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Post by Just14 on Feb 19, 2018 12:28:19 GMT -5
"I don't remember seeing anything strange..." Axel thinks really hard about what he saw.
"...Nothing out of the ordinary during my shift." Spy calmly responds.
Vivian looks to the side, embarrassed. "S-Sorry...I'm so useless. I left during my shift, so I wouldn't know..."
Claus gives her a stern look. "You left?"
"E-Eep!"
"You'd think a bunch of ULTIMATES could perform basic guard duty..." Dennis rubs his temples in frustration. "Who was on guard duty last?"
Claus begins to respond. "That would be-" He's interrupted by a loud crunching sound. "Leanne and-" CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH. "Excuse me, but-" CRUNCH. "KNOCK IT OFF, SAM."
You tell him you don't give a shit.
"This is serious! What are you trying to-" CRUNCH.
Sylvia quickly turns to you. "Sam...I don't think it's a good idea to upset Claus. He's right about this being serious. We shouldn't be fighting each other, we should be working together..."
You apologize to Sylvia.
"Now then, if we look at the last people to-"
Tucker stands up immediately. "I took them and threw them off the edge." He places his key on the table. "Feel free to search my room. Pat me down. Follow my every movement. Whatever punishment I receive is worth it for the positive effect of my actions on the group."
"You...WHAT!?" Ashley looks furious.
"NYAHAHAHAAAAA!" Nekoshi pops out of the ground and jumps up on the table you're all sitting at. "So the secret's out! Tucker betrayed you all!" Nekoshi laughs once more. "And even more, he destroyed your only hope of getting out of this place!"
Vicky looks horrified. "Our...only way of getting out...!?"
"That's riiiiiight! Claus' Motive Video contained a secret to escaping to the outside world! And Tucker threw it away. But Claus didn't want to watch it anyway! Now you both look foolish! Nyahaha! I bet everyone hates you now!"
There's quite the mix of reactions toward this turn of events.
Sato stands between Dennis and Tucker. "Don't worry, Brother, I will protect you from the bad guy!"
"Tucker's not bad..." Vivian tries to defend him. "...He wanted us all to get along. That's why he did it."
"So the little son of a bitch betrayed us!? How the hell are we supposed to trust him!?" Ashley slams her folding fan on the table, splitting it into pieces in the process.
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Post by Vitsheep on Feb 19, 2018 12:43:37 GMT -5
"If we were just going to keep them locked away under guard instead of doing anything with them, then what's the problem? We went from having nothing we were wasting time guarding to having nothing. Not that I think what Tucker did was OK, but... We should've listened to Vicky and watched them together!"
Let some other people do some talking. Wait until someone mentions how to punish Tucker or the contents of the videos.
"Hang on. Why was there a secret to escaping on Claus' video!? And he's the one who was so adamant about us not watching them!"
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Post by Just14 on Feb 19, 2018 17:16:46 GMT -5
You explain the problems with the plans regarding the videos and explain you should have just watched them all.
Claus responds. "You saw how that video affected Tucker. It's unlikely you would all stay calm and rational after that!"
"How are we supposed to know if we can trust Tucker anymore? If he betrayed us once, he'd do it again." Ashley looks pissed.
"Please, try to calm down, everyo-" Axel is interrupted by Ashley's shouting.
"LOOK, I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT PLANS OR CALMING DOWN OR ANYTHING! TUCKER NEEDS TO PAY FOR HIS CRIMES!"
You ask why the hell Claus had the secret out.
Tucker stands and tries to talk over everyone. "Nekoshi is lying to us about the videos having a clue to escape, just like he did in the motive videos! You see, in my video, he said that I had planned out the next five years. However, in my manifesto, I planned out the next six years." Tucker continues. "Now, since I knew that misinformation was in my video, I could conclude that the rest of the videos were lies, too-"
"Hey! I'm not a liar! I haven't lied to you guys even once!" Nekoshi yells at Tucker obnoxiously.
"Would you be so kind as to lower your voice? Shouting at each other will get us nowhere. In fact, it's likely Nekoshi wants us to fight over matters such as this. We have to be calm and rational. If we let emotions run wild then there's a chance that..." Aki seems unable to finish that sentence.
Spy hesitates a moment before speaking. "I...Collaborated with Tucker. Apologies. We came to an agreement that the videos would only bring us all apart. While one of the videos had the secret to getting out of this place...considering the kind of...thing Nekoshi is. That secret may involve killing someone."
Nekoshi laughs at the following chaos.
Sylvia looks distraught. "Spy, you too...?"
