codeforhope | 001 | Video/Action for New Bark

[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.]

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...I see.

[...Goddamn it, Kirigiri. He'll have to have a talk with her tonight; that reaction doesn't seem good.

But that doesn't help now, does it - unfortunately, he can't be sure what will, and nothing he's been working on socially is really coming to his aid right now. So let's just...focus, and try to stay positive, and keep our heads up and we'll figure out what to do later. Right.]

Then you know we're safe here, right? Nothing can harm us here - a lot of us are here, and we're working on bringing the rest. We're going to be all right.

[Kirigiri tried so hard. It's probably better that she told him from the start, honestly...though it definitely could have been done a bit....better.

He nods slowly. That's something he can grasp onto, if anything. The fact that they're safe. No more danger, no more killing game...

...]

A-...are you sure, Ishimaru-kun?

[It's seems all too good to be true. ...Far too good to be true. He's scared, scared that this will turn out to just be another cruel trick.]

[If it's any consolation at all, he won't yell at her too much. He can't even bring himself to be properly mad at her, given the entire...thing with Kuwata. Several things. Repeated things. Yes.

That said, however, his expression softens a bit at that; the usual severity is still present, as is the confidence in his words, but he seems...a bit calmer, somehow. More reassuring and less like he's trying to drill facts into someone's head.]

You know I wouldn't lie to you.

[The softer tone Ishimaru adopts allows Chihiro to relax a bit. This is actually the most subdued he's ever seen Ishimaru before, so it's....rather strange. Sure he's still the same as he was, but the last time they spoke at all it was at the top of his lungs.

So, yes, this is preferrable. Please to be continuing this.

And that is enough to reassure him. He'll continue to be wary until he finally sees one of you in person, but just hearing the words spoken is satisfactory for the time being.]

O-ok. ...I trust you.

[He's learned a few things since he's been here!

...Unfortunately, he's still got about all the natural empathy of a rock; now that that's out of the way and Fujisaki seems less freaked out, the volume is going right back up because of course it is.]

Good! Now, has anyone arranged to pick you up? Assuming you want that, of course!

[Thank you for reminding him you haven't changed, Ishimaru.]

..Nanami-san is coming to get me.

[He knows she said she wouldn't be here until tomorrow, but he's already grown anxious waiting. Thus, he's been glued to his 'Gear ever since, ready to answer any new messages or videos coming in to him.]

She....she said she's bringing me to Goldenrod. ...That's where you and the r-rest of our classmates are...right?

[Not that he doesn't trust Nanami's word, but it's nice to be sure.]

It is! We're all -

[...oh gently caress, hang on - ]

...Ah.

[How. How do we word this.]

What's the last thing you remember happening before coming here, by the way?

...

[Pardon him while he locks this conversation, assuming it wasn't already. So far he's only met Hope's Peak students, but apparently they're not the only ones here, so.]

...Monobear...gave us a motive. ..It was...u-um.

...r-right.....after Kuwata-kun...

[Don't make him say it, he can't.]

I understand.

[For once, his natural tendency to just jump in there and get to the point is going to work to everyone's benefit. Let's not dwell on that, shall we...]

That's the last thing my brother remembers as well, I think! I've experienced a bit more than that.

[...]

It's not something we should talk about over the device anyway; I just wanted to have some frame of reference. We can talk about it at the house, if you want, but I won't give you any details about what happened if you don't want them.

[He nods a little, his shoulders slumping slightly with what looks to be relief. It's not really something he wants to talk about right now, particularly when it's not face to face besides. He has so many questions and things he knows he needs to ask, but until he's in Goldenrod they'll just have to wait.

Sleeping will be difficult tonight, that's for sure.

Chihiro seems to perk slightly, though, when Ishimaru mentions Mondo. He doesn't say anything about it, but...the interest can be seen, at least.]

Ok.. ...I really...don't know yet. ...w-what I want to know, I mean.

[He falls silent for a moment at that; not bothered, just...thinking.]

...Take your time in deciding. It took me a long time before I decided I wanted to hear about what happened in my circumstances; it...changes things.

Make sure you're all right with that before deciding.

[Again he nods, stiffening slightly. ..As if he didn't have enough to think about already.]

..I will.

[Though the information Kirigiri has already given him is enough to make him question what happened, along with knowing enough to be able to figure out what....will happen. ...He doesn't want to really think about it at all, but now that he knows he's sort of obligated to.]

For now, I'm...j-just glad I'm not...alone, here.

Of course you're not.

[...]

I won't let anything happen to you or anyone else here, Fujisaki-kun. I promise.

...I know you won't, Ishimaru-kun. ....thank you.

[Just. ...what he wouldn't give to be there, instead of...here. Still, here is far better than Hope's Peak will ever be. At any rate, he knows he should be counting his lucky stars right now and just be patient until Nanami arrives.]

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