『E N D』

『I'm sorry.』

[shsl-madscientist]

wha-

i dont understand wha-

[shsl-madscientist]

Why? II [Tyz+Kengo]

[gingerbuzzshake-deactivated2021]

Tybalt stared at Kengo for a moment surprised with his first response. Then he watched him slowly register everything. It was a little bizarre to watch someone cry in front of him. (With some exceptions.) In fact he would think that if you faced someone who killed you again they wouldn’t just start crying in front of you. Well he doubted anyone would really know how that scenario would play out.

Kengo’s apology sat in the air for a while. Tybalt just stood there with his mouth slightly open. Honestly he really thought everyone was okay at first. That got warped though and he became confused. His already bruised ideas of the world became worse. He felt like a child told that his parents didn’t know everything or one that was just told Santa was just his dad dressed up. Which was ironic really, considering.

"… Kengo…" It was hard to think of something to say. "Why?"

[shsl-madscientist]

Kengo managed to stop crying before putting on an extremely over the top stern face. He tried to play off his tears casually, but it came off as an abrupt attempt to try and break the ice. "... Is what I would say if I was sorry for murdering you. Which, by the way, I totally am not."

Although, a few tears still dribbled down his face. All jokes aside however, he managed to stare at Tybalt with his single eye, and considered a few thoughts. He had as much a right as anyone else to know why he would murder to keep a measly secret. Especially the victim himself.

"You know how some things are worth dying for...? It's kinda like that except with murder." He managed an uneasy smile which he thought to be a cool and aloof one.

"...Some people are really ugly. I mean, not physically, but there are some examples, I mean, like me, but uh... That's not the point. Some people are disgusting, wretched creatures inside. People with lots of inner demons. I wanted to keep it a secret. All of it... But I kinda betrayed myself in the end. I promised I'd never hurt anyone again and I... I guess what I'm trying to say is that I regret doing what I did. Even if it won't solve anything. You can go ahead and hit me or vent your anger on me if you want. I'm used to it."

So Kengo stood there, and waited a few moments for Tybalt to get his thoughts together and punch him in the face. Yeah, that'd work. Maybe.

[shsl-madscientist]

Why? II [Tyz+Kengo]

[gingerbuzzshake-deactivated2021]

Tybalt walked back to the room planning to get some answers himself when he saw Kengo. He stopped and stared at the scientist ignoring his obvious remark to everyone being losers. He couldn’t bring himself to look away really. It was enough seeing the man that murdered you but in the state he was in was a little, he hated to even think it, creepy.

He couldn’t really bring himself to smile for one and just stared. It must of hurt, the execution. He caught himself glancing to his own wound barely visible on his wrist. The poison hurt sure but what about everyone else? Everyone else seemed to have more painful deaths really. 

Tybalt tried to think of something to say back and he was thinking for a good while until he managed a few small sentences.

"Kengo. Hi."

Well it wasn’t original but it seemed to be something someone would say. He guessed. 

[shsl-madscientist]

"Huh?" Kengo turned to face the voice, and was met with none other than Tybalt. 

"Oh. Hey." Kengo stared for a few moments, trying to register what was going on. It was him. Tybalt. The guy he murdered. That's right, his victim. Not good. No. No good. No bueno. No no no no no. 

Kengo stared and stared. He looked good, minus the dead part. But he looked human for a dead guy, which was good. Probably.

Finally, Kengo began to cry. No holds barred. It was certainly waterworks, but there was no noise from Kengo, just tears. It was an odd sight to see a young boy cry with only one eye... 

For a few moments he stood there clutching his fists trying to stop. He sniffed and muttered a single phrase to the young man in front of him.

"I'm... Sorry."

[shsl-madscientist]

Why? II [Open]

Eyes open, he looked around the room. The dead people room, great. Wait... Dead people room? Dead people room. And he's not dead. Wow. Really great. 

No despair. No weird feeling... He was old, hateful, detestable, Kengo. Not like it was any better than when he was dead. He would've preferred staying dead atoning for his sins. Whatever those preachers say...

Still blind though, no change there. Although, for some reason, he had another eyepatch on. Well, it let him feel more at peace than anything. He was the same as last time, patched up crudely, most of the hideous "fixes" covered with his lab coat and clothing, luckily enough. He moved around a bit before standing up. The other "dead" students had already left.

Without hesitation, he stepped into the hallway and called out loudly,

"IF THERE ARE ANY LOSERS NEAR ME, GET OVER HERE!"

That oughta catch some attention... Hopefully.

