Dantalion's Thread

Dennis nods his head as James explains himself "Good idea but, you will need a partner to keep you honest" He explains before gesturing to Tucker "Which is why I brought this one to you if you honestly care about our safety you won't mind this assurance" He adds with just a tint of menace "Now I need to complete my examination of the school if you need me that is where I'll be" He says turning to leave. 

Den shudders a little at Spy's sudden appearance before chiming in where James left off "Yes, which is why I suggested the good doctor take a partner Tucker has been volunteered already" He stops to think for a moment tapping his foot "I'm off to finish my examination of the school proper and I wouldn't mind an extra pair of eyes if you would care to join me" He tells Spy trying his best to sound inviting. 

"Just making sure, doctor." Tucker seems to be trying to keep from being on James' bad side despite questioning him.

Spy nods. "Well, You do seem like you have the area covered with two people keeping watch. Oh, before I take my leave, Do any of you have a Marker or a Screwdriver?"

James responds. "I recall seeing school supplies at the school store earlier. Surely they'd have markers in there somewhere. If you go into the school's main entrance, it should be on the right by the staircase."

With that info, the two of you depart. You follow James' instructions, heading through the main entrance to the school and turning right, down the hallway. As you walk forward, you come across a few rooms and a couple of staircases. One goes up and the other goes down. There's a door here that's labelled as the school store and two bathrooms. One for guys and one for girls.

You both head inside the school store and take a look around. Inside, you notice there's a bunch of school supplies hanging around. Pens, pencils, rulers, scissors, and so on and so forth. They're all held behind the counter. You also notice there are small plushes of...Nekoshi here. Bleh. Aside from all that, there's a gacha machine full of...random junk it looks like. There's a coin slot, but it doesn't look like it will take regular money. You check your pockets and find that you don't have any cash on your anyway.

Spy walks over to the counter and picks up a marker, placing it in his pocket for use later.

You both head over to the gym before pausing in front of the locker rooms.

"Dennis there is something I don't want you to see. Please wait outside the locker room."

You smirk and reveal that you already know his secret, placing a hand on Leopold's shoulder and adding an uncomfortable pause.

He breaks out of the silence, heading into the locker room to likely scribble out his name on his locker. He then returns to find you waiting for him.

You suggest the two of you explore the basement as Ashley comes walking into the gym. "There you are. It's about time for everyone to meet up in the dining hall. We're going to talk about what we've found. I figured you might have some useful information or something, so I came to get you." Ashley looks at you both with a cool and aloof gaze. It's almost like she's a different person than before when she was fighting with Nekoshi. "Well, I'll go on ahead. Try not to be too far behind..." She leaves the room, expecting you to follow.

You follow after Ashley with Spy close behind.

Everyone meets back up in the dining hall, sitting around the picnic table to talk about what they've found. However...it looks like a few people are missing. Vicky, Sato, Sam, and Sylvia are all absent from the meeting. Regardless, Claus begins without them. "Let's go over what we've found throughout the school. We'll simply move around the table clockwise, starting with myself."

You stretch out your hands while Claus continues on. "Now then...We're certainly trapped on this island. I searched every inch of the outside grounds. There's no way down from up here and even if we could get down, a huge pool of water awaits us at the bottom. More than that, I was unable to locate any visible exits. However...I did find something interesting. If you look at the school, you'll notice it's much larger than it seems from the inside. In fact, there should be many more than just two floors. I get the feeling Nekoshi is keeping us from exploring the entire school..."

The attention in the room shifts over to the doorway as Vicky enters in. Ashley crosses her legs and looks off to the side, making a snide remark. "Ooh, look who showed up late."

Amelia glares daggers at her from across the table. "Zat is no way to treat a friend."

"How can you even be sure she's our friend to begin with? Anyone here could end up backstabbing us..." She produces another folding fan from somewhere and opens it in front of her face while looking away.

"Zat is..." Amelia falls silent.

"Here, you can come sit with me, Vicky." Vivian moves over and pats the spot next to her, motioning for Vicky to sit down.

As she takes her place, Claus clears his throat. "Now then, continuing on..." He turns his head to his left. "Tucker?"

"I'll let James explain what I found. He's better at articulating things."

Axel sighs. "Dude, way to throw the bus at James..."

"'ow can you zrow a whole bus!?" Amelia stares at Tucker in surprise.

"You totally butchered that saying..." Leanne says this, which seems a little out of character, but...you let it go.

James picks up for Tucker. "Don't worry, I'll help you out." He doesn't seem to mind and casually goes on with his explanation. You know, James is kind of a casual guy for a doctor. You'd think he'd be more formal. "I spent most of my time inspecting the dormitory. It seems that the doors to our rooms are all left unlocked until we enter and lock it ourselves with our own keys. They come with a fully equipped bathroom and closets full of duplicates of our outfits. Furthermore, there's a doorbell that we may use to summon each other should one of us have the door locked. The only issue, however, is that there is no way to really communicate while the doors are shut. There's no intercom function. Other than that, it seems all of our rooms are fairly similar." He turns to Dennis. "Well, it's your turn."

