eight ♋ video.

[replayed]

[ When the feed turns on, there is one Homura Akemi on the screen, looking rather nonchalant about everything that's going on. She hasn't been doing anything useful as of late, so she might as well make a small announcement. (Also note the fact that she's actually in the computer lab for the time being.)

Even if people may or may not hate her for it. ]

I do not know if there are any people left who are "NPCs", as you like to call them, but if anybody requires my assistance in shooting anyone as a last resort, I am here.

[ There is a short pause, before she continues, her voice monotone as always. ]

Also, I do not plan on voting for anybody on the student council. I simply do not care about them.

[ You're welcome, afterlife. ]

Comments

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Temporary amnesia.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

It's always temporary? Also, let's define "temporary" while we're at it.

Also, that's the only side-effect?

[replayed]

I wouldn't know for certain since I did not experience it myself. But it seems to last for a week and is the only side effect.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

I suppose that's not so bad...

You called it a "last resort" though. Are there other ways to debug people who are turned into NPCs?

[replayed]

From what other people said, it seems that recreating a person's memories works well enough.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

Like, acting out an important scene?

[She assumes she doesn't mean literally recreating the memory itself]

[replayed]

Yes. That seems to be the case.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

I guess you see that sort of thing in movies.

So I guess killing them is if no one knows their important memories?

[replayed]

That would be the case it seems.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

Guess I just have to hope I never get caught then.

[replayed]

It isn't all that difficult not to.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

Yet it keeps happening?

[replayed]

They were simply careless.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

I guess that can be said of a lot of accidents, deadly or not.

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But only if they were truly accidents.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

What, has there been foul play?

[replayed]

I wouldn't necessarily call it that.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

What would you call it, then?

[replayed]

A person's recklessness.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

It's pretty common in heroes, I hear.

[replayed]

Not everyone can be a hero.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

Yet everyone wants to try.

[replayed]

I do not wish to become one.

[autoneuroticdissociation]

Of course. You're not that "careless".

[replayed]

Perhaps. I am the villain, after all.