Yet it mattered not, as his classmates Shizuka and Matthew saw fit to tie him up and place him in such an obscure location.

The Tunnel of Love, how quaint

His legs were bound at his ankles, and his arms bound behind his back at his wrists. It minimized any movement he could perform, and a small length of rope remained to chain him to a door handle for a room that was locked.

Despite all this Ama has a somewhat hopeful look on his face, but he was certainly a little unsure of his situation. The bags under his eyes were certainly apparent and his hair was in quite the bit of disarray, even his bow tie was at an angle.

Ama laid down on his side and rested in order to keep his strength and wits about him, it wasn’t good for him to panic over his situation; after all in due time his peers would come to understand his reasons and perhaps even agree that the death of another is merely a small step to reach a great level of being.

But right before Ama could fall asleep completely, he heard the sound of foot steps draw near. He turned his head to take a look and opened his eyes a bit. “Yes?"

[monohorde]

Exploring around was always fun, even after... Bad things. You should always find a good thing about a bad situation, right? 

The tunnel of love was one of the many things she had read about but not experienced it herself. She never experienced love, either, but it the books were anything to go by, love was too boring and complicated for her tastes.

Eventually she ran into Ama. Well, not ran because he had been tied. He reminded a bit of the villains from her parents' novels. Only in her mother's novels the obvious murderer was never, ever the culprit. But still... Ama was scary, tied up or not. 

He was asleep, which made him even more harmless. Being so scared of someone, being relieved they were tied up like an animal disturbed her. Really, when did she become a disgusting person? When did she become a coward?

He then opened his eyes and Haruna did the logical thing, which was screaming in panic. She then took a long breath. Maybe she should face her fears or something.

"Hello..." he muttered, looking around him.

[monohorde]

Haruna's batteries are low - open

Haruna was no longer crying and had almost completely calmed herself down. She was still sad, but then again, that was to be expected. She and the others would probably be sad for a long time. 

Haruna wanted to hide herself in her room, but that made her think of the first time she was kidnapped. She was too young to remember, but at least she wasn't being forced to kill anyone. Then again, she was their sole captive and was about six. Someone had died, though. A policeman. One of her kidnappers had been wounded, but they didn't die.

Being hugged probably had played a part in calming her down. She had been hugged up before, but not by almost complete strangers. She had no idea on how she was supposed to react to that. Shizuka liked books, didn't he? Maybe she could ask him to pick one of hers. 

She was sitting on a bench, sketchbook in hands. Drawing something would make her feel a bit less miserable. But then again, wouldn't be completely happy insulting for Koneko and Ken? Or maybe not, maybe they wanted others to be happy.

She wasn't even in the mood to draw a weapon.. Maybe she should try another hand at drawing portraits. Maybe draw Koneko or Ken, but she didn't remember their faces well. She probably didn't want to. Some animals or maybe... Hum, Luna Lovegood? Or some other fictional character...

She was drawing when she noticed someone aproaching her. Maybe they could talk or... Something. Maybe talking about random subjects would be a good distracting.

"Hello," she was still smiling, but her voice was less energetic than the usual, "I..." she didn't even know what she could possibly say, "We're not alright, but we'll be, right?" she probably shouldn't sound so doubtful.

[shslalligatortamer]

Hmm...

[monohorde]

The probably of walking around the carnival all the time is that you got tired and hungry, and while being hungry was somewhat fine because they had some food, being tired meant having to sleep and having to sleep meant less time doing interesting things, unless she had an interesting dream, but really, you couldn’t predict wheter your dreams would be interesting or not.

A stranger addressed Haruna, and he looked like… An adventurer from one of the books she had heard. Something about him didn’t feel very real, then again, something about the whole situation didn’t feel very real, and she wasn’t an expert in real anyway. 

A weapon? Oh, right, not everyone got the same weapon. Hold on. Was poison even a weapon? But still, people got things to harm others with. Well, you couldn’t do much with a butter knife, but still… "I’m not exactly sure, would you see poison as a weapon?" she scratched her head, thoughtfully, “Because one can use poison to kill, but I’m not entirelly on wheter it it’s a weapon or not…"It was a bit confusing, really. He had probably used real weapons before, so he probably knew.

