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.]

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[freshprints]

[Well, gently caress, is this another influx or what. First Asahina-san, and now Fujisaki-kun...people who'd been here once before, and then left, and as hoped are now returning.

Hmmm.]

Fujisaki-san. Have you figured out how to secure your conversations on this device and make them private yet?

If you're going to be talking to everyone from Hope's Peak, that's something I expect you'll want to work out, first and foremost.

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[superordinary]

Fujisaki-san!

[ It's very brief but there's the slightest pause between the name and the honorific; from what he can tell, Fujisaki doesn't seem to remember being here before. That means he's unaware that the others know his secret, so Naegi has to switch back to using -san instead of -kun. ]

I'm here. Several of the others are here, too.

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[justkeptswimming]

[OH HEY, THIS SURE IS ANOTHER FRIEND SHE WAS NOT EXPECTING TO SEE. At least now she's had a week to process things so she's not internally screaming nearly as much as she was with Ishimaru.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't look a little like she's seeing a ghost.]

F-Fujisaki-chan!

[Wait, should she still be using -chan? Is that okay? Honorifics are hard when you're not sure if you should drop them or not for the sake of someone else's secret.]

SDR2 SPOILERS ABANDON HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE

[lullabytes]

[ !! SERIOUS ABOUT THE SPOILERS, YO, FINAL CALL TO BAIL BEFORE THEY HAPPEN !!

All of Nanami's sleepiness goes away the second the video goes on. For a second she thinks big brother? with a shocked sort of silence, before she spots the differences, and thinks no. She can't think anything after that, even up to the point when Chihiro gives his name. It's all just blank surprise, and Nanami can't figure out what to say, or think.

Her eyes are glued to the screen, though. She couldn't move them if she tried. She's spent her entire life hearing about Fujisaki Chihiro, and now, for the first time...he's right there, waiting for her to say something. Or - well, he won't know that she's here, or who she is, but...

...Nanami has the chance to say something, for the first time ever. A chance she never would have had before. Even so, it's hard to know what to say. What can she say? She watches the clip again and again, trying to decide.

She doesn't even start to reply until a few others have done, because she simply can't process it, and by that time, her hands are shaking a little. And anyway, she has to text some friends for advice. And maybe even gets someone to sit with her for moral support, who knows.

Breathe in. Breathe out. ]

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[ardent]

[It takes Ishimaru a moment to respond, simply because for quite some time he isn't entirely sure how to; he's fully aware that tears aren't the right response, but that's all he has for a good while after he sees the broadcast. He tries to calm himself eventually, however - just because he had a particularly nasty canon update with regards to exactly what happened to Fujisaki doesn't mean he needs to have some sort of episode now.

So he takes a while to compose himself, and eventually he manages; he isn't sure what to think of the fact that he was asked for specifically but you know what, he's going to do this thing. At least he doesn't have to do the awkward honorifics dance; yay for using the same term for everybody.]

Ah, Fujisaki-kun! There are several of us here, actually - it's good to see you!

[shslasshat]

[...Mmmmgh. Great. First Oowada, then Asahina, and now Fujisaki. Apparently, he isn't allowed a week's peace without being forced to acknowledge someone who has every right to want to punch him in the face.

He opts for text, not particularly wanting to see Fujisaki face to face until he absolutely has to. He doesn't hide his identity or his gear number.]

I take it that you've been provided with plenty of information already.

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[ghostytrainer]

Chihiro!! [OH HEY LOOK IT'S NOT A DANGAN. IT'S SOME WEIRD KID WHO APPARENTLY KNOWS YOU? John missed his programmer buddy, okay?]

I'm sure your classmates will catch you up on everything you need to know as far as who's here and who isn't and all that crap, but in the meantime I can assure you that there's no reason to be so scared! Promise! [Not that...he's really sure why you're scared...for as many Dangans as John knows, he's not actually in the know on the whole murder school thing yet.]

[...or the Chihiro is actually a boy thing.]

[soundmind]

Hi! [Well that's an abnormally friendly face all up in this feed.] You know Ishimaru and Asahina? Oowada, too? Did you go to school with them?

[Ishimaru mentioned something about school, and there's the implication that Serious Shit went down there, but she realizes she's asking too many questions and dials it back a little.]

My name's Maka--[no surname she will not allow anyone to call her by her surname.] It's nice to meet you...ahh...do you like Fujisaki or Chihiro? [No question of gender because, well, she's American and wouldn't know if a Japanese name is gender-specific or neutral offhand and...one of her best friends is very gender ambiguous, so she doesn't care.] I mean...I don't want to call you something that makes you uncomfortable when we've just met like this.