SHSL Secretary

My name is Rina Aizawa, and I have been accepted into Hope's Peak for being what they call a "Super High School Level Secretary." Hmph. Whatever that's supposed to mean.

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A not-so frozen heart? (OPEN)

Something wasn't right. Well, a lot of things weren't right, but there was one thing in particular that didn't add up at this moment. 

Rina stood in the middle of the ticket booth area, breathing heavily and staring a a picture that she shakily held. Upon first look, she thought the twins in the picture looked familiar, but all together uninteresting. However, when she turned the picture over everything changed. A wave of anxiety flooded throughout her body, leaving her panicked and confused. For the first time since arriving here, she was experiencing pure emotion, and it wasn't a pleasant feeling. 

Hikaru and Haruka Aizawa were Rina's twin younger siblings, and it made no logical sense to Rina as to why they would be in that picture. She couldn't remember her siblings going to Hope's Peak. Her heart pounded as her anxiety increased. How much had her memories been altered? On top of that, they were with her classmates...so were they in her class?

Rina clutched her forehead with her hand, and pressed her other hand to her heart, still holding the picture. She paced around the area trying to make sense of the situation, for once not caring if anyone saw. She felt as if her heart would never stop pounding, as if she'd never gain control of her breathing. Slowly, she stumbled over to a wall and slid down it until she was sitting almost collapsed on the ground.

Hikaru and Haruka Aizawa were the only two people Rina cared about in the world, and here they were in what she could only think was a class picture. With Rina's classmates. Rina's class had been taken to this crazy city. Why weren't they here? What happened to them? Rina's mind could only think of the worst, and she buried her head in her hands and let her blonde hair drape over her shoulders like a curtain protecting her from the outside world.

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It Could be Worse. (OPEN)

That was what Rina kept telling herself. It could be worse. She's done this before, she's gone without food before. It shouldn't be anything new and she should get through this easily. Sadly, her stomach didn't seem to agree.

Rina scowled and tried to remember how she had done this in the past. Having a constant supply of food for so long made her weak. She wasn't suited for the outdoors or survival anymore and she wasn't quire sure how to feel about that. She was much healthier, anyone who knew her when she was little could see that, but in her eyes she lost so much experience.

She had chosen to stay only in the first area so she would at least be in some pleasant weather. Rina lay down on the bench, her golden hair draping over the side of it. She hadn't felt this hungry in years. At least the pain made her feel something.

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A Certain Kind of Atmosphere (OPEN)

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The smell of dried, old blood was starting to get to his head. It was actually making the short boy fairly nauseous, but he would have to tough it out. He was already here, so he couldn’t just leave now. Especially considering it was hot as fuck outside. Not going through that again, nope. 

He left the kid’s section of the museum and looked over at the escalators, deciding to go check out if anyone else had entered into the museum. There probably was since it had just opened up and all, so he headed down. Sure enough, there was Rina looking at the creepy picture with the blood and all. 

"Rina-neechan?" he called out, walking over to her side. He looked at the picture once and looked away, not wanting to see something so gruesome. "…it’s…" He turned completely away from the picture with a saddened, yet somewhat frightened look on his face. "It’s… really… scary…" 

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Rina snapped out of her trance and looked to the side. Standing there was Hideki Kamiya. She was surprised to see him out and exploring, he seemed more like the type to stay away from things like this. Though Rina knew that they must be around the same age, he constantly gave off an aura that made him seem like a small child. Rina couldn't bear to see him scared like that. It reminded her too much of her younger siblings...though only two years younger than her, they would always be young and fragile in her eyes. For some reason, Hideki seemed to make her feel similarly.

She shook her head to clear her thoughts. Hideki Kamiya was not either one of the Aizawa twins, and she shouldn't treat him like he was. She still felt bad at his discomfort however, and played with her hands awkwardly, wanting to make him feel better.

"Well, if it's so disturbing," she began, "how about we get out of here?" She looked around, not sure where to head from there. This entire area was boiling hot and incredibly creepy. "Possibly back to the mall? We could get some sweets...or something.." She trailed off awkwardly, feeling uncomfortable. She wasn't quite used to acting friendly to her classmates.

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A Certain Kind of Atmosphere (OPEN)

In Rina's mind, this place had suddenly taken a turn for the interesting. This city had always been creepy, with destroyed streets, abandoned buildings and artificial sky. However up until now, every important building had been relatively intact. Even the post-apocalyptic mall wasn't as run down as this museum. 

The click-clack of Rina's shoes echoed throughout the empty hallways as she walked, looking at all of the destruction that had been done to a most likely once beautiful place. She didn't quite go through every room, she was only there to get a quick idea of what the area was like. So far, her impression of the dirty old place was uneventful and trying too hard to be creepy. 

The third floor was another story. This floor seemed different from the rest. Significantly creepier, and filled with defaced art. One in particular caught her eye, and she slowly wandered over to it. It almost looked like a class picture that someone took, but none of the faces were recognizable. She let her eyes widen in shock, feeling the need to let her reaction show. It wasn't the dried blood on the students that got to her, it was the message left in fresher blood. Sickeningly pink, it pointed out to her what she already knew. "Despair is Here."

