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Godly Powers

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Serendibite says, "GET OUT!" She picked up the Sawyer gang and throws them out. She then proceeds to pick off stragglers and yeet the childs. Standing at the doorway, she says, "AND STAY OUT!" and slams the door.

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Kaoru Kajiwara

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"Ow..." Kaoru mumbled. "Well, guess we're going now." She rubbed her head. "I really wish I got to see my motive though."

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Sawyer Laurens's POV

"You didn't get to see it? Did you not pick it up?" Sawyer asked curiously. "Or-- was there not one for you?" They tilted their head. I wonder what the whole deal is with her motive?

Lucian Arbred's POV

"..." Maybe she didn't want to get seen with one. Lucian had to admit he was curious too. He'd shown Kaoru his motive, just before they... got kicked out by some strange unknown force that Sawyer wasn't questioning for some reason. He wasn't sure if it was the smartest move for him to show it to her.

But...

What would she even do with the information? Knowing what motive he might have to kill someone. He wasn't even planning on killing anyone anyway.

...and, he somewhat wanted to show her.

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Kaoru Kajiwara

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She took in a deep shaky breath. "Now then. We should probably search the school. We might find an escape." With the bear's 'death' in mind, it seems logical.

"Shall we?"

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A Very Messy Post

"Sure! That sounds like a great plan!" Sawyer chirped. "Where should we look?" They were sure they'd all find an exit together, if they searched hard enough!

Lucian... However, was not so sure. If someone went to all the effort to plan this out, there was probably no easy exit in sight. If there was, maybe it was a secret passageway of some sort. Which, made him think, of a possibly insane plan, but a possible plan of action nonetheless.

He sketched an exploding wall and showed it to Sawyer and Kaoru. "What if we?..."

"If we blew up the wall, if we can't find an exit?!" Sawyer exclaimed. "Wow, that sounds like a great idea!"

Aaand a way too reckless one.

Lucian knew it was probably a terrible idea to blow the wall to pieces. Who knew how Monokuma would respond? And we're there even any explosives in the place?

"I know it's risky. If we had to, though..." Lucian paused. "It might be an option."

"Jesus, did Lucian speak three whole sentences this post? What the actual hell!?" Dorky exclaimed. "Ahem, sorry. Continue."

"Oooh, I like this!" Sawyer cheered. "EXPLOSIONS!! Are there any explosives or anything we could pound holes in the wall with?"

Lucian sighed. "Maybe. We might need help."

But he wanted to know what Kaoru thought too. He turned to her.

"...what do you think?"

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Mei walked around aimlessly, watching as everyone fled and made their own interactions, examining each and every one of them. Information was valuable.

She came across a few people talking about a bomb of all things, which piqued her interest. A bomb? To find a way out? That was... interesting, but Mei was so down for that. She loved blowing up things, some of her favorite executions involved various works of explosives.

Hey... If they were gonna make a bomb... maybe the weirdo from earlier could help! He was good with that stuff, right? Maybe he could make one just for her! Kaboom kaboom kaboom~

"Heyyyy, what's goin' on over here?" She piped in, appearing seemingly out of nowhere to just fall right into their conversation.

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Akari fell to his bed and held his hands high above his head, fiddling with the scraps of metal. He could go for hours playing with this thing, even if it was only a few sheets of metals, a few nuts and bolts, and maybe a wire or two. It was so depressing being in this place though... The atmosphere was so dull and tense, the circumstances were crazy, and Akari just wanted to go home... Go back to his miserable life and just do his work, the only thing he was good at anyways. At least he enjoyed it, he didn't enjoy all these people...

They were all gonna die, weren't they? All the blood would be on each other's hands, and Akari could do nothing about it. Sure, he could just end it all here, never have to see the horrors that unfolded afterward, but... What would that mean for the future? No no, not his future, he didn't care about that. He was thinking about everyone else here. If someone died this early, what chaos would that bring? Would it make things worse?

Agh... He had to shut up. Stop trying to get yourself killed goddammit...


...Hey, when was that Sutaraitsu guy coming back? Akari hadn't seen him since the cafeteria, was he ok? He had a feeling something was wrong, but couldn't quite put his finger on it

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Kaoru Kajiwara

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She tried, and failed to keepa serious expression. "I am of the opinion that Sawyer should not be granted access to explosives. And neither should we."

And then a girl emerged, seemingly from the shadows.

Everything was making Kaoru jumpy today.

"We're discussing escape plans. Considering the present 'situation', now may be the time to escape."

She paused, taking the time to examine the girl. Purple hair, big grin, empty eyes. This was a girl who put no restraints on herself- at least ones which adhered to societal standards. A lost, frightened child who refused weakness so profusely that she lashed out against others.

Perhaps.

Kaoru recognized the look on children.

