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video; backdated to valentine's day

[ Have a brightly waving Yuri right now, looking too happy. ]

Hello on Valentine's Day everyone! As you can see, apparently the entirely school's gone completely insane!

[ Okay yeah no she can't keep that up with the stupid banging on the door in the background. It's obvious she's in her dorm room right now. There's another chair in front of the door, blocking it. Sorry about the inconvenience, Sonia. ]

Shut up already!

[ Yuri looks back to the laptop. ] Heads up, they're still pretty stupid. You can lose them for a while if you trap them in a classroom, but they'll find you eventually. Sonia, I hope you don't mind if I use your sheets to escape out the window. I don't really want to slaughter them.. [ She side-eyes the door. ] But at this point even knocking them out doesn't last more than a few minutes.

[ There's already blood on the door handle and it's unclear just whose it is, since Yuri already changed clothes. ]

We need a way to lock the doors from the outside to trap all of them. If anyone needs help, let me know where you are as soon as you can. SSS members: If you're close to the location calling for help, get to them as soon as possible. You know where the extra weapons are in HQ if you need--

[ There's a loud crack in the background as some kind of kitchen knife breaks through the wood of the door, making Yuri look back. ]

I'll be replying from my phone when I can. Stay in groups if possible.

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[For once, he actually does his level best not to look up her skirt as she's hoisting herself over the window ledge, but there's only so much he can do when he has to watch for where she's going to fall. His tongue pokes out from between his lips slightly as he concentrates on her trajectory, shuffling back and forth until he's right beneath her, bending his knees slightly to brace himself as she drops into his arms.]

[He was really expecting her to land on his face feet-first or something, but that went surprisingly wel-]

[Wow, had she always been that pretty ~~and shoujo~~? Hinata knew he was staring, the light was catching her eyes just right, and he could've sworn he saw sparkling bubbles and flower petals floating around... He was so involved in admiring her, that he didn't even notice the NPCs completely losing interest and wandering off.]

[ In this case, Yuri wasn't too worried about him peeking up. He had to look if he was going to catch her, but it was after he caught her that she had an internal panic about. Once his arms touched her, it almost seemed like the world had slowed down like one of those goofy romance movies. Yuri couldn't stop staring at his face, wondering if she was hallucinating or something.

Even after he had her, Yuri was holding her breath and just staring. He probably could've let her down for a few seconds now, but Yuri didn't seem to be fighting it as the blush rose on her cheeks. That is, until a delayed reaction kicked in and she reached up and smacked him in the forehead. ]

Wh-Wh-What the hell was that!?

[He smiles softly at her as she stares back at him, totally swept up in the moment.] Heh... Yurip- [And then she hits him. As per the norm, he cries out theatrically, recoiling.]

What was what!? [He didn't even do anything!!]

[The shoujo sparkles seem to have gone away, so he moves to set her down. He probably just imagined them... Once he let her go, however, frantic footsteps started smacking the pavement behind him. That gaggle of NPC girls? They were back.]

Shit-! [He hastily grabbed the baseball bat, reaching to take Yuri's hand.] Let's go!

[But then they... stopped..?]

You were doing something weird--!

[ Clearly whatever had happened there, Hinata had done it intentionally. Of course, Yuri still being flustered meant that she was trying to shake Hinata's hand off. ]

I can run on my own, you know..

[ Clearly, she's flustered enough to be paying more attention to Hinata than the slightly murderous NPCs.. ]

[For a moment, he watches the NPCs swing from one extreme to the next. Enraged and violent one moment, then perfectly calm and benign the next. What on Earth..? He lets go of her hand as she goes to shake it off, looking back to her.]

I just don't want to get separated..! [Not that she can't defend herself... He's just a bit protective ever since Otonashi and several others vanished on him.]

[Right on cue, the NPCs corner them against the wall of the dormitory building, one of them armed with a pair of scissors from the infirmary. He swallows nervously, eying the point on them. This is a bit too familiar for his tastes...]

Senpaiiii... Who is this filthy woman!? You know I'm the only one for y- [The moment the word filthy left the NPC's mouth, Hinata grabbed the bat from behind him, swinging it at her, knocking her into the frantic girls behind her. It's almost silent, but he scoffs and mutters something under his breath.] Tch- swine.

[He looks over his shoulder at Yuri, jerking his head in the direction of away from here, silently prompting her to run before shoving through the NPCs with his shoulder and bolting off across campus.]

[ Yuri honestly feels like she's being protected right now more than actually doing anything. After all, Hinata's not letting anyone get near her. She'd have a bigger problem with this if she still felt like she wasn't capable of protecting the people she cared about, but she'd already managed to get that far. Now it was just about having each others' backs...

But Hinata seemed like he was getting a little too upset by this. Once they had run through the NPCs and escaped for the time being, Yuri reached out to try to grab his hand to stop him. ]

Hinata!