[shsl-madscientist]

After walking through the hallways, you discover a notebook, a rather small, black, and square journal of some sort with no title. You open it up to the first page and it's titled, "Thoughts while I'm still alive."

Entry 1 

Date - ????

Dear Diary,  (What am I, a seven year old girl?!)

Day 1 of my first day alive. I've decided to document what I could while I still live. It's only a matter of time before I go back to being dead, so perhaps I'll leave this as yet, another last letter or something...

Anyways, I stumbled into Twinkie today. I really missed her. It was fun teasing her and seeing her get so angry about silly things... She taught me the value of expression...

On a scale of my hatred, which is never ending by the way, Twinkie would be on the ever so tiny list of people I wouldn't burn to death.

Okay, maybe I want to burn her a little bit...

Entry 2

Second day of living

 Nothing exciting for a few hours until Saito and Kyo came for a visit. They asked a few questions, but Saito asked what it felt like to die. I threatened to kill him, haha! Serves him right. I think... Then after some more talking, he almost left... That would've made me sad... I wouldn't have cared one bit. Nope. No.

Kyo looked as cute as she did when I was still alive(WHY WON'T IT ERASE?!) explained happiness to me. I almost compared happiness to what it felt like when I talked with her. But instead I compared it to when I was experimenting or something.

Then Saito kept apologizing. I threatened to kill him. Again... He's a nice kid, he's genuine, but that could get him killed once he gets out with the others... Eh. Sucks to suck, I guess. 

THEN THEY MADE JOKES ABOUT ME BEING PAIRED WITH IZZY SIMPLY BECAUSE I AM A SCIENTIST! THE FOOLS! I'LL BURN THEM ALL! BURNBURNBURNBURNBURNBURN! I LIKE KYO ANYWAYS! (WHY WON'T THESE ERASE?!)

Kyo... She said she blew up some labs before. If she wasn't so...

So whatever, I'd kill her. KILL HER! I SWEAR IT!

... Then they left. I got really sad afterwards. I wish I had friends.

Entry 3

Third day of living

I spent most of my time with Kyo today. I caught up with her about everything and the like... I think she taught me the human emotion, "love". Or whatever you damn humans call it. Weirdos...

It's such a... Odd feeling. It was like that one time I drank acid, very... Warm. But without the burning of my stomach and lungs.

After she made us drinks, I admitted my feelings to her by proposing a hypothesis about it. Gods, that was a horrible idea. Worse than the one time I thought I could stop my thirst by drinking acid again...

Anyways... She... Accepted it. I think. She says I have to come up with way to accept it myself. I don't think I can.

SHE ACCEPTED IT SHE ACCEPTED IT SHE ACCEPTED IT! 

[The rest of the page is incomprehensible, the words blurred by tears. You manage to decipher some words as "sorry" and "forgive me". You figure it's him trying to repent for his murder again. However, you flip to the last page and see some sort of letter.]

Hey. I'm sorry I killed Tybalt. I know apologies won't fix anything, but I'm really sorry.

Thank you. Kyo, Saito. For keeping me company for that time... I really... Appreciate it. It... Makes me... Happy.

Hypothesis: Accepted. 

[shsl-madscientist]

i did it i bec ame k en go

[shsl-madscientist]

I Am The Experiment [ONLY THING THAT'S INSIDE IS MY ORGANS]

[ultimatehighschoolthief-blog]

  Go despair on me. Do it. I DARE you.

Yep, there wasn’t anything different about Kengo (other than the whole robot thing) she could see. For now, that was. She simply watched his actions and reactions while continuing to finish up her halo halo, making another. She hadn’t really had lunch and of course, her diet was shit. And by that, I meant sugar galore. 

"You’re really turning red now, whoa," she commented. She smiled softly at him; he wasn’t even trying anymore. There was no point in pushing it any farther than it was. 

[shsl-madscientist]

deg deg face

She ate so much sugar... Wasn't that unhealthy for a girl of her age...?

Kengo was barely halfway done before she started making another. What the h*ck.

Slow down there, turbo... Eat anymore and you might just mess up your routine eating habits... And by that you'll probably get diabetes is what I mean.

He sighed, blowing some of his hair away with his mouth, the red finally leaving his face, but a tinge of embarrassment lay in his one eye.

One more word out of you about me turning red and I'll burn you alive, I swear...

[shsl-madscientist]

How Do I Science???? [Twinkie+Kengone]

[shsl-cat-masked-magician-deacti]

  "Fine, fine," Trinket scoffed, crossing her arms. "I won’t hit you. Not because you warned me about it," she grumbled. "And don’t call me little girl!"