Sato moves a bit to position himself between Dennis, Tucker, and Spy. "I'll protect you from all the bad guys!"
Axel tries to shout over everyone. "STOP ARGUING! YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT WORSE!"
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Post by Vitsheep on Feb 19, 2018 17:30:43 GMT -5
Sam puts his hand on Sylvia's shoulder and speaks a bit quieter. "We should trust them, right? They were just trying to help, so we should probably forgive them... right? Come on, let's try to calm things down a bit. I'll try to get Ashley to stop shouting, you go after Axel?"
Go up to Ashley. "Hey. Let's stop shouting, just take a deep breath and talk this through..."
When that doesn't work, step back dramatically. "Alright, show me your acting chops, then. Here's the scene. You're a doting mother who's conflicted about how to feel after her son made a mess trying to clean up."
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Post by Just14 on Feb 20, 2018 9:28:14 GMT -5
You share your plan with Sylvia.
She nods. "Alright, I'll get him to calm down so we can actually talk." She makes her way to the other side of the table.
Spy attempts to yell over everyone. "Quiet down, everyone! Look at yourselves! This is exactly what Nekoshi wants. You are all arguing over these videos that were made with the very purpose to make us kill someone else. Don't any of you see how silly this is?"
You head over to Ashley and tell her to stop shouting, which immediately results in-
"WHAT AUTHORITY DO YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO!?"
Dennis glances around the room. "It's alright, brother." He hesitates, saying brother. Almost like it's weird to him. "They're not BAD, Sato, just foolish. Very foolish. Let this be a lesson. Never leave sparks around kindling unless your ready for a fire." He looks at Spy and Tucker. "You've made this mess now clean it up." He promptly turns and walks out the door.
"W-Wait for me, brother!" Sato runs out of the room, chasing after Dennis. When did they get so close...?
You glance over at Sylvia and notice she's managed to calm Axel down already. She's pretty good at this.
Tucker looks at everyone, trying to stay calm. "I say we take turns talking about what we think of the situation."
"Zat is not 'ow conversations work..." Amelia finally says something. It looked like she was pretty stunned by the whole situation just now.
You turn back to Ashley and question her acting ability. She gives you a look and to your surprise...
Ashley seems to have a completely different demeanor. "Now, now, Tucker. I'm very disappointed in you. What you did was wrong, but I just can't bring myself to be angry with you. So no dessert tonight. And I want you to think about how you made your friends feel." She wags her finger at Tucker like a disappointed mother. This is a really convincing act, actually. You almost want to believe she really is his mom.
Claus sighs and walks off, uncertain what he should even do anymore.
Now that things are a bit calmer, you notice Leanne is gone too. Actually...the keys Tucker slammed on the table are gone as well. Did someone...?
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Post by Vitsheep on Feb 20, 2018 9:44:56 GMT -5
"That's really impressive, Ash- Mrs. Rally. Hm." Sam says. He examines her face, pulls out a tube of lipstick, then stops himself. "I wouldn't mind doing you makeup for your next role, but this isn't the time. Now that everyone's calmed down, we can have a reasonable discussion."
He flashes Sylvia a thumbs-up.
"Does anyone actually want to punish these two? Er, other than the no dessert thing. I've already said I don't particularly care."
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Post by Just14 on Feb 20, 2018 13:31:18 GMT -5
You tell everyone that now you can have a reasonable discussion. You also give Sylvia a thumbs up, which she returns.
Aki sighs. "I hope you realize that we're playing into that cat's hands..." She folds her arms into her large sleeves and walks out of the Dining Hall, leaving the rest of you there.
"Anyway." Spy places his room key on the table. "You can search my room as well. it looks like someone else is searching tucker's room. I can guarantee that you will not find anything in there."
You ask if anyone really wants to punish Tucker and Spy.
Axel shakes his head. "I don't really think there's any reasonable punishment we could give him."
Vivian looks at Tucker. "He was just trying to do what he thought was right..."
Amelia thinks a bit. "Well...I zink zat ze amount of trust 'e 'as lost is plenty punishment. Zere are not a lot of people zat will be very trusting of 'im after zat display."
Vicky has been abnormally quiet this whole time.
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Post by Vitsheep on Feb 20, 2018 13:52:11 GMT -5
Sam throws his arms up in the air. "Sounds like it's settled, then. No dessert for a week. Are we done here?"
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Post by Just14 on Feb 20, 2018 20:17:41 GMT -5
You ask if you're done here.
