Crow's Thread

Sam continues to shout to an increasingly empty room. As Axel and Dennis walk out together, talking about that flamethrower, it's just you and Sylvia left.

"...Well, I guess this is kinda what happens when we're late, huh? Claus sure seems dedicated to his whole schedule thing, haha..." She laughs, but it feels a little sad in a way. "...Well, anyway, I guess we should get to our rooms. It's probably best not to stick around at night and Nekoshi's going to close down the dining hall in a few minutes. I...really don't want to know what happens when we break his rules. But don't worry. We'll get out of here eventually. I'm sure of it."

Sylvia heads off without you and you find yourself alone in the dining hall.

You feel exhausted from the day. Maybe it was just the emotional strain of everything that happened.

...There's nothing really left to gain from sticking around in here.

You head to your room, deciding that you'd rather not die in the dining hall for some pointless rule.

Everything looks untouched in here. There's a window that gives you a decent view of the school's front and the floor seems to be tiled with a carpet thrown over it, covering most of the floor, but leaving the edges close to the walls untouched. The bed here is fairly simple, but looks kinda comfy. You notice a little houseplant sitting off to the side by a workdesk. There's something on the desk...

You head over and pick up what looks to be the key to your room. You pocket it and then move over to the door, locking it. It's best to be safe. Besides, you wouldn't want anyone to invade the privacy of your room.

You inspect the only closet you have, finding that exact copies of your current outfit are inside. You also have your own private bathroom in here. Toilet, sink, mirror, and shower. And it has...all your typical products you use in it!? How the hell did they even know about the various soaps and beauty products you stock!? It's a little creepy. Also, the selection of makeup seems a bit...minimal compared to what you're used to, but...it should be...adequate for now. At least until you get out of this hellhole.

You spend some time however you like before the nighttime announcement plays.

*BING BONG DING DONG*

"Ahem...Attention all students! It is now officially nighttime! The dining hall and the pool are officially off limits! Good night, sleep tight, and try not to dieeeee~"

Nekoshi's voice cuts out from the intercom.

You find yourself laying in bed and falling into a deep sleep quickly. Your fatigue washes over you, almost making you immobile...

(TO BE CONTINUED)

Chapter 1: Hunting Your Prey - Daily Life

You wake up to an obnoxious noise...

*BING BONG DING DONG*

"Goooood morning everyone! It's now 7:00 AM! Let's all get up, get out there, and have another WONDERFUL day in this school!"

Nekoshi's voice cuts out and you find yourself awake.



Well, you've got some free time. It seems like you'll be able to spend it however you like.

You decide to head to the dining hall first thing in the morning, finding Spy, Sato, Ashley, Tucker, and Claus there already.

Claus greets you as you walk in. "Good morning, Sam."

You make a point to ignore him.

"...Would you like something to eat? I was just about to prepare breakfast for everyone and..."

You enter the kitchen while he's speaking to you, grab some fruit, and leave the dining hall.

After that, you quickly make your way over to the docks, finding that nobody else is there. It's rather simple. The docks themselves hang over the edge of the island as if water should be where nothing is. There aren't any boats here though. Aside from that, you notice there's a boat rental shack. You walk over and try to open the door, finding it's locked. Nekoshi, however, slides open the service window.

"Nyaaaa? You called?" He then stands up straight, placing his paws on his hips. "That must mean you want to buy a trip ticket! Nyahaha! You teens and your strange fantasies of love trips." He then points at you dramatically. "BUT DON'T THINK YOU CAN TAKE THE BOAT FOR FREE!" He crosses his arms and nods. "You gotta pay up, bucko. Ten Nekocoins for a wonderful trip!" He shows you five different tickets within his one paw, spread out like a fan.

Festival, Beach, Arcade, Mountain, and Restaurant. That's what the tickets say. It looks like you can go to any of these places for ten Nekocoins.

"You can bring whoever the heck you want on a trip, I don't even care how many people go! But remember, I won't let you kill each other on a trip, you sneaky little bastards." Nekoshi waves the tickets around in your face. It's a little annoying.

You tell Nekoshi you'll be back and leave.

As you head on your way to the A/V Room, you notice Axel and Aki running laps around the school. You ignore them and head down into the basement.

Deciding to be safe, you check the Pyrotechnics Lab and hear...laughter. Really creepy laughter. You open the door and head in quietly, hearing Dennis speaking to...someone? "I must have a handle on all of the combustible elements before I indulge my passions. You understand, sir." He bows to what looks like nothing and turns to notice you. Well, shit. You get the feeling you probably weren't supposed to see that.

Dennis clears his throat audibly. He seems annoyed. "Greetings Samuel. Is there something you needed or do you just enjoy staring at people?"

You tell him to have fun and make sure nobody gets locked in the vault before quickly leaving the room and heading into the A/V Room.

There's a large television screen with multiple seats in here. There's also four large speakers, each in a different corner of the room to produce surround sound. It's almost like a movie theater. There's a machine capable of playing almost any kind of disk or tape you can imagine. Interesting. The two walls on the left and right are lined with shelves of multiple movies and CDs. You actually notice Ashley's on the cover of some of these movies. Aside from that, nothing else stands out.

Oh...there's a small trash can in here. But that's not really relevant, right? There's nothing in it.

You place a weirder looking Ashley movie into the machine and it starts to play. It looks like a really weird action movie with aliens and robots. The plot seems non existent and it consists mostly of Ashley wearing a skin tight space suit and blasting weird aliens with a raygun. It makes...no sense at all. Ashley's a good enough actor to make it seem good though. It's really strange. Almost like the reason anyone would watch this is just because Ashley's in it.

You toss the remains of your apple into the trash and pause the movie on a cool action scene with Ashley fighting the alien queen. You then start walking out when Vicky opens the door and walks in.

"Oh sorry..." Vicky steps aside. "Have you seen any radios in here?"