Who knew if it were the same with teens? She hadn't had much contact with those her age. Only the Sisters, and you were usually assigned to an older one.

"I am Kaoru Kajiwara. Ultimate Child Caretaker. If you wish to join us in escape, we ought to learn of each other," she prompted.

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Lucian Arbred's POV

Of course, she didn't seem to take it seriously. Lucian tried not to sigh. It was a questionable suggestion. It was also a terrible idea for Sawyer to be anywhere near explosives.

Lucian frowned. Oh. Oh no. Who was this?

"Lucian Arbred. Ultimate Therapist," he told the stranger. ...who was this, exactly? Could they all trust them?

Sawyer Laurens's POV

Sawyer, of course, wasted no time at all, running over and wildly shaking the person's hand up and down. "Hiiii! Hi! Hiii! I'm Sawyer Laurens, the Ultimate Loremaster, it is so good to meet you, our newest friend!! Let's escape this corrupt building we live in or something! Ooh, do you think we should knock the walls down? Kaoru here says it's a bad idea! You got any suggestions? Anyway, hiiii!"

Lucian facepalmed off in the distance.

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Mei pretty much already knew that stuff, but I guess it was nice to be reminded. Her grin followed her as she happily bounced her way over before anyone could say anything. "Mei, Ultimate Gambler! Oohhh... probably not a good mix for someone who works with children! Hehe..." Mei refused to say her last name anytime she greeted anyone for some reason, even though most everyone probably already knew it by now. It was odd, really, but not important enough to be cared about. She snickered at the thought, gambler and a babysitter? What a combo! "And a therapist too?! That's crazy! Aw man, I'm gonna loooove the jokes that come out of this! What a story to tell once we get out of here, ammiright?!" She was pretty much jumping with glee and excitement at this point, but it was all an act.

All of it was just an act.

She knew that they wouldn't make it out alive, but she wanted to act oblivious for the hell of it. Lying and hiding things made everything a little more interesting, it created a bigger, more complex puzzle. People liked puzzles, right?

Anyways, she calmed down when the clearly more enthusiastic loremaster was eagerly shaking her hand. Mei had to admit, she was a little annoyed and uncomfortable, but she continued smiling and trying to match their energy. "Making it go kaboom sounds fun, I dunno how we're gonna do that though..." She looked at the wall closest to her and sighed. "Man I wanna get out of here sooooo bad, this sucks! It's so boring, they didn't even give me a deck of cards to play with! Ugh..." Her pouting was overly exaggerated, but Mei managed to play it off so well that it was somehow believable. "I've got nothin' though, you guys are on your own for using your brains... I just wanna blow stuff up!"

Mei, in fact, had an idea. She gave that guy random junk she found for a reason. She had a plan that would eventually come into play, no matter how many times it needed to be improvised. She wouldn't tell anyone about it of course, but the idea was valuable information too. She couldn't just tell them everything, it was more fun to act stupid anyways.

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Lucian Arbred's POV

"AAAAA, great to meet you, Mei!!" Sawyer exclaimed. "Ultimate Gambler, huh? Gosh, we should play cards together sometime!! My personal favorite would probably be Go Fish!!! Could we play that together later?!" they exclaimed. "Oh my gosh, Kaoru, Sawyer, we have a new friend! It IS going to be quite a story! And everybody will all be coming up asking us 'how did all these different people wind up working together to escape this strange building'? It'll be AWESSSSOMEEEE!! Whoa, yeah, we could blow stuff up!! Uhhh, dang. That sucks there's no cards here. Maybe there's paper, maybe we could make some! Would you like to make some? I think I have all the deck's drawings memorized! EXPLOSIONS!!"

Sawyer was jumping up and down, sparks in their eyes, but Lucian merely nodded, feeling slightly worried but trying not to show it upon his face.

He didn't know if it was because Mei didn't say their last name... or, the way they spoke. Or, the way they seemed to change their tone in moments, or their eagerness with the explosives plan...

Lucian almost regretted suggesting the explosives. Somebody might get killed.

But for some reason or other, he just didn't feel like he could trust Mei. Sawyer, undoubtedly, felt trustworthy. A person who barely understood what was even going on but who would never think of hurting anybody?

...and yet. They'd also be easy to manipulate too. This worried him.

And Kaoru, who seemed so kind and dependable... for some reason, he felt like there was something she might not be sharing too. But... not as much so as what was going on with Mei. He didn't know if his feelings of warmth towards his friend were clouding his judgment or not.

One thing was for sure...

I need to be more careful here.

Sawyer Laurens's POV

Oh my gosh oh my gosh. I'm so excited. I'm so, so excited. I've made so many new friends today!! And yet another!! I wonder what will come of this? I-

Lucian was off in the distance. A blank, calm look upon his face. Almost as though he was blocking something out.

Sawyer frowned. What was going on with him? Wasn't he excited to meet their new friend?