You explain everything you found and then tell the others that you think the school may have been built for you all specifically. But of course, you can't confirm that until you find more tailor made rooms.

"Whoa, I think I found something like that too!" Axel continues on. "Down in the basement, there was this fire pattern blast door. It was super weird, so I went inside. Then I found that there was a whole bunch of firestarting equipment and explosives! Well I mean...not necessarily bombs, but mostly stuff like fireworks for shows and stuff. It was kinda like the Ultimate Pyrotechnics Lab. There was even a blast room to test all this stuff in. It locks and everything! Oh, and there was a flamethrower, but I chucked it over the side of the island because Sam told me to get rid of it." Axel then looks over at Aki. "Okay, you're turn!"

"Well, the docks and the pool weren't particularly helpful... We are indeed on some sort of floating island..."

Leanne picks up where she left off. "I made sure to check the gym and the pool thoroughly. Not much was found in the gym aside from the storage closet. There was plenty of equipment for physical activities and swimsuits for the pool. There was also plenty of cleaning and maintenance supplies for the pool. The locker rooms are nothing too spectacular either. Exactly what you would expect. Showers, sinks, and mirrors. Not to mention lockers. Each one has our name on it and is opened using our handbooks, so if something is stored in your locker, nobody else can get into it. Finally, there's the pool. It's pretty simple. There's the pool and a lifeguard tower with a life ring and a whistle on it. More importantly, there are special rules. You can't swim in the pool at night or eat in the pool. That's all though." She then looks over to Amelia. "I believe you inspected the docks a bit further in detail than I did, correct?"

"Ah...yes, zat is correct. It appears zat ze docks do not actually 'ave any water. Zey just 'ang over ze edge like zis island was picked right up into ze sky. 'owever, what is more important is zat Nekoshi says you can take a boat from ze docks to ozer places. You can buy tickets for ze boats at ze little shack, but 'e said somezing about using coins. I do not know what 'e meant by zat." She looks to her side. "It should be Vicky's turn, but we were looking around togezer, so I do not zink she saw anyzing new..."

"In that case...I guess it's my turn." Vivian smiles at you all a bit nervously. "Well I made sure that the kitchen was fully stocked. There's a whole bunch of food to pick from there and I don't think we'll be running out anytime soon. There's also a room next to it with a really fancy door. It had plenty of cleaning supplies, a laundry room, and a mini dining room. Now that I think about it...maybe that's a lab for Claus. He's the Ultimate Butler after all." She looks over at him and thinks a minute. "Well, that's all for me. How about you, Erika?"

Erika is silent. After a moment, she realizes you aren't going to leave her alone until she talks. She sighs. "There's a room upstairs full of poetry with Japanese junk hanging everywhere. That's all I found. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to get back to my thoughts..." She slouches forward, blocking out the rest of you and returning to deep thought.

The attention turns over to Ashley. "Very well. Here's what I found." She places the fan away and speaks to you all. "There's an elaborate garden in the front with an oddly large tree and a waterfall as well as a lake. I would have explored further, but I...er..." Her face turns a bit red and before you know it, the fan's up again. "Sato was um...bathing in the lake at the time."

"How indecent..." Claus sighs.

"He knows we've got showers, right...?" Axel looks confused.

"Not that it matters, because I found something else worthy of note. The A/V Room. There was a multitude of videos along the shelves from educational to entertainment. They even had some with my gorgeous face in it. Anyhow, the setup is fairly perfect. There's a large screen and surround sound speakers. Those of you in my fan club would certainly be able to enjoy my movies in there."

As Ashley finishes, Sam and Sylvia enter the dining hall. "You're late," Claus says in a matter of fact tone.

Sylvia gives a nervous laugh and flashes everyone a big smile. "Sorry! We were a little caught up in our exploring."

Ashley crosses her legs. "Well, since you're here, tell us what you found."

"Uh...Err..." Sylvia takes a second to recollect her thoughts. "Well, we found a Game Room. Kind of. It was more like a casino. It was honestly really weird. All the games were out of order. There was also this uh...room. With a heart theme. I think it's probably best we pretend it's not actually a thing..."

The others turn to Spy. Claus interrupts, however. "Spy spent his time investigating with Dennis and Leanne, so there isn't much else to gain from his explanation."

"Well, that's everyone..." Leanne looks around the table at everyone.

James looks to you all. "I suggest that for now we all head back to our rooms and rest. It's almost night..."

You all agree and decide to head back.

You tell Axel about how flamethrowers are a DISGRACE to your art and how you will get revenge on Nekoshi. You also thank Axel for disposing of that DISGRACE to your art. He seems completely confuses, but goes along with it, giving you an uncomfortable laugh.

The two of you head to your separate rooms and you lock your door, feeling exhausted.

The day's events seem to have just hit you like a truck.

Laying down in your bed, you quickly fall into a deep sleep...

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