Trinket had gasp as she covered the mouth area of the mask. “Oooooo,” she oo’d like those children back in school. “Now I’m just offended that you didn’t spy on me too, but it’s a win/win for me,” Trinket snickered.

"I sure did hear it! And guess who’s going to tell Kyo?? Me~" She purred evilly. 

[shsl-madscientist]

Kengo laughed again, the sound reverberating against his metal chest and the hallways once more.

I'll call you little girl if I want... Little girl!

Hahahahaha!

He laughed at his own tasteless joke, but he had to admit, it was nice seeing them again. Although, it wasn't too long before it kicked in. That stupid chip in his head would command him to bully the other students, to encourage them to kill each other... It's not like he could help it. So he decided to enjoy the times while he had it. 

Huh? Win-win she said...? What did she mean?

Win/win...?

W-WAIT, YOU BETTER NOT TELL HER! I SWEAR, IF YOU DO...!

His good eye was glowing with embarrassment and half anger.

I... I'LL BURN YOU! I'LL START WITH THE BURNING OF YOUR FLESH AND- AND I'LL KILL YOU! AGHHH!

He was panicking now... 

J-Just don't tell her... I-If you do, I-I'm totally dead again...

[shsl-madscientist]

I Am The Experiment [YOU CANT HIDE WHATS INSIDE]

[ultimatehighschoolthief-blog]

  She nodded and glanced at Kengo every once in a while as she made her own halo halo. Of course, since it was Kyo, she drowned the entire thing with loads of sugar. Sugar on the ice cream, in the milk, on the ice, in the filling, for decoration; you name it and there’s sugar on it. 

"Yeah you were," she stated, filling the cup. "Your entire face if flushed right now. And you’re stuttering… Again." She ate part of her halo halo and smiled at him. 

[shsl-madscientist]

make them feel despair killkillkill murdermudermuder destroydestroy

What...? What was that thought he had just now? Perhaps it was a feeling of despair kicking in at last... He managed to hold it back for the time being, focusing his thoughts on the drink, happily munching on his sugar filled dessert. 

Kengo turned away, his good eye facing her, and a bit of a blush coming to his face despite how inhumane he looked.

He managed to scramble out a single sentence as a weak retort.

I... I DID NOT!

He wheezed, his head spinning a bit now.

I didn't stutter, nor did I blush, no, a scientist feels nothing! NOTHING! N-O-T-H-I-N-G!

He wasn't even trying anymore...

[shsl-madscientist]

I Am The Experiment [DISAPPEAR DOKIS]

[ultimatehighschoolthief-blog]

  I think I’m a thief, but that’s besides the point. 

She watched him as he wheezed at the mention of the drink which caused the girl to tilt her head, questioningly. His reaction where kind of strange, but that was to be expected since… well, you know. He’s dead. With a chip in his head. A despair chip and all. Thank for telling me about that, btw. 

"Ooookay. Hang out right over there for a bit," she said, pointing to a spot that wasn’t in the way of her preferred work area. She then started to make the halo halo, catching the weird ass nostalgia that came with it. What the hell was this situation anyway? She didn’t know. 

"Here you go," she spoke up, placing a glass next to him. "Enjoy… Also, you’re blushing again." 

[shsl-madscientist]

Kengo watched happily as she began making the drink. A feeling sudden memory came to him, but it was rather vague, so he tossed it aside.

He tapped his metal arm against the table on accident trying to grab the glass. Goddammit, arm.

W-Woops... T-Thank you, Kyo.

Much appreciated...

He takes a sip, and gulps nervously before replying rather abruptly. His face full of red, he yells out to her,

I-I AM NOT BLUSHING! 

Sure, there wasn't much difference in skin color despite him being dead, but... Was he really blushing...?

I... I'm not blushing...

[shsl-madscientist]

How Do I Science???? [Twinkie+Kengone]

[shsl-cat-masked-magician-deacti]

  Trinket made a ‘hmph’ sound at Kengo’s childish actions. So mature, so majestic, so dorky from the angry scientist. “I’m pretty sure I can slip by with some minor damages,” she hissed. But then she snickered.

Then Trinket stiffened up. God Kengo was worse then the cameras. “W-wow! Wow!” Trinket exclaimed awkwardly and sarcastically. “I thought you’d be more into Kyo than me,” she said awkwardly.

"How has it been? Oh you know, the usual. Friends dying one by one, Monobear and his motives, lack of caring, the norm," Trinket answered with a shrug. "How’s being dead?"

[shsl-madscientist]

Kengo regained his proper composure, looking off to the side again, a serious look on his face.

Don't risk it. I don't want anything happening to anyone. Just be a nice little girl so nothing happens to you.

