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011. [Video/Action for Goldenrod City]
[Well, it's been a while since Ishimaru's actually been around via video; he's had a rough go of it over the last few weeks and it shows - he looks incredibly tired and he still doesn't seem to have been eating very much, and he's still looking a little dead behind the eyes compared to the usual intensity.
But for the most part he looks reasonably put-together, and he's outside, and even if it's more than a bit overcast and admittedly cold as balls he doesn't seem to mind the cold; this may have something to do with the fact that he appears to have ditched the school uniform for today in favor of a rather thick black coat, and he's got a different scarf on than the usual red one he wears - this one isn't quite as long, but it's patterned after Ho-Oh's plumage. Something he got for Christmas, really; it's about time he wore it out somewhere. And he's...certainly somewhere; it looks like one of those parks near the Center.
His gaze flicks awkwardly to the side before he speaks; it takes him a moment to find words, but when he does he tries to keep them coming, and keep them steady, and dear god it's been a while since he's been this shouty at the network in general but it's clear that whatever he's been doing, it certainly hasn't been figuring out what an acceptable level of volume is.]
There...there have been a lot of people who have come up missing lately, I think, and there have been a lot of new arrivals as well! For those who are missing someone - friends of those sent home - I...I understand that it's often difficult to move past it, and that it's a lot to take in at once! For some of us, it's better that they're sent home because maybe they have important things to do or other people to take care of; for some it...it isn't, and that can make losing people hard, when you know that whatever they're going through is going to be bad for them...
[He trails off a bit; his eyes scan upward for a moment while he tries to gather his thoughts, though he seems to shake it off soon enough.]
But...please don't worry. If you want to discuss it, even if I don't know you, we can - you don't even have to give me your name or anything, if you don't want to! It can be over text if you'd like...
[...deep breaths, Ishimaru, you are fine.]
And for those who have just arrived - well, that's also a lot to take in at once, but for different reasons! I've been here for about ten months now, and I'm still getting used to how things are done. It's a learning process, but you'll get through it!
My name is Ishimaru Kiyotaka; I'm the Super High School Level Hall Monitor, from Hope's Peak Academy's 78th annual class. If that didn't mean anything to you, that's fine, but I think there are a lot of new arrivals for whom that does mean something - if I haven't spoken to you yet, please get in contact with me so I can do so.
[...Right. Right, um. Um. Um.
Almost done here. Almost.]
...Otherwise, everyone just try to keep your heads up and your gazes trained toward the horizon! I hope that today is a good and productive day for all of you, and if not, that tomorrow will be better - we all just have to remain strong, and not lose hope.
[End feed.
Ishimaru can still be found outside for a while after that's over, however; he still seems more than a bit aimless and like he's not entirely sure what he's even doing out there, and he seems to be zoning out quite a bit when he's not directly engaged in conversation or otherwise doing anything. But hey, "outside staring off into space" has to be at least vaguely better than "in the basement and staring off into space", right?]
But for the most part he looks reasonably put-together, and he's outside, and even if it's more than a bit overcast and admittedly cold as balls he doesn't seem to mind the cold; this may have something to do with the fact that he appears to have ditched the school uniform for today in favor of a rather thick black coat, and he's got a different scarf on than the usual red one he wears - this one isn't quite as long, but it's patterned after Ho-Oh's plumage. Something he got for Christmas, really; it's about time he wore it out somewhere. And he's...certainly somewhere; it looks like one of those parks near the Center.
His gaze flicks awkwardly to the side before he speaks; it takes him a moment to find words, but when he does he tries to keep them coming, and keep them steady, and dear god it's been a while since he's been this shouty at the network in general but it's clear that whatever he's been doing, it certainly hasn't been figuring out what an acceptable level of volume is.]
There...there have been a lot of people who have come up missing lately, I think, and there have been a lot of new arrivals as well! For those who are missing someone - friends of those sent home - I...I understand that it's often difficult to move past it, and that it's a lot to take in at once! For some of us, it's better that they're sent home because maybe they have important things to do or other people to take care of; for some it...it isn't, and that can make losing people hard, when you know that whatever they're going through is going to be bad for them...
[He trails off a bit; his eyes scan upward for a moment while he tries to gather his thoughts, though he seems to shake it off soon enough.]
But...please don't worry. If you want to discuss it, even if I don't know you, we can - you don't even have to give me your name or anything, if you don't want to! It can be over text if you'd like...
[...deep breaths, Ishimaru, you are fine.]
And for those who have just arrived - well, that's also a lot to take in at once, but for different reasons! I've been here for about ten months now, and I'm still getting used to how things are done. It's a learning process, but you'll get through it!
My name is Ishimaru Kiyotaka; I'm the Super High School Level Hall Monitor, from Hope's Peak Academy's 78th annual class. If that didn't mean anything to you, that's fine, but I think there are a lot of new arrivals for whom that does mean something - if I haven't spoken to you yet, please get in contact with me so I can do so.
[...Right. Right, um. Um. Um.
Almost done here. Almost.]
...Otherwise, everyone just try to keep your heads up and your gazes trained toward the horizon! I hope that today is a good and productive day for all of you, and if not, that tomorrow will be better - we all just have to remain strong, and not lose hope.
[End feed.
Ishimaru can still be found outside for a while after that's over, however; he still seems more than a bit aimless and like he's not entirely sure what he's even doing out there, and he seems to be zoning out quite a bit when he's not directly engaged in conversation or otherwise doing anything. But hey, "outside staring off into space" has to be at least vaguely better than "in the basement and staring off into space", right?]
