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[hierophany]

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[freshprints]

I had to register a new username. If you go looking for 🌸 or 👼 at my old one, you won't find her.

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[hierophany]

Ah. Yes, that would explain a great deal.

Hierophant likes it. The new one. He's fond of sequences of letters and numbers, and if you switch the s to a 5, it's about the colour of his eyes.

[freshprints]

..."Explain a great deal"?

Well, if Hierophant-kun approves, then I suppose I'll keep it. It has its significance to me, too.

[hierophany]

You seemed concerned about how well you would wear a fitted suit when we last spoke. I thought it was unlike you to have done so little reading into the way a suit is tailored to change the shape of a body, but I'd been under the impression that it was a matter of discomfort with the topic.

[freshprints]

Ah. You met Fujisaki-san, then.

We aren't much alike in personality, so it's not surprising that you found that sort of response out of character for "me". Still, Fujisaki-san was a classmate of mine at a school that only accepts people recognized as being a master of their personal art form, so it's understandable that frivolous things like fashion might not have been a priority.

[hierophany]

I see. It's not as if I expect you to know everything, but it was strange to think of you considering doing something and not researching it. I'm certain you would, for avoidance of doubt, look fine in a suit.

I recognise that the following is, strictly speaking, a violation of my promise not to pry. You are free to not answer, and I will endeavour not to form my own conclusions if you don't-

Are you okay?
You. Not Seiko or Sakura.

1/2

[freshprints]

Of course I would. I'd be slightly uncomfortable in trousers, though. They're more confining than a skirt is, so it'd make things difficult if I had to run.

[freshprints]

Logically, I know the likelihood of the circumstances I was in before I arrived here would be almost impossible to replicate. That the plot succeeded for as long as it did was heavily dependent on a confined space, near-absolute control over the flow of information, and the ability to foster a sense of paranoia that simply wouldn't be feasible in a place this expansive or populated.

I know all that.

But I still feel unprepared. Scared. I don't know why.

[hierophany]

I suspect. Hmm.

I suspect that you feel unprepared because a true replication of the events you experienced would be so unthinkable. If something were to happen, it would by necessity be something unfamiliar. Something that you have no ability to prepare for. I suspect that it’s difficult to consider a repeat of your previous circumstances truly impossible because they seemed impossible before, as well, until they proceeded to very rudely happen.

And I suspect that you feel the need to be prepared more keenly at present because of the presence of your suit-considering username thief.

1/2

[freshprints]

I've been encouraged to live normally here. To behave like a typical person my age. But you're correct; typical people my age don't think to plan for the sorts of things that happened to me. They would have no reason to even consider it a possibility.

But Fujisaki-san is not dangerous. I want to make that very clear.

[freshprints]

You are standing in an empty classroom. Your physical condition is normal, but for the remnants of a headache that leave your head feeling clouded and thick. From somewhere in the distance you can hear the sound of discussion.

The only exit is to the south.

[hierophany]

I develop an immediate and bone-deep resentment for whatever force is responsible for my options being so dramatically limited.

And go south.

[freshprints]

Your RESENTMENT feels like the return of an old friend. Comfortable. Familiar. It does nothing to alleviate your headache but it leaves you feeling somewhat less alone than before.

You exit the classroom to the south. You find yourself standing in the middle of a schoo corridor. The hallway is dotted with the usual academic and extracurricular paraphernalia typical of such a setting.

The sounds of discussion are louder here and coming from the RIGHT.

Exits are to the left and to the right. You are also able to faintly hear the sound of footsteps.

[hierophany]

I wear my RESENTMENT as armour.

I consider the possible people that the discussion could be between, and conclude that a discussion between people who are friendly or neutral toward me will have little information that I cannot retrieve later by asking and a discussion between people who are hostile toward me will give me unreliable information. Upon consideration, I decide that keeping potential hostile parties unaware of my whereabouts is more valuable than whatever information I would gain from participating.

I go left.

[freshprints]

Equipping RESENTMENT increases your ability to absorb damage but decreases your ability to relate to others. You will experience penalties when trying to interact with other characters.

You proceed left. Your new path leads you through the school's academic corridors until eventually you arrive at the DORMITORY WING. The footsteps you previously heard are now silent. You are no longer able to hear the sound of discussion.

There are fifteen doors in this corridor. Each door appears to contain a PICTURE that serves as a NAMEPLATE.

[hierophany]

I take a few moments to examine the NAMEPLATES and attempt to commit to memory which picture belongs to which door.

I try two doors at random, avoiding any door that seems like it might correspond to me.

[freshprints]

Of the fifteen nameplates, seven belong to boys and eight to girls. They all appear to be for students of high school age.

None of the names are familiar. All of the doors are LOCKED.

[hierophany]

I cannot find a door that corresponds to me. I feed this information to my RESENTMENT.

I return to the corridor to listen in on the conversation.

[freshprints]

Mm. No, you've got that WRONG.

There is a door that corresponds to you. You avoided it when trying doors at random to determine whether they were locked or unlocked.

None of the names are familiar.

Continue investigating this area?

[hierophany]

Oh. I misunderstood.

I open the menu and check the name of the active character.

[freshprints]

[Now he's got it.]

There is no NAME listed for the active character.

[hierophany]

I close the menu and try my own door.

[freshprints]

You examine the door with the NAMEPLATE that resembles yourself. You are able to identify that this is your door based on appearances alone. From examining the nameplate, you also learn your own name.

Your NAME has been added to the menu.

A new ITEM has been added to your inventory: DOOR KEY.

Opening the DOOR with the DOOR KEY yields access to a DORM BEDROOM. Enter?

[hierophany]

I enter the DORM BEDROOM and search it for useful items.

[freshprints]

You enter and search the DORM BEDROOM. Your search is methodical, exacting, and thorough. It feels natural to examine your surroundings in this manner.

There is an in-suite bathroom with a door that locks. The main room contains a BED, a DESK and CHAIR, a WASTEBASKET, a TABLE, and SHELVES. The SHELVES are all EMPTY. There is a SECURITY CAMERA observing your movements in one corner. All external windows are SEALED with LARGE METAL PLATES.

Inside the drawer of the DESK is a SEWING KIT. The KIT is sealed in plastic and unopened.

There are no hairs on the bed, pillow, or carpet. The bedroom furniture appears entirely UNUSED.