001 | Video/Action for New Bark

[codeforhope]

[A video appears on the feed with the sound of a Pokemon crying out happily, slightly muffled and at a bit of a distance. ”Goon! Gooon!” The feed shudders a bit, the surroundings shifting until whoever is on the other side finally gets their PokéGear angled toward themselves. Coming into view is what appears to be a young girl, and from the way their voice sounds in addition there’s nothing that could lead anyone to believe otherwise. This is in fact not the case, and rather she is a he. Still, the outfit he’s currently wearing seems to be made specifically for girls...]

Hello. ..Um. ...

[The child on the other end hesitates, pausing before trying to start again.]

My name... is Chihiro Fujisaki. I’m…not sure where I am...or what is going on, exactly.

[There’s a pause as the feed shifts once again, Chihiro moving to carefully sit in the grass instead of standing. The second he does a Zigzagoon climbs into his lap, nudging his head fondly against the underside of the boy's chin. He's not entirely sure what to do, obviously slightly unsure of the furry creature in his lap, but he seems friendly at least. After a pause he gently pets the Pokémon who continues to sit happily in his lap. Chihiro has arrived slightly overwhelmed by...well, everything, so it’s a moment before he’s able to continue.]

Or...how I got here, but.... Naegi-kun, Oowada-kun, Ishimaru-kun...um...Asahina-san...

[He quickly prattles off all the names of his classmates that he can remember off-hand, before realizing that a huge list of names won’t probably mean much if they...aren’t actually around. That thought strikes him hard for a moment before he takes a breath and continues, his grip on the ‘Gear tightening.]

...and everyone else. If any of you are here, from Hope’s Peak, please answer. Something...something must have happened. I mean, I’m outside again...and not...

[Chihiro seems unsure of what else to say, whatever he was saying dying on his tongue with his voice wavering slightly towards the end, so he dips his head a bit before cutting the feed.]

Comments

[shslasshat]

[Despite what the sampling of people responding to this message would imply, there's a hell of a lot of people outside of their class here, and some of them are assholes.

...implying that their class isn't also full of assholes. UM.]

Very well, the offer will remain open.

Out of curiosity, you should have found another set of clothes in your bag. What did you receive?

[Because he got another suit, and Kirigiri got a furisode, and as long as we're talking about clothes might as well make it a bit of a subject change.]

[codeforhope]

[There's another pause between texts as Chihiro actually takes the time to rummage through his belongings to see. He immediately turned on his 'Gear when he got here to make that video, so you'll have to give him a moment.]

I have an apron

and a hoodie, I think.

and some...shorts

[The pokeworld gods have blessed him with pants, it would seem. He's honestly not sure what to think of the hoodie, considering it looks rather large for him, but it might be nice to have.]

[shslasshat]

[...ugh. Shorts.]

It's better than nothing, I suppose. Speaking from experience, there's nothing even remotely suitable in any of the towns between there and Goldenrod unless it's special ordered.

[like the Espeon hoodie that he bought from under Kirigiri's nose just so he could send it to the fiery grave it deserved. We don't speak of the Espeon hoodie.]

[codeforhope]

[It gives him a choice now of what to wear when he's picked up by Nanami, at least. Though he....he might need to consult someone for advice about that because what do.]

They aren't so bad..

[shslasshat]

[Well that's what a protagonist is for, Fujisaki.]

It could be worse, at any rate.

Who is bringing you to Goldenrod?

[codeforhope]

[He'll make sure to put Naegi's protag powers to good use, then.]

Nanami-san. Kirigiri-san told me to believe what she says.

[Even though none of it makes much sense, there's really no way she should have had AE's code on her. That's convincing, if nothing else.]

[shslasshat]

[...Oh.]

Kirigiri was correct in telling you so. I suspect you'll get along well with Nanami.

[codeforhope]

She's been very kind to me so far.

[Though the whole "Papa" thing wasn't expected.]

[shslasshat]

[As expected.]

Unsurprising. She knows a fair amount about our class, and she

[hm. how to phrase this.]

holds you in a very high regard.

[codeforhope]

[It would seem so. On top of literally not taking her eyes off him for a second, she seemed rather concerned for his wellbeing.]

She told me she's the SHSL Gamer. So she's one of the students from...

the other class. The one after ours?

[According to what he gathered from Kirigiri's infodump.]

[shslasshat]

In short, yes. It's more complicated than that, but Nanami would be better suited to give you a longer explanation.

[codeforhope]

Mmm. I'll talk to her about it when she comes to pick me up, then.

[shslasshat]

I will see you when you've arrived in Goldenrod.