[Action]

[misterious]

[ She watched Makoto Naegi die, the squelch of flesh and viscera, the crunch of bone, the dull thump...thump...thump of the machine that mashed him to a pulp. All the evidence pointed to the fact that he was dead, yet she found herself wishing it wasn't true. In spite of all her efforts to keep emotions from clouding her judgement, the guilt of letting her ambitions come before the life of another gnawed at her mind enough for false hope to creep in.

Maybe he lived.

After all, his body fell into the trash room below. It was unlikely that it would have been cleaned up and whisked away elsewhere. If she could see it, she could confirm that he was dead, once and for all. She might also uncover some clues behind the mastermind who had set the trap with her in mind.

She concealed herself in a garbage bag and had her classmates drop her down the trash chute. The fall was longer than expected.

The death was instantaneous. Or it should have been, were it not for the fact she had woken up in yet another school. After giving herself a minute to adjust, her best course of action was to get a lay of the land and gather as much information as she could. ]

[ You might have felt a pair of eyes watching you in the public areas today, the slightest glimpse of a girl, pale and willowy, wandering in the shadows, or in some corner just within earshot. She observes but never approaches, maintaining a neutral expression regardless of what's going on around her and walking away as soon as anyone makes a step in her general direction.

Maybe she wasn't watching you after all. Maybe she's a ghost. Can something more ghostly exist in a town of dead souls? It is a mystery.

After a few hours of reconnaissance/creeping, she's slipped into the library to peruse the science stacks. With a wall at one end, there's only one way in and out. She's mindful of that opening, keeping an eye on it, just in case someone feels inclined to corner her and confront her. ]

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[tenminutes]

[ What caught the attention of a certain Yuri Nakamura wasn't the fact that she looked like a ghost or some kind of creepy stalker. It was that she had long, silvery hair and a stoic expression. The same approximate eye shape...

Not exactly the same, but enough that she could've easily assumed this was her sterner, older sister. It's not like she knew Kanade that well, it's wholly possible that she could've had one.

So after seeing her head into the library, Yuri follows her in. She doesn't bother to keep a volume cap on her voice or anything. ]

What's your name?

[misterious]

[ Her eyes immediately shift to Yuri, studying her body language, expression and tone. The question doesn't sound like she's asking to break the ice and make friends. Is she looking for a specific answer?

She's not sure, but it raises her suspicion. Her eyes narrow slightly. ]

Do I have to answer that?

[tenminutes]

If you're not an NPC I can just pull it up in my phone and go "Which name is new that I haven't met?" and narrow it down from there you know. I'm Yuri. Though lots of people call me Yurippe.. so it's up to you, really.

[ Even if she started with a business like tone in her question, she immediately began to speak with a friendly non-chalance within a second's notice. ]

[sleepybuster]

[Feeling as though someone is watching him is definitely off-putting, to say the least. Riki tries to ignore it as best as he can as he makes his way from the store to his dorm with some food, but after a while, it starts to just get a little too uncomfortable. How long has he felt this way now...?

So he stops his walking, looking around in hopes of finding that there's nothing to worry about. Considering how those shadows were attacking not long ago, he can't be too careful...]

Is anyone there?

[misterious]

[ The girl just looks at him and sighs, as if to say he's asked a stupid question.

Of course someone's there; she's not making any great attempt to conceal herself. ]

[sleepybuster]

[If that's the case, then after another quick glance, he notices her. That's definitely not someone he recognizes... An NPC? A new person? Regardless of the case, there's one question he needs to get out of the way.]

Have you been following me?

[crayoned]

[After visiting the dining hall and art club today, Mary decides to return to her dorm room with one of her dolls in hand. It might not be like the kind of dolls she had back in the gallery, but it was still pretty cute, and it wouldn't be very nice to just leave it in her room after going through all the trouble to win it at the festival!

As she approaches the door to her room and starts fumbling through her pockets for her key, Mary quickly turns her head and looks down the hall. For a moment she was certain she caught something out of the corner of her eye... Hmm. It couldn't be a shadow, could it? If it was then she probably would have seen it by now. Or maybe she was just seeing things? Either way, after unlocking her door, Mary calls out down the hallway.]