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Some things are best left unsaid (open)

Ren’s heart raced. He collapsed onto his knees. He knew that people’s secrets were being revealed, but.. He never thought HIS would be. The memories of his older brothers came flashing back. Shut the fuck up you little brat! Shoot them! Don’t be so weak! If you don’t shoot the little bitch and the old man, you’re not eating for another week! He remembered the weeks without food especially. Sometimes they were just too poor to afford food that he would sometimes sneak into the closets and eat his brother’s dogs food. 

He held his head, starting to cry. “I… Fuck.” He mumbled something about not wanting to go back over and over. No one would ever trust him again, would they? Not even Susumu. Especially not Susumu. He wanted to forget his brothers so badly. So, so badly. He just wanted them out of his head. All the things they made him do when he was younger.. All the things they did to him. He stared at his hands, which were starting to shake.

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Rina watched Ren from afar, not sure if she should intervene. In any other situation she would have simply said some snarky remark to Ren, but this didn't seem like the time. Allies were what someone needed to survive in this world, and Rina would only gain hate for attacking someone in their weakest moment.

At the same time, she couldn't go and comfort the poor girl. That simply was out of the question. Rina didn't necessarily understand what Ren was going through, but she understood the feeling of not wanting her secrets revealed. In the end, all Rina did was cross her arms, put on a condescending face and remark, "You have some bad luck, don't you?"

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Emotions (OPEN)

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Well, maybe Rina didn’t care about secrets, but Susumu sure did. She loved hearing them, relished in how uncomfortable they made others feel. Sure, she wouldn’t ever spill a secret someone had entrusted her with, but that wouldn’t stop her from using it against them. Okay, so maybe she wasn’t that cruel, but whatever. Secrets were juicy, and that was that.

She wandered off after the bear had disappeared, leaving the throng of worrying kids. She was looking forward to seeing what secrets they had hidden, since she was sure no one actually kill to stop them from coming out. After all, how awful a secret could a teenager really hide? They were usually open books, unable to keep a secret even if their life depended on it.

And speaking of secrets, it wasn’t like Susumu had very much to hide. With her whole life having been broadcast on television, personal secrets were hard to keep. Sure, she had some dark things she wouldn’t like revealed, but who really cared? It wasn’t like the others would actually think less of her, unless they were that shallow.

She looked up, realized she had made it to the park. A little ways away she saw Rina. She didn’t particularly like the girl, but she was interested to see what she thought of the situation. Which was why she beckoned her over with a wave of her hand and calling out, “Aizawa! Come here!”

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Rina's attempt to relax was cut short by a voice she recognized to be the voice of Susumu Saito. Rina didn't particularly like her. Well, she didn't necessarily like anyone, but she didn't want someone like Susumu as her ally. She was whiny, annoying, and all around bothersome. But Rina put on her best fake smile and answered, "What is it Saito-san?" sounding much too polite for herself.

Rina stood up, smoothing out her skirt and walking out of the park towards the girl. While she was smiling, the whole time she was really thinking about how to protect herself if this girl tried to murder her. You could never be too cautious, and Rina had learned that the hard way many times. Not that she would dare to talk about that, however. She was an incredibly private person and she longed to keep it that way. That's why she had decided she only cared about the secrets if they involved her. There may have been a tiny bit of anxiety in her cold heart, but she did her best to suppress it.

Rina crossed her arms as she approached Susumu. "Again, what is it?" She said politely but sternly, using the same voice she used when she had to make people leave her boss's office. "If it's about the secrets, I don't want to gossip. Monobear is simply an idiot if he believes people will murder over something as dumb as this."

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Emotions (OPEN)

Rina stood frozen, not sure how to react. Her reaction to the public was easy, show nothing, as always. While she had met a few people who seemed to be valuable allies, it was not wise to show any emotion in front of potential killers. But no, this was not the problem. Inside, in her heart, she did not know how to feel. This sounded absolutely preposterous. Who in their right mind would murder over some silly little secret?

She decided to take a walk to clear her mind. Her strides were long and quick, she walked as if she had a purpose, a destination, but she had none. She just simply wanted to walk. Her hair bounced slightly with each step she took. Thinking it over, Rina decided she quite liked this motive, as long as her secrets didn't get revealed. No, she couldn't have them believing she was anything but an untouchable, stone cold girl. But, since no one would murder over something like this, then yes, she quite liked the idea of learning other people's secrets. It was always good to have blackmail, something to hold over someone's head when things don't go your way. While she didn't particularly care about what these other students were hiding, she had enough acting skills to pretend like she did.

Snapping back into reality, she realized she had approached the eerie abandoned park. Strangely enough, there was one brand new bench among the fallen trees. It was the perfect place to attempt to relax, and think of her strategies to protect herself.