[video] rolls up in here late with chicken nuggets and SPOILERS
Come on, appearances can be very deceiving!]
...Yeah, you're definitely one of Naegi's classmates. [Though Komaeda said something pretty similar once. "Don't lose hope."] But the name's Souda Kazuichi, Super High School Level Mechanic.
So, it's like you're just doin' a roll call or whatever, nothin' real special? [You're not gonna ask him stuff about Saionji, are you...]
[video] SPOILERS EVERYWHERE POTENTIALLY idk
So you're Souda-kun...Nanami-kun told me about you!
[Sorta.
Hmmmmmmmm.]
Has anyone picked you up yet?
[#priorities]
[video] we always need spoiler warnings because of Souda's mouth
[Hey, as long as it focuses on keeping Souda safe, those are awesome priorities.] I can respect that! [Goddamn it, why were you catatonic when he needed somebody as quick as you.] Yeah, they finally got me. I was about to start offerin' me buildin' people robots as some kinda reward!
...But, a hotel really beats that lab. [He pretty much staked one of the beds for himself, too, so there's that. Not as comfy as the one he woke up in or in his cabin, but can beggars be choosers?] And, Nanami... What all'd she even say?
[video]
[Well, he doesn't see why it'd be a bad thing to begin with, so you know what, let's own it. He is blunt as all get-out and that is life - ...what in the world is this about a lab. Should he know about the...you know what. Let's just move on for now. Yes. Right.]
As for Nanami-kun, she mentioned that you don't get along with Saionji-kun and it would be for the best if you didn't spend much time around her, if any!
[video]
...It's not just me, nobody should be allowed around her! She's the absolute worst! [The you know what? There is no you know what, only you know who!] It's like...all the meanness in the world just got trapped in her somehow! Like nothing is off limits to who'll she make fun of, even princesses!
[Maybe if she'd gotten some character development Kuzuryuu had, but there can be only one.]
[video]
...I would say that she really isn't that bad, but I have some idea of what you're talking about - she does tend to be very rude and difficult to control. But just the same, that doesn't mean she shouldn't be treated with respect as much as anyone else; punished for out-of-line behavior, surely, but isolating her won't help!
[video] I feel like I should say this is ANOTHER SPOILER
Hey, look, it ain't like I was suggestin' we tie her up and... [Souda's expression drops. That was supposed to be a comparison to someone else--] ...keep her away from everybody...
[...Save it, save it! Unintentional mishaps aside, it's not as if he wished any harm on her!]
...Agh, ya don't know what it's like havin' to stand up for somebody who ain't even there! Sonia-san, I had to defend her honor! [Actually, it's a really good thing that Sonia didn't see what Souda pulled.] Saionji, she's not dangerous dangerous, she's just a really mean bully, and I don't wanna be within two miles of her. Ever. [She called him a background character, okay. SHE STARTED ALL THIS.]
[video] haha, don't stress! we've got a warning up on the thread, it's good
So it's probably the former.]
Well, as the head of my former school's disciplinary committee, it's always been my job to settle disputes and stand up for people, some of whom aren't there! If she says anything to me about you, I'll do that for you as well, because that sort of behavior isn't acceptable.
I get on with her...reasonably well at this point, but I don't want her harassing anyone, either - I know how she can get.
[video] ahh it slipped my mind apparently
...The hell?! [Through his utter dislike of the kid, a key detail pretty much zoomed over his head. Ishimaru gets along with her?! How?!] You get along with that monster?!
What'd she do? She hypnotized ya, didn't she?! Or, oh, she's just sucking up, right?! [But shouldn't Ishimaru's title be as meaningless as Kuzuryuu's here now? A yakuza is useless without his subordinates, and a glorified hall monitor is just as useless!] She made this freaky lookin' memorial thing when someone died, y'know! She did somethin' similar, right?! [Is this the real life.]
[video] no worries!
It's none of your business what people do after someone dies, you know! If she wanted to make some sort of memorial after one of her friends died, it's her right to do that, whether you understood it or not!
[SOUDA THIS IS NOT A GOOD TOPIC HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED HERE]
[video] oh my god
I-I honestly stopped freakin' out about it when she got all upset, but...! This is personal now, okay! We even kept that thing up long afterwards so we wouldn't disrespect her, y'know! But it was creepy, with all this black smoke and a cow's head... It looked like somethin' out of a Satanic ritual! And now I finally realize why it did!
[Yes, that's right. He is calling Hiyoko Saionji, the tiny orange ball of hate, a version of the devil.]
She stomps on crabs! I'm pretty sure she might've killed one of the cows to get the cow's head, too! [He started from the bottom and somehow got even lower.] That had to have come from somewhere, y'know!
[video]
Death changes people. You can't say that you haven't realized that, if you came from the same sort of situation we did - you have no right to pass judgement on it.
[video] five months later
H-Hey, she was mean to animals and everybody way before Monobear messed up everything! [That's...not the point here.] But, wait, does that mean, ya know...
[That may or may not be the sound of the gears in Souda's head actually turning for a change. What a remarkable thing!] What exactly all do ya know, anyway? ...About how many of us are actually alive-alive or dead-alive, I mean.
[video / private]
...I don't know much about your class; I only know for sure that one of you already here has died. And that if your killing game went anything like ours, logically speaking either several of you are also dead and not saying anything about it, which is fine since it's not anyone's business, we kept quiet about ourselves too - or you're really lucky and all the survivors showed up first, with the exception of the one.
I know the outcome of the game we were in, and how many of us survived and how many didn't; I can't say for sure about yours.