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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[He's not sure where to go from here, but he's going to try to kill two birds with one stone and... ~~try to keep Fujisaki from setting off Oowada again~~ keep Fujisaki from bothering him, as well as actually be helpful.]

You would be best off going to Naegi or Kirigiri with your queries, when you come up with them. The others either don't know enough or aren't known for being founts of wisdom. And I expect that we can mutually agree for both our sakes not to waste my time.

[just...for the love of god don't go to Hagakure. Or Celes.]

[That he won't. But still, he does want to see everyone- even you, Togami-kun. He did consider you his friend to some degree, after all. Yelling at him and making him cry didn't change that.]

I know. All I want to do now is be with the rest of you.

[Everything else will just have to somehow fall into place from there, hopefully as smoothly as it can....considering his own classmates aren't the only ones around anymore.]

[...oh please do keep that maudlin friendship drivel to yourself, Fujisaki, you're going to make his stomach turn. ~~And it's definitely not partly from guilt.~~]

I should think after our shared experience that we would have had quite enough of each other. But I suppose you'll have your wish soon enough.

Before you arrive, do put some thought into how you choose to present yourself. Your secret has not been widely compromised, per se, but it is no longer a secret to those in our class who are currently here. Anyone else you choose to tell or not tell is your business.

[The words are cold, clipped, and clinical, but at least over text there's the mercy that they aren't also judgmental.

At least he doesn't think any more poorly of you for hiding.]

[There's a bit of a longer pause this time before Chihiro answers, due to him taking the time to read the message over and over again. ...That explains why Ishimaru and Kirigiri know...but Asahina and Naegi didn't seem to.

...so....is Togami telling him the truth? There's no reason he'd be lying unless he wanted to be blatantly malicious for some reason, and honestly Chihiro really isn't sure. But the fact that everyone knows isn't the biggest issue (even though now he's consumed with anxiety over the fact that everyone might be severely upset with him for lying....)

No, the question is....how did they find out? ...Did he finally tell them himself?

Does...he even want to know?

Now more than ever he wishes he had...someone to talk to about this. Now he doesn't know what to do at all.]

.....I see.

[...]

Thank you for telling me, Togami-kun.

[...it's called protecting your feelings, Fujisaki, because Naegi and Asahina are bleeding hearts who would rather provide you with bubble wrap and a helmet than put all the cards on the table from the get go.

...Although since Oowada's here as well, a helmet might not be such a bad idea.

He considers hanging up then, he really does. But instead with an inward sigh, almost as if he can hear Fujisaki's sniveling in his abuse of ellipses, his thumbs find their way back to the keyboard.]

If you need assistance with finding or tailoring new trousers, I could be convinced to find something for you.

[So at least no one will mock you for your fashion sense or for having pants that are ten miles too long.

He ain't doing shit if you want to keep wearing skirts though.]

[...Wow, that was almost considerate of you, Togami.]

I will let you know if I need anything.

[He's honestly not sure what he wants yet. The reason behind him wearing the clothing he does at all is apparently for naught, as far as his own classmates are concerned. Though they're not the only ones here, are they...

Also, the last thing anyone needs to be doing is mocking him for that. ...Or for anything, really.]

[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.]

[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.]

[...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.]

[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..

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

It could be worse, at any rate.

Who is bringing you to Goldenrod?

[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.]

[...Oh.]

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

She's been very kind to me so far.

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

[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.

[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.]

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

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

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

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