The best defense was a good offense, after all.

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Dirty Animals (OPEN)

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Huh… Susumu thought. She was only half-listening as the bear talked, just enough to get the gist of what it was saying without looking like a goody-goody. Instead, she inspected her nails. They had thin lines of dirt beneath them, which was odd. She could’ve sworn she had just gotten a manicure the day before. But when she tried to remember anything after that her mind grew fuzzy. Something about telling her chauffeur to drive her to Hope’s Peak… but this wasn’t Hope’s Peak, was it?

She frowned, got to her feet and brushed the dust off her dust. Gross. Fishing around in her coat pocket, she pulled out what the bear had said was an electronic student ID. She was busying studying the map feature when she noticed a girl walk by her. Susumu scowled for good measure as the girl passed her by. She then followed suit, a bit disappointed she wasn’t the first to leave. She wanted nothing to do with these good-for-nothings.

Bounding down the steps, she quickly caught up to the girl and fell into step beside her. She then held out a hand in front of her, as if in efforts to get her to stop. “Where are you going?” she asked. “If it’s to the rooms, I insist we go together and you lead the way and scare away any bugs or rats. I don’t want anything disgusting coming close to me.” She crossed her arms, frowned. “And if you say no, I’ll simply follow you anyways.”

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Rina’s attempt to get away from the crowd soon backfired when a girl with a whiny, annoying voice (at least in Rina’s ears) came up to her. She was rudely stopped in her tracks, and then quickly turned around and sent her an icy glare. Rina looked at the way this girl was dressed and decided that there was absolutely no way this snob of a girl was prepared for this kind of situation. Her demanding nature and snobby personality would soon get her killed. Granted, Rina wasn’t a walk in the park either, but that wasn’t important to her at the moment.

“Well you’re certainly someone who feels incredibly entitled.” Rina snapped, attempting to point out this girl’s most obvious flaw. Crossing her arms and continuing her glare, she kept talking. “Why in the world should I tell you where I’m going? Why in the world should I trust you? If you think I’m going to be your servant you are sadly mistaken. Go find some dim-witted boy to fall victim to your….charm.” Rina smoothed out her skirt and continued walking away, ever so slightly slower. She had to admit she was curious how this girl would react. Maybe she should have been more polite. It wasn’t good to be making enemies this early on.

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Dirty Animals (OPEN)

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She saw when the blonde trotted away from the group, her golden locks following after her in a nervous hurry. Her cinammon eyes roamed around to look for her- She could get hurt, couldn’t she? This city was grey and dull, yet tainted with blood- she’d definitely get hurt. 

Hayakawa calmly cleared her throat, stomping her heel down and turning around, and calmy walking away- following the trail she remembered the blonde following. Maybe, if she had luck, she’d find her before something happened?

- Are you out there? It’d be a shame someone died so fast, don’t you think? Don’t be foolish. Come back.

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Rina took a deep breath and tried to think about the positives of the situation. She couldn’t think of any, but she forced herself to smile anyway. She had to look strong. Her shoes clicked on the road as she walked, though she didn’t know where she was going. She glanced around at the decrepit buildings with wary eyes, searching for the correct path. Soon, however, she heard a voice that made her stop walking.

Rina closed her eyes and pursed her lips tightly, frustrated that someone had the nerve to follow her. She slowly turned around and crossed her arms, attempting to give off an air of intimidation. She didn’t have emotions, she told herself. She wasn’t nervous, she told herself. If she could believe it, of course this girl would. To her surprise, this girl didn’t seem that nervous either. She seemed quite confident, actually.

“Well, yes, that’s exactly what I was trying to prevent. Do you really think I’d be so stupid as to go get myself killed? Please. I’m not that incompetent. You however followed a complete stranger to an isolated area. Shouldn’t you be thinking more about how not to get yourself killed?” Rina smiled slightly after saying this, instinctively knowing the best ways to anger people so they would leave her alone.

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Dirty Animals (OPEN)

Rina's first reaction upon learning about her current situation was pure anger. This was impossible, illogical, and simply not right. She had gone through some terrible times in her short life, but what the dumb bear said seemed to rival it all. She clenched her fists and held back tears, attempting not to cry out of rage. She could not show weakness. Not now, not ever. This had to have been some sort of a joke, yes, of course it was. There was simply no way she had magically been transported from Hope’s Peak to this desolate and deserted city.  Or, that’s what she thought it was, anyway. According to this “Monobear,” the sky was a simulation. Was it possible this was Hope’s Peak itself?

She stood up in disgust, and began to strut off in a random direction to get herself away from all of these other students. Animals, they probably all were. They must be plotting her murder right now. Yes, she knew from the moment she saw them that they were all dirty savages with flaws that would get them all killed. Rina refused to associate with them, for she was better. It wasn’t that she didn’t have flaws, but she knew how to control them. Her pale pink lips turned into a twisted smile as she continued walking. Pulling the electroID out of her pocket, she decided it would be a good idea to go to her room and stay there.

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