"Not that anyone here will use a weapon to kill each other…" she said cherfully, even if there was some fear hidden in her voice. 

Haruna realized she had talked and talked and didn’t introduce herself yet. Nor she knew who she was talking to, "I’m Haruna Nishimura," she said with a smile. 

[shslalligatortamer]

He saw this girl he never met come up to him. He stood on guard, but in a non-conflictive way. He became more aware. She began asking him a question, in response to his question to her. A look of wonder came across his face as he contemplated her question. He said curiously "Well, I read on this once. Yes, I see poison as a weapon. It is a chemical agent, that if used to kill or inflict harm on another person or thing, can make it a weapon you could say. It is toxic to humans, so if you use it with the intent of harm, sure, i’d say it was a weapon because of that." He nodded his head in agreement to what he had just said.

"It is a bit confusing at first. I feel anything can be a weapon, if the intent is there to cause harm, wouldnt you say." He hopes she understood rhetoric.His face became stern when she said that. "Honestly, im not sure who could potentially be backed up into a corner to kill. It is kind of unnerving. Who really knows what’s going on." A look of confusion and worry crossed his face.

"Ohh right, we haven’t met" He scratched the back of his head nervously. "My name is Matthew, its nice to meet you Haruna-san!" A closed mouth smile crept up on his face. This was only because he saw a smile on her face, and felt it was safe to try and smile.

[monohorde]

"People wouldn't just kill each other so easily..." she cratched her head a bit, "I mean,  I think people do bad things but I don't see any of us doing so," the idea of people killing each other disgusted her, though. And come to think about it, the carnies thought she would just go and poison a person! Just like that! She shivered in anger and took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

Hold on. Poison was a good weapon, murderers from her mother's novels sometimes used poison. She was a loser, why did she get a good weapon? Weren't losers supposed to get bad ones? Unless being a loser meant something else entirely, "Isn't poison too good of a weapon for a loser?" she asked curiously. There was a tint of irritation in her cheerful voice. Those stupid carnies. 

She looked at him for a few seconds. Many of them were Hope's Peak students. He was probably one, too. And if he were, she had an idea of his talent. She should probably ask.

[shslalligatortamer]

Hmm...

Matthew sat up, he realized he couldnt sleep very well even though he was greatly tired. He slipped on his boots and grabbed his shirt and slipped it on as well. He put on his patch. Since he couldnt sleep he figured he would do some wandering around to check out their dorm area, and see what everyone else was up to.

He walked over to the door. He felt for his knife and realized it was still attached to his side; which was a good thing he supposed for now. Not like he really needed to use it anyways. he had his brute force for that. He shrugged his shoulders, grabbed the doorknob and walked out for a breather.

He went out into the hallway a bit of the way, on guard and saw some people in the hallway nearby. He stood there leaning against the wall, near his door observing the people down the hall for their behavior. He noticed they were talking about weapons. He then walked over to one of them and said sternly, not feeling as tired anymore “So I take it you have a weapon as well now?" he asks questioningly waiting for the persons reply.

[monohorde]

The probably of walking around the carnival all the time is that you got tired and hungry, and while being hungry was somewhat fine because they had some food, being tired meant having to sleep and having to sleep meant less time doing interesting things, unless she had an interesting dream, but really, you couldn't predict wheter your dreams would be interesting or not.

A stranger addressed Haruna, and he looked like... An adventurer from one of the books she had heard. Something about him didn't feel very real, then again, something about the whole situation didn't feel very real, and she wasn't an expert in real anyway. 

A weapon? Oh, right, not everyone got the same weapon. Hold on. Was poison even a weapon? But still, people got things to harm others with. Well, you couldn't do much with a butter knife, but still... "I'm not exactly sure, would you see poison as a weapon?" she scratched her head, thoughtfully, "Because one can use poison to kill, but I'm not entirelly on wheter it it's a weapon or not..."It was a bit confusing, really. He had probably used real weapons before, so he probably knew.

"Not that anyone here will use a weapon to kill each other..." she said cherfully, even if there was some fear hidden in her voice. 

Haruna realized she had talked and talked and didn't introduce herself yet. Nor she knew who she was talking to, "I'm Haruna Nishimura," she said with a smile.