afterliving | 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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[This world was just messing with him... He pushed a small sigh through his nose as she began to speak, anticipating her usual response about painful memories, but finding that the answer he got wasn't just the same old deflection.]

[She'd... thought about this.]

[He stopped with her, watching her as she spoke with a distant sadness in his eyes. Even if they needed love to heal, like he'd said again and again... would it always end in tragedy? Did it always put everyone in danger? Maybe she was right.]

[Unconsciously, he squeezed her hand.]

And what if we find the Programmer? What if we destroy the servers? [He swallowed nervously.] What will your answer be then?

[He knew he was pushing it. Honestly, he didn't even know why he was so desperate to hear her answer, driven by something he couldn't--or wouldn't--identify.]

We will. Again and again if necessary. If you want to ask me again then, I won't stop you.

[ Honestly, she doesn't know what she'll say. The last time they talked about love she wouldn't have even thought it was possible for someone like her, who didn't want to leave room for anyone in her heart besides her long passed siblings. ]

There's too much we don't know to know what sort of answer I'd have then, Hinata.

[And there it was, a little glimmer of hope off in the distance. He brightened a little, smiling fondly as he looked at her. If he was going to be looking at her like that while holding her hand... they really did look like a couple.]

Well-! [He continued up the stairs, pulling her along behind him.] I'll just have to make sure to ask when that happens, huh?

[There was never a doubt in his mind that they could do this. As far as he was concerned, they could accomplish anything with Yuri as a leader, and he'd be willing to follow her as far as she'd take him.]

[It wouldn't take long to get to his room now, finding his door and feeling around in his pockets for the keys. After a little fussing, he did get the door open, gesturing for her to go ahead of him.]

Just what are you asking for anyway..?

[ Yuri gave him a suspicious look, but the suspicion was more out of embarrassment than anything else. Honestly, Yuri sort of had some idea that he probably.. had feelings for her. And she knew she had feelings for him. That was why all of this was so difficult.

Yuri heads into the room, looking at him teasingly. ]

Do I need to do a magazine check? [ Teasing him was much easier than actually getting the answer to that question. ]

[It's definitely lighthearted, but he laughs a little bitterly as she mentions a magazine check.] They still don't sell those here.

[Implying that he looked, of course.]

[He closes the door behind them, locking it before pulling the desk chair over and jamming it under the doorknob. Just in case.]

So uh... [He glances down at their hands briefly.] ...now what?

I should have a deck of cards somewhere if you want to play a game...

Just how often do you check?

[ Teasing him is much easier than that conversation they were having before. Without a doubt.

Yuri gives him a pointed look at that point. Given something he said earlier.. ]

You took a shower this morning right? We don't actually have to figure that out yet?

What kind of question is that? [He's deflecting her, but seriously, what is her fixation is on him having magazines? He wants to know.] Jeez, it's not like I check every day...

[Every other day?]

Ehh... [He awkwardly scratches his head with his free hand when she asks about showers, not looking at her directly.] I'll... shower tomorrow. [That would be a 'no'.]

[ Because lately it's easier to harass him about that then having to address why she suddenly feels a tiny bit awkward being alone in his room with him. ]

I'm not sleeping next to you if you smell like you've been running for your afterlife. Just take a shower quickly and I'll defend the door while we're separate, then we can hold hands long enough to get the NPCs to leave and switch once they're gone to stall for time.

[ It's the best plan she can come up with on short notice and embarrassment. ]

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