Despair Academy - A Game of Mutual Killing

Akira frowned. "That's not it at all." He said. Sure, Rin was a nice girl, Akira just didn't feel attraction. Maybe that would change, but most likely it wouldn't. Besides. He hadn't been romantically entwined with anyone for at least a year and a half. As Hiroto slapped him on the back, Akira let out a startled yelp. He wasn't prepared for that, so naturally his mind was sent into a frenzied state. 

Taking a deep breath and calming himself down as Hiroto walked away, Akira walked after him, close behind. When they reached the girls, he wasn't surprised to see Hiroto back to his flirty self. He rolled his eyes in a joking manner, a light-hearted smile on his face. Akira folded his arms across his chest. "Sorry." He said quickly.

((ooc: I have returned with a vengance))

Ayumu looked at Chinatsu and smiled. "Of course! I'd love to play a game with a fan!" He loved it when girls got excited...and started...bouncing...up.....and- HEY NO STOP IT. Ayumu blushed a little and took a step back when Chinatsu also did. Oh dear god she saw me staring didn't she, why oh why did I fucking have to look at her chest I mean it's very nice but I mean I JUST met her and even if she's really adorable I haven't got to know her and damn these teenage hormones! "Ehehe...yeah! Yeah of course. After we figure out what's going on we can get all of the class together and play a game, yeah?" 

Ayumu nodded after Chinatsu responded about the cellphone. "You pretty close to your big brother? I mean you gotta be to be calling him right? I-if you don't mind me asking! Yo-you don't have to answer if you don't want to!" Shit.

Ayumu sighed at Masuyo's snide comment. "Well do you honestly believe a robotic bear is our headmaster? It's probably a prank by someone. It makes sense for a SHSL Roboticist to make such a thing right? Maybe whoever that is made that robot and decided to play a prank on everyone?" Double Shit. He sighed and rubbed his forehead. Even saying it outloud Ayumu realized how silly that sounded. I mean even if what he said was true what was up with the passing out in the entrance hall, what was up with waking up in that god awful shower, and what happened with everyone else in the school?

He perked up at the hint. Hints usually meant they had to reach an objective. Reaching an objective by guessing and logic sounded like a puzzle, and what were puzzles but logic games? The Gamer grinned from ear to ear. It was time to truly shine.
"Hmm. Nice hint you gave us. Now if we use that we can think of different occupations or talents where one would need to carry their tools if trade in a small convinent bag. The fact the bag is black may also play into the game, but I'll overlook it for now. Now...one idea that comes to mind is a hairdresser but that's Akira Tachibana, not you. Same thing with an Artist, that's Sayuri Tsukino." He paused and raised his hand to his chin again. He delved into his mind and searched for any possible solution in his thoughts. It was one of the ways he excelled at puzzles. "Well one possiblity is a tailor or seamstress. They got plenty of tools or gadgets they have to use. Mechanic maybe? No that doesn't match your appreance or the way you carry yourself. Hey you could be a Super High School Level Criminal!" Ayumu laughed at his own joke. "Hahaha what am I saying, you look too much like a SHSL Powerpuff Girl to be a criminal! Ahahahah...hah...." Triple Shit.

Saito had noticed the girl in the blue shirt calling out to the others now present. She was rather nonchalantly chewing her.. GUM.

Nothing was grosser than gum, some of the food-tech guys at Saito Corp had the genius idea that they should branch into the confectionery market, starting with gum, cheap and it has a great turnover.

But are they aware of the tooth fillings it puts a strain on, the sounds it makes whilst being so fervently masticated. To Saito nothing about gum was a good idea.

And since his mild outburst in the boardroom not once had the idea of confectionery been brought up with Saito Corp employees, and a good thing too, it saved their teeth. 

He had raised his hand at her first call but she seemed far more interested in the small hub of people that was arriving instead of himself, who had yet to bring himself to approach his classmates.

Thinking hard as to his introduction to the group all he could manage was his company slogan;

"Saito! A Woo Hoo!"

Flexing with his chubby arms at the peak of the call he bit hard on his tongue, this was not the introduction he had planned.

A WHOLE AD-CAMPAIGN WASTED.

She didn't get it, that's fine, Saito would have to give his a break down of the life and growth of Saito Corp another day, in the meantime introductions were in order!

Realising she was the only one who had seen his display of corporate inspired jingles he couldn't stifle a nervous laugh at himself, passing it off as some weird joke on everyone's first day.

Seeing her outstretched hand he soon caught on and took her hand, applying his best business handshake. Sealing the deal.

"Hideyoshi Saito! SHSL CEO Of Saito Corp!"

As to seem cooler and more collected than he was in the given circumstance he broke the handshake to check his watch, ignoring the fact he had forgotten to wind it, the clock indicated there had been almost 2 hours since he entered the building.

Chinatsu grinned, and blushed a tad. "That sounds awesome!!!!!" She cheered. She hadn't noticed Ayumu's stare, and that was probably for the best. "But yeah. we should probably figure out what's going on first."

Sighing, she looked back to Ayumu. "My brother?" Chinatsu smiled fondly as she thought of her brother. "I guess you could say we're close. He did practically raise me after all." She pursed her lips a bit, and crossed her arms. "I wanted to contact him, to let him know that I'm safe...though..." Thinking about it now, she wasn't sure if safe was the word that described her situation. "But anyways, I need to thank him for taking care of Bear for me when I'm away!" She grinned. "Bear's my dog. He's such a cutie." 

"SHSL Criminal? That couldn't be it." Chinatsu giggled at this idea. "You're much too adorable. Sot tell us. What is it that your hiding from us?" 

Ah, Hope's Peak Academy. A grand school full of all the pomp and circumstance needed to classify itself as elite. Only the best and brightest could attend, but not necessarily in the academic department. If so, there would be no way that Kenshin would have ever made the cut. No, he managed to get in doing what he did best, making people laugh.  

He stood outside of the school, thinking about his family. His mother cried about her baby boy growing up so fast, and his little sister gave him her favorite stuffed dog for good luck. While it was hard to part with them, he was excited to be going to the academy. Who wouldn't be psyched to go? The rest of the students that were to be in his class were certainly colorful individuals, some of them literally. Nothing wrong with that though! He would be eager to befriend all of them.

Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward to enter the building. This was it. From this point on, his life would be forever changed.

That was when he collapsed on the ground.

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"Ugh..." Kenshin groaned. He felt sore and groggy as he regained consciousness. He rubbed his eyes and after adjusting to the light, noticed where he happened to be at the moment.

Instead of being in the entrance hall, he was sitting on the toilet, pants down and everything. He slapped his forehead. Who falls asleep while taking a shit?! From the state of the toilet, however, it looked like there wasn't any bowel movement recently. Maybe it was an auto-flush toilet?

Kenshin shook his head. Why was he even thinking about this? There was a more important problem. How the heck did he get in here in the first place? He didn't remember anything after walking into the building. It was a total blackout.

After making himself decent, he opened the stall door and walked out. There weren't any urinals in sight, and the room smelled of perfume. Really? The girl's bathroom? This had to be some kind of prank. He liked pranks, but not when they happened to him! He hoped no one was around, because there was no way he was going to make a good first impression if everyone thought he was a pervert. "Well... look on the bright side, me. This would probably be a great story to tell when I find out what happened."

He carefully sneaked his way out of the restroom, making sure no one saw him. He did see some people too his left, near the entrance, but none of them were paying attention to him. He sighed in relief, and walked over to them casually.

"Heyo! What is happening here?" He grinned. "I'm glad I'm still in the building, I didn't know where I was!"