Hello? Is someone playing hide and seek?

[misterious]

[ It seems her roommate is a little girl. An observant one.

She steps out of the shadows to address her: ]

I'm not really playing anything.

[ She holds up a key. ]

It seems... we'll be staying together.

[crayoned]

You're not? Awh...

[Mary was almost sure that from the way she was hanging back and staying out of the way like that that she was playing some sort of game. But no matter. Her face soon lights up when she sees that key.]

Oh, so you're my new roommate! My name is Mary, its nice to meet you.

[She can't help hiding her excitement right now, evident by the big smile on Mary's face. Ymir had disappeared some time ago now, and it was getting a little lonely and boring living with an NPC roommate.]

slams into here

[optimistical]

[ It's been a pretty good day for Naegi so far. He's been adapting to the whole afterlife thing, which isn't too hard since he kind of already came to terms of being dead on the day he arrived and by attending school again, it made the transition easier. Returning to a normal student life is certainly something that he's more than fine with, after dealing with everything with Monobear, so he's quite happy to get back to what he's used to. ]

[ So, today, he has decided on hitting up the library. He has to finish this assignment somehow... Sigh, as much as he missed the normal days and attending school again, he kind of didn't miss all the homework and tests. Way to spend a Sunday, huh? Gathering a few books and having to go through them all just for a bit of info. Sigh, well, at least it shouldn't be too hard, so he can probably spend the rest of the day relaxing after he finishes. This is a pretty alright day, if he doesn't say so himself. ]

[ That is, until he notices a certain someone and he nearly drops his stack of books. ]

K... Kirigiri-san...?

[ No, that can't be her. No way. It's probably just someone who looks completely identical to her, right down to the gloves. It really can't be... ]

No, why are you...

[ He honestly doesn't know what to say, but god, he's really hoping that his eyes are playing tricks on him because she shouldn't be here, she should be alive and solving the mystery behind Hope's Peak and Monobear!! ]

KYAAAAA

[misterious]

[ Just by saying her name, he makes her want to crumple at his feet, apologizing for everything she's done, but she holds back. She has to stay composed.

If she puts her emotional response aside, she can focus on the facts. His presences confirms her suspicion that this is a place where the dead reside. The answer only raises more questions, which she can't answer herself. The best course of action is to communicate and gather information from others. ]

That's not important.

...Tell me what you know about this place.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 1/2

[optimistical]

[ N... Not important?! Everything about this is important! Why is she here? Did someone kill her? Was it Monobear? Did she also fall into the Mastermind's trap? What the hell happened?! ]

[ Okay, calm down, Naegi. Panicking never really helped anyone, but god, how can Kirigiri be so calm? Is it because she doesn't know where she is? He supposes that's possible. Some deaths are instant, right? That would probably mean the person wouldn't even know that they're dead, so if that's the case, he would at least be relieved that she didn't suffer when dying... That's one plus side of it all. ]

[ He fumbles, trying to find the words to answer her request. ]

This... I guess you can call the afterlife. Some of our previous classmates are here, like Kuwata-kun, Ishimaru-kun, and Fujisaki-kun, but not everyone... [ Such as Oogami-san, Mondo-kun, Maizono-san... ] Ishimaru-kun said that people don't tend to show up in the order they die.

[ The reason why for that? Don't even ask Naegi. He has no idea and he doesn't even have a clue for the reason behind that. ]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[optimistical]

But what do you mean not important? You showing up here means...

[ He just mentioned that this is the afterlife. Kirigiri should now know what her arrival here means...!! ]

W-What happened?

[conversationalist]

[For starters, he hated ghosts. And he's dead, so ghosts shouldn't even be a problem. So, why has he been feeling like a ghost is creeping on him!? He twists and turns, not catching this mysterious hopefully body. He will catch it this time.

Eventually, the footsteps become easy to follow--thanks to his natural superhuman ability--clear that she's not a ghost. But, he couldn't help but feel off put about someone watching him. Eventually, Kotarou also slips into the library, a place he frequents.]

This is a pretty silly game.