[ She needed to tell him to calm down, they were just NPCs. Not anything to get pissy enough to start badmouthing them under his breath about. ]

[He recognized that chastising tone of hers, ducking behind one of the school buildings for cover as she grabbed his hand to stop him.]

I had to do something! Did you see those scissors!? [Obviously, he's still not over finding Ooyama full of scissors, no matter how long ago it happened. You don't really forget something that... deranged.]

Besides- [He held the grip of the bat in one hand, knocking the top gently against the wall of the building beside them, a metallic noise bouncing off the wall.] -it's aluminum. Can't do very much damage, but if it were wooden...

[Mercifully, he stops himself from going on about the many different types of baseball bats and their functions, peering around the corner of the building.] There they go again... [Yet again, the NPCs had lost interest.] Are they hostile or not..?

[ Yuri had always been incredibly forgiving when it came to the circumstances of meeting people. It even took her a couple of seconds to realize what Hinata's beef with scissors was. Oh well, that was why she did most of the talking to Yusa and she stayed away from the boys.

She didn't comment on it though, or even on his rambling about the type of bat. Instead, she stops altogether upon the realization that Hinata said 'again' and looks back at the NPCs. ]

Stay still.

[ And Yuri keeps her eyes on him, letting go of his hand for a few seconds. A few seconds in which they seem to start to rally up again, then Yuri takes his hand once more.

...Off. Angry NPCs.

On. Fluffy normal NPCs.

Off.

On.

Off.

On. ]

...............................................

[ She's just holding Hinata's hand and looking both pissed off and embarrassed now. ]

[He goes quiet as she issues the command to stay still, watching her intently. Did she have a plan? Were they going to run for it?]

[Initially, her repetitive grabbing of his hand was confusing, wondering if something was supposed to happen each time she took his hand... but then he realized where she was looking. He peered around the building at the NPCs, everything suddenly making sense.]

They calm down when we... hold hands..? [He turned back to her, spotting that disgruntled embarrassment on her face.] I guess we should make sure it works~! [And unless she stopped him, he'd be tugging her out into the open with him, because the most efficient way to test armor is to go to battle, right?]

Don't drag me out where everyone can see!

[ HINATA DO YOU NOT GET THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION HERE? SHE HAS TO HOLD YOUR HAND ALL DAY IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GET TAKEN OUT. SHE'S NOT ACTUALLY 100% SURE SHE CAN HANDLE THIS!! ]

Why not?

[He looked over his shoulder at her as he dragged her out, grinning like he didn't have a care in the world. Standing out in the middle of the sidewalk, he firmly held her hand, and... the NPCs walked right past them.]

Ha! Did you see that!? [He's still working off the adrenaline rush he got from solving the mystery, not yet understanding the possibly long-term implications of having to hold hands to survive.] Come on, we should tell everyone!

[ Yuri held onto his hand a little more tightly, planting her feet firmly on the ground. ]

We're not telling everyone, are you crazy!?

[ Maybe it would be the leadery thing to do. Maybe. ]

We don't even know if it works with everyone! What if it's just--

[ No, nope. Yuri takes a deep breath, then narrows her eyes at him. He better not follow up on why she might've thought that. ]

But what if it does work for everyone?

[Surely it couldn't just... be... them... He slowly turns to look down at her, prompting her to continue.] Just... what?

[That dumb grin fades a little as he thinks about it. So they'd have to... hold hands. For how long? He starts running over his daily activities in his head, some of them more private than others. If that was the case, then-]

How am I supposed to shower!?

You're taking a shower at midnight with the lights off so I can't see anything!

[ Yuri sighs, trying to concentrate on anything but Hinata showering now.. ]

I'll try it with an NPC and see if it works.

[ One of the ones that isn't trying to stalk either of them, hopefully. Yuri's going to proceed to drag him over to one whose face she doesn't recognize now and grab their hand, then let go of Hinata's to see what happens.

Said NPC mostly just looks confused, but the others seem to be getting riled up again...

[Shower time is private time! How is he supposed to relax if she's-!?]

Y-yeah... [Not that he's any more thrilled about the idea of holding hands with an NPC and showering, but at least that doesn't come with the threat of mutilation or death.]

[He watches intently as she holds the hand of a passing NPC, realizing pretty quickly that it's not working... Without waiting for further permission, he grabs her hand again.] Maybe it only works with humans... Should we go find someone?

[ If it's just humans in general and not just Hinata, Yuri will honestly find a little relief in that. She was still reeling a tiny bit from even considering that it could just be him, and that weird moment when he caught her before that..

When he grabbed her hand again, Yuri holds it loosely for a moment before squeezing a little bit. If she were being honest, she'd probably have to admit that she didn't really want it to be anyone else's hand that worked. ]

You're right, let's go find someone.