"The ends justify the means, though. Now, the chance of a murder is greatly reduced without a motive, we don't have to reveal our secrets, and we don't have to spend twelvish percent of our time standing around and guarding. Ashley should be quite glad that she doesn't have to do her midnight shift, too." Tucker suddenly has a concerned look on his face. "Ashley...you weren't planning a murder, were you? You didn't seem to care much for the pads, and really hated the shift you were given. But then, all of a sudden, you decide to yell loudly about how I committed a crime when I did something that would only benefit you. Very suspicious..."
The air around Ashley suddenly becomes very...scary. The mom act is gone. She turns to Tucker, smiles politely, and punches him right in the face. There's a pretty solid impact. In fact, he's knocked right off his feet and stumbles backward, falling over a chair. "Fuck. You." She storms out of the room and slams the door behind her.
Well that was fun. James quickly makes his way over to Tucker and begins checking the injury. "Hm. She hit you pretty hard. But you should be fine. Just a bruise." He helps Tucker back up.
Spy's focus seems to be on Vicky. "Vicky? Is there anything wrong? you are being unusually quiet."
She looks at him as if snapping out of a trance. "Huh? Oh, I'm...fine. I'm fine. I just...I'm just a little tired. Maybe we should turn in for the night?"
Axel scratches his head. "...It has been pretty eventful, hasn't it?"
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Post by Vitsheep on Feb 20, 2018 20:25:08 GMT -5
"He kinda deserved that..." Sam says. He crosses his arms and sighs. "And I was really looking forward to spending some time with Sylvia."
...
Wait, what did I just say?
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Post by Just14 on Feb 21, 2018 11:55:43 GMT -5
"Thanks, James. Yeah, we should probably go to sleep for now. Don't worry, guys. The future might seem dark, but we'll make it through. If anyone wants to air their grievances towards me because of my actions, let it rip and I will explain myself. That's about all." Tucker starts to head out.
"For now, I'm going to go to sleep. Today has been...eventful. as for Ashley, don't worry about her. She will eventually see that we did what we did for everyone's well being." Spy follows Tucker out.
You say that Tucker probably deserved it, but you don't think Tucker and Spy heard you. You then mention spending time with Sylvia before being surprised you actually said that out loud.
Sylvia looks as surprised as you are and blushes a little bit. "U-Um..."
James laughs a little. It's a genuine laugh. It makes you feel warm inside. "Alright, you two lovebirds. I think the rest of us are going to head out, but feel free to spend all the time you like here." He leads the others out and it's just you and Sylvia left here.
You get a glance outside through the glass dome the dining hall is in and notice that it's already dark out. The Dining Hall will probably close soon.
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Post by Vitsheep on Feb 21, 2018 12:43:20 GMT -5
"L-lovebirds!? Hang on, we barely know each other! I was just..." Sam calls after him. When he realizes James is gone, he turns to Sylvia. "I was going to offer to do your makeup since we wouldn't have anything else to do. That's all I meant. I mean, not that you aren't... That is, you're... Ahem. I just think you'd make a wonderful model."
Walk open and hold the door for her.
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Post by Just14 on Feb 21, 2018 20:07:37 GMT -5
You head outside with Sylvia. "That's um...Very nice of you to say." As the two of you step out together under the starry sky, you hear part of a three way conversation between Aki, Dennis, and Sato.
Dennis steps between Aki and Sato. "Yeah no, there's no way I'm letting you just take him off alone this close to night time. If you want him, you're getting both of us."
*BING BONG DING DONG*
"Greetings, Hope's Peak Academy! It's your lovely headmaster, Nekoshi, here! It is now 10:00 PM, which means it is night time! The Dining Hall and the Pool will now be closed, so don't think about doing anything, you delinquents!"
Sato looks around. "I think I might be crazy. I hear Nekoshi, but he isn't here..."
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Post by Vitsheep on Feb 21, 2018 20:20:12 GMT -5
Sam feels the need to defend himself. "Hey, that's not... A weird way to think or anything! I just, y'know, like to make people look the best they can. You, for instance, have a charming smile, so I'd use a few tricks to attract people's eyes to it."
He is in full 'I swear I'm not a weirdo' mode and runs over to the others.
"Or, uh, um... Aki! Take Aki here. Look at her eyes. How honest and trustworthy and bright they are. It would be a waste if people didn't notice. Or... Hi, Dennis. Or Sato here! He's really good-looking overall, but people might get too focused on that little spot right there and not take in the full package."
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Post by Just14 on Feb 21, 2018 21:54:39 GMT -5
The three of them all stare at you silently with dumbfounded expressions.
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