[misterious]

[ She doesn't seem to react at his approach, keeping the same neutral expression she had when she watched him, save for a flicker of recognition.

She pulls a science book from the stack, adding it to her pile. ]

...It's not a game.

[professionalstudent]

[Surprising absolutely no one who's ever met him, Ishimaru is in the library to study. Since he already completed his homework (of course), he's picking out books for further study. Just because his schoolwork is finished, doesn't mean he's done studying for the day.

He only pauses when he realizes he's not alone. Not that it was a rare sight or anything, it wasn't like he was the only person to ever be in the library. What makes him completely freeze is who he's seeing.

He stammer for a moment, before actually managing to speak up.]

Kirigiri-kun?!

[Whoa, okay, that was way too loud, considering they are in a library. He looks very ashamed of himself and coughs nervously.] Er... I'm very sorry about that! [Still loud, but a bit more acceptably so.] I'm simply surprised to see you here...

[misterious]

[ She doesn't even flinch when he yells, nonchalantly adding a book to her pile. ]

Is it really that surprising?

[professionalstudent]

[He'd almost forgotten that she was like this. So very calm and in control... It was still freaky, yep.]

Well... yes, actually! Kind of! Out of all of us, you're one of the last I expected to see here!

[tsunball]

[ Honestly, if Kirigiri has been observing Leon too today, all she might have seen is him sleeping in various places in the school. In the library, outside on the grass, name it and he's probably been there sleeping at least at one point.. in fact, he's actually entering the library to nap there - what else would Leon of all people be doing in a library, let's face it - when he finally notices her for the first time standing there. It's not too much of a surprise, he's already seen so many people from back home here over time that he honestly expects everyone to show up sooner or later.. (It'd be fine if they left out Maizono though. More than fine.)

He ponders whether he should speak up or not, but.. eh, not like he has anything to lose, right? Leon does his best to seem as casual as possible, sticking his hands into the pockets of his pants. ]

Oi, Kirigiri!

[misterious]

[ She recognized his voice. She recognized him, Kuwata-kun, the weak one, whose poor choices led to Maizono-san's death. It was only a matter of time before he approached her and since he was making an effort to communicate in an amiable fashion, the best course of action would be to reciprocate. ]

...Kuwata-kun.

[tsunball]

Man, you never change..

[ He lets out a sigh. It's somewhat awkward to speak to people from back home even now, and Kirigiri is - despite the fact she's a girl and not bad-looking - pretty difficult to talk to. Conversing with a lamp feels more productive right now than this.

Leon pulls his hand through his hair. ]

You died too? At this rate we're all just gonna pop up here.

[notbinary]

[Chihiro is usually in one of three places. In his room, with the laptop from Hope's Peak he received after the Obon Festival, in the computer labs with the more high powered tech, or in the library accessing the computers. Today, he's chosen the third option, the crinkle of a bag of cookies from the vending machine outside the only noise he makes beyond his typing, pausing to eat neatly. He doesn't look away from the screen, but his ALTEREGO programme can view what's behind him from the webcam (it's not the best, but it was the only facial recognition Chihiro could use at the moment.) ALTEREGO chimes in a happy Papa, look! and Chihiro turns his head after finishing off a string of numbers.]

[And almost ruins his coding when his fingers drop to the keyboard with a clatter in shock at who exactly it is.]

It... Kirigiri-san? How could she... ?

[misterious]

I didn't kill anyone.

[ She looks directly into the camera lens and gives an immediate and blunt responselike a dumbbell to the head. Best to clarify why she's here right away, or else people will make assumptions.

Then, she gets straight to the point. ]

Tell me about this place...

Hope it's okay that this is so late :)

[mightletyouknowme]

[Sena was used to being watched but not usually by girls. When she turns and catches long silver hair, she couldn't help but become confused, interested.]

H-hey..[Her voice trails off when she begins to slip away but Sena is willing to give chase.]

It is cool I will backtag forever!

[misterious]

[ Without slowing her pace, she glances back, making the kind of direct eye contact that pieces the soul.

Welcome to meeting people and making friends: S-Mode. ]

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