His tone is rather serious, but holds a tiny bit of kindness in it. Although he doesn't embrace it.

... Don't be so full of it. I didn't spy on anyone other than Kyo.

Quickly, he covers his mouth and enters a pose of surprise.

W-WAIT! YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT!

He awkwardly stands there trying to brush off what he had just said by continuing the conversation hastily.

O-Oh... T-That's n-not good...

Uh... Not good at all. No, no... 

[shsl-madscientist]

I Am The Experiment [You can't see the dokis]

[ultimatehighschoolthief-blog]

  She didn’t even mean to steal his heart, it just happened. Sorry, Izzy. Although, she had thought about it for a while and decided she would accept his dokis as the last thing she could do for him. She sensed the pattern as she counted the days in the last trial; it usually took a week, maybe a bit more for someone to snap. During that time, it wouldn’t hurt, now would it? But that’s enough of heart break. We’re here to make halo halo.

"Really? Well, you’ll probably remember eventually—" She heard his stomach grumble and tilted her head. "I was going to make halo halo, but maybe I should get you real food. I could probably make adobo if you want. It’s chicken marinated in sauce." Those are dokis. She sees the dokis. She will say something about them later. 

[shsl-madscientist]

Who do you think you are. Collecting your jar of hearts.

 Dokis. The dreaded disease that only held two cures. And for Kengo, both cures yielded despair. He'd die either way, but there was a more pressing matter at hand...

Halo halo.

Kengo wheezes suddenly at the mention of it.

He stares passionately at her, or maybe it's his passion for the drink...

M-Make the drink! P-Please!

He quickly coughs, and rubs out his labcoat. He appears to be nervous. Are his dokis visible? R A I S E Y O U R D O K I S

[shsl-madscientist]

How Do I Science???? [Twinkie+Kengone]

[shsl-cat-masked-magician-deacti]

  Trinket had clenched her fist at that terrible horrid nickname, but released it since she wasn’t allowed to kill anyone. “Sure. Let’s roll with ‘Twinkie’” she snickered.

"Happy to see you too, that is what I would say but you can’t see my expression," Trinket laugh. "Looks like that ‘following me around’ plan didn’t work out as much as you thought, hm?"

[shsl-madscientist]

He laughed his mad scientist laugh, and it echoed throughout the halls. He stuck his tongue out, and did that one thing kids do with their eyes to mock other children. Or his eye at least.

Bluuuh. Sucks for you, you can't hurt me! Haha! 

He was on his high horse now, but jumped off on it and landed on his face. Probably. He eyed the short girl carefully... When was there last conversation...? It was probably during the trial...

That following around plan was a plan in action from the day I died... The hospital allowed me a ghostly body and I went around snooping some...

He looks away to the right hastily, his face reddening.

N-Not that I saw anything...

He coughs awkwardly, training his one good eye now on Trinket's face. Or mask. Or whatever.

S-So how has it been? The hospital. Struggling to stay alive? Harsh? Lame? Pray tell, Twinkie.

[shsl-madscientist]

How Do I Science???? [Twinkie+Kengone]

[shsl-cat-masked-magician-deacti]

  Trinket had been lingering around the second floor and nearing the stairs. She didn’t dare go up there again. Curiosity was going to beat the shit out of the poor cat. Giving in a sigh, she stood by the stairs, waiting to see if a friend would come down.

And certainly a friend did shimmy down. Trinket stiffened a laugh but it was too powerful. “ahAHAHAH WOW WATCH OUT FOR THE STAIRS,” she laughed at the poor scientist. “Aahahha… whew, are you okay there Robo Kengone?”

[shsl-madscientist]

It was that damn masked girl. How annoying... But it was a nice change of pace to see another student. What was her name... Her name... His memory was hazy again, but he hastily yelled it out. Or at least what he thought it was.

TWINKIE!

Triumphantly, he stood up, a single hand on his hip, his other scratching at his face.

A pleasure to see you again, Twinkie.

Not really, but I guess that's what I have to say so pretend I never said "not really".

[shsl-madscientist]

I Am The Experiment [Closed]

[ultimatehighschoolthief-blog]

  She watched as he started to wake up and look at her before exclaiming her name. She then realized how long it had actually been since the first trial. Extremely long, actually. She watched him a bit curiously as he said her name and scrambled up into a standing position, but not without sound of metal bashing against the fridge which made her slightly flinch. 

"Hey yourself," she replied with a bit of a tired smile. "You know, I have a feeling the kitchen fridge isn’t the best place to take a nap." At this point, Kyo was absolutely done with being scared out of her mind, so the difference with Kengo didn’t bother her one bit. "Oh well. Since you’re here, are you hungry?" 