We should head for HQ, there's probably someone there!

[He doesn't think much of it at first, but as they start walking toward the main school building, he realizes how nice it is to hold someone's hand again... He remembered liking the feeling of being with someone when he was alive, but he'd only ever walked around holding hands with girls he was... dating.]

...This kind of makes us look like a couple, doesn't it? [And there he goes sabotaging himself. See, this is why we can't have nice things.]

[ Nope, Yuri's tightening her grip on his hand and trying to pull him toward the dormitory building. ]

I'm finding someone we don't talk to regularly!

[ Her grip on his hand is probably a little too tight. Sorry about your fingers, Hinata. She's not really looking at him either. She's not asking someone they know in case it is somehow or other just Hinata and Yuri that this will work with. Yuri's not even sure why she's convinced that it's just Hinata, there's no evidence that it would be just him but.. She doesn't really want it to work with anyone else. Not for Valentine's Day. Not while he's talking about how they look like a couple. ]

[He nearly loses his balance as she yanks him in the other direction, but manages to catch himself and follow her lead, as always.]

Like who?

[He... kind of has a point. Being the founders, Yuri and Hinata tend to make the rounds in talking to people. Especially Yuri, who seems to always know everyone.]

[It's a little surprising that she didn't hit him for suggesting they look like a couple, following dutifully after her, even if she's squeezing a bit too tight. He doesn't really mind... getting to walk around with her like this is... nice. Nostalgic, even.]

I don't know, idiot. Let's just look. Maybe someone dropped out of the sky this morning.

[ Probably not, but it was worth a shot wasn't it..? For a brief moment she considered just dealing with the stupid NPCs. Honestly, that sounded better than having to force herself to not think anything about holding Hinata's hand all day, especially while he was spouting stuff about them looking like a couple. ]

Are you sure you didn't grab anyone's hand earlier today? You're the type of person who likes to grab people, I'd be surprised if I was the first.

Ehh... [He reached up to nervously rub at the back of his head with his free hand. She was right that he was a touchy kind of guy, but...]

Well, I haven't been to class in a while, so I went today... [Which had nothing to do with the obligation-chocolate from some of the female NPCs, definitely not!] ...and all these girls were giving me chocolate, and asking if I had a girlfriend, and-

[She knew how he was, so he probably didn't need to say anything else, but long story short... he'd only really been grabbing NPCs today. Hugging girls, winking at them from across the classroom, practicing his rusty ladykiller smile... He could look past the creepiness when they were shyly offering him chocolate and calling him senpai, apparently. But he hadn't really been in contact with people until he realized something wasn't right.]

Idiot.

[ She wasn't even going to address him doing that kind of crap. Valentine's Day wasn't her day, it definitely wasn't something that she wanted to deal with, but she didn't exactly like that Hinata was just enjoying getting chocolate from a bunch of girls and didn't exactly seem to care about the ones he wasn't getting chocolate from. Hinata had always worn his heart on his sleeve, which was probably why she was the slightest bit disappointed about him not being upset by it.

..Even if anyone in their right mind probably wouldn't expect a damn thing from Yurippe in the first place. And anyone in their right mind probably also wouldn't want to eat anything Yurippe concoted in a kitchen either. There was a reason she was all udon and yakisoba pan and cafeteria food almost all the time. Still, the point obviously stood.

Yuri sighed and shook her head. ]

It's not like it'll last, let's just let people figure it out on their own. There are enough touchy feely people that they probably already know.

Eh- Weren't they bothering you, too? [Really, it's not like he was even slightly interested. An NPC girlfriend would be so weird... but the ego boost of being swooned over was a pleasant change of pace.] It was all giri-choco anyway...

[He'd long since given up hope on ever getting chocolates from Yuri on Valentine's Day, since she'd avoided holidays before, he was just trying to accommodate that. Most everything that could be considered distance from him was just him trying to abide by the rule she'd set all that time ago, not really realizing that maybe a few things had changed.]

[They couldn't find love here, that's what she'd told him.]

[Despite all this, despite knowing it was a stupid question... he asked it.] ...Did you make chocolate for anyone this year, Yurippe?

[ Having Hinata holding her dominant hand made one thing a little more difficult: hitting him for saying stupid crap. She didn't want to let go of his hand, so the response to that question about her making chocolate came with her attempting to raise both of their held hands up to try to get him in the face. It'd probably only work if he didn't fight it.

Either way, her next words were coming out quickly. ]

Who the hell do you think I'd make chocolate for, moron!?

I don't know! [He grips her hand more tightly to prevent her hitting him, raising his other hand up to shield his face from her wrath, just in case.] Someone you like! Who else would you make chocolate for!?

[Then again, after the fiasco with the New Year's dinner... maybe her not making chocolate was a good thing.]

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