She thought of the last time she had a halo halo. It had been a while. And don’t worry, Kyo could see the dokis from a mile away. She knew how to flush the dokis out too, so don’t even try.

[shsl-madscientist]

The dokis. The cursed disease all scientists and doctors feared alike. There were only two cures... Acceptance...! AND REJECTION! The latter of which Kengo was prepared for. 

He stumbled to regain his balance as the plating weighed him to his left slide a bit more than usual and brushed his coat off hastily, wanting to appear most luscious clean to Kyo.

... Whatever. I just came here cause' of somethin'... I don't recall what though. Hmph...

Hungry...? 

At the mention of food, his stomach actually growled. He hadn't eaten since... Since he was dead. Had his stomach been replaced again...? Sure hopes not...

Hastily, he nods his head, a tiny bit of red flush entering his face, remembering his dokis.

Y-Yes, I'm quite hungry...!

[shsl-madscientist]

How Do I Science???? [Twinkie+Kengone]

Kengo approached the third flight of stairs with caution. How was he going to do this...? Earlier, and by earlier that's 5 minutes ago, he had tried going downstairs to visit some of the other students while he could. While he still retained a sort of humanity in him. Only if the elevators worked...

When he took the first flight, he slipped on the first step and fell on his chest, causing his body to shake vibrations since that too, was metal plated at that point of his reconstruction. His body was probably the most crudely put together, so he the most trouble getting around.

When he got up, he fell down a second flight of stairs, and while he was dead, it still hurt. Seriously.

Gingerly he placed his foot on the first step...

And missed and tripping, falling onto his face and then rolling downwards till he hit the bottom.

After a few minutes of comical stair pain, he at last, reached the bottom.

... There was a noise to his left... Or somewhere. It was laughter.

WHO'S LAUGHING AT ME?!

[shsl-madscientist]

I Am The Experiment [OPEN]

Kengo’s door is wide open, and much like a bad sci-fi movie, a small amount of smoke arises from his laboratory room. 

… I’m… Alive?

He looks down at his body to find that various parts of it have been replaced with metal plates and a crude job of spray on paint that was supposed to resemble his skin color. Fortunately enough, most of the metal plating is at least covered with his lab coat and sighs, a bit relieved and approaches his mirror. He blinks his one good eye. His eyepatch was burnt off during his execution, so instead, his left is sewn shut, and a quarter of his face is covered in stitches as well. 

Kengo begins to sweat, this isn’t anywhere near right.

No. No…

NONONONONONONONONO THISISWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONG!

He’s supposed to be dead, DEAD! 

… 

Bzzzt.

The sound of electricity in his skull resounded, and his thoughts finally trained down to one single word. Halo Halo Despair. 

After a few moments, he recollects himself, and approaches the kitchen a few floors down for some reason. Why was he there…? He itched at his stitched eye. Was he thirsty…? Was that even possible…?

For some reason, he craved something… Sweet. Something he had tasted in another life… What was it? What was it?! It was no use. He couldn’t remember.

He laughed silently. A hollow laughter, it was. Bitter memories of a past life itched at him, and a single letter kept etching itself into his mind.

K… K… K… K… K KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.

It stops. You disregard everything now and lay in the kitchen, slumped against the fridge, awaiting one of the students.

[ultimatehighschoolthief-blog]

She was exhausted by this motive; so many friends coming back to life; all of them different in some way. It was overwhelming to her, so what was her first thought? Think it over with twix. …Or at least, have some sort of sweet food that she could ingest and take her mind off of all of this. 

Like a true Kyo, she parkoured all the way from the Lilac level to the ground level and into the kitchen— Was that Kengo? Great he was against the fridge. The tart she made yesterday was in the fridge. That meant she had to move the body. But that would require effort and Kyo didn’t want to exert that effort. 

"Keeengo," she said, nudging him gently. "If you move I’ll make you a halo halo." 

[shsl-madscientist]

KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL

Shaking his head, Kengo awoke. The kitchen... He was waiting for... Who? 

K...

He mutters the single letter and looks up to see...

K-Kyo--!

He remembers her name and barely a portion of his past life... It was... Hazey. But he remembers his kiddie-crush on her and the memory of drinking that sweet thing together.

He stands up hastily, his metal plating bashing against the fridge. Shit, Kengo. Get it together!

... Kyo...

H-Hi...

It's a pleasure to see you again. Nice to see you. Hi. I have the dokis for you. He couldn't say any of it, that wasn't in his nature...