Oh, no, of course Lucister was!! He was just kinda quiet, he was always like that!!

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(horatia stole my bbcode and music. please help)

Mika Uyehara

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After a thorough analysis of the options for escape (murder), Mika decided that creating a bomb would both allow him to create an escape route and safely kill someone.

He serendipitously ran into Sawyer's group while making his way to the Nurse's Office.

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Lucian Arbred's POV

Before Lucian could stop them, Sawyer gasped excitedly. "Oh my gosh! Is that a new friend I spy? Hello, human person!! I'm Sawyer Laurens!! And you are?"

Please, I beg of you. Think for one second before you act, Lucian thought, resisting the urge to facepalm again. Sawyer, always so willing to trust anyone who happened to come by. It was almost ridiculous.

"Hello," was all Lucian said. Wonder what they're doing here...

Sawyer Laurens's POV

Oh wow. Ohhh wow. So many new friends. So, so many new friends. So exciting!

Wow. This might be the best dream they had ever had!

He didn't understand how Lucian seemed so quiet all the time and unenthusiastic. Hello? That's all? Ah, gee. Maybe he's excited in his head!! Yeah, I'll go with that!

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Sutaraitsu Umemoto

Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom - Border of Life
[Yuyuko's Theme Remix by NyxTheShield]

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"Ummmm...I don't know about that..."

Sutaraitsu then attempted to change the subject of their conversation.

"S-so, what do y-you like to do?"

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Mika Uyehara

Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - Lunar Clock ~ Luna Dial
[Sakuya Izayoi's Theme]

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oh great, human interaction

Mika reluctantly introduced himself.

"...Mika Uyehara. Ultimate Archivist."

there's no way out of this, is there...i guess there's no harm in trying

"Now if you'll excuse yourselves, I'm heading to the Nurse's Office to create a bomb."

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Darcy Harper's POV

Aww... Guess he's insecure!
"Oh! Well, I like baking sometimes. And decorating! I also paint occasionally! What about you? What do youuuu like to do?"

Lucian Arbred's POV

Oh. He was... Creating a bomb? Normally Lucian would just introduce himself. But...
Yes, he'd proposed creating a bomb in the first place. But with someone they all only just learned the name of, who knew what that person was planning to do with it?

Sawyer Laurens's POV

"Ohhh, a bomb?! COOL!! You make explosives!? What are you making the bomb for? I'm Sawyer Laurens, Ultimate Loremaster, by the way!! Always great to meet a new friend!" they exclaimed. "Maybe we could help you make the bomb!!"
(Lucian was having trouble not slapping Sawyer for having half a braincell.)

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Kaoru Kajiwara

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Unseen by the eyes of the others, Kaoru's hands clenched by her sides.

Are you all mad? What are you trying to do? This is suicide!

"Please do not build a bomb," Kaoru said pleasantly. "It is an unsafe venture for both you, and whoever you're bombing."

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Sawyer Laurens's POV

"It's just for fun! No one'll get hurt, Kaoru!"
"No, THEY WILL," Lucian snapped, having an uncharacteristic amount of lines.
“Wha? Whatcha mean, Lucian?”
“...I regret everything.”
“No bombs?” Sawyer asked with a sad squiggly frown and puppy eyes.
“...no. Bombs.” Lucian glared at them.
“Goooot it. No bombs.” I’ll just do it when he’s not looking!

Lucian Arbred’s POV

Lucian was with Kaoru on this one. Why, oh, why, did he even propose bombs in the first place? It was such a reckless plan! There were countless other things that could be tried!
He wasn’t so sure about the mischievous smile on Sawyer’s face. He sighed and glanced at Kaoru. “...sorry.”
Someone might wind up dead because of me… we need to stop it from happening.

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Sutaraitsu Umemoto

Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom - Border of Life
[Yuyuko's Theme Remix by NyxTheShield]

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"Ack! Ummm...I- uhhh-"

Sutaraitsu scrambled to find something to say.

"I-I like to s-stare at pretty things-! L-Like gems!"

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Mika Uyehara

Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - Lunar Clock ~ Luna Dial
[Sakuya Izayoi's Theme]

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"As a matter of fact, yes, I am aware of the risks," Mika said. "But one or two people can die if it means that everyone gets to escape."

"It's just a matter of perspective, no?"

Mika turned towards the Nurse's Office.

There should be some glycerol stored there. -sigh- I hope bombing this place actually works.

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Lucian Arbred's POV

Oh, god, why.
In a way, Mika was right. But was he seriously willing to risk someone dying just so they all could leave? Seriously?
"Okayyyy! See you later!" Sawyer chirped. "What a nice guy. And what a funny joke about actually killing people, am I right? Of course that wouldn't happen!"
Lucian groaned. "...a joke?"
Sawyer blinked. "You mean he wasn't joking?"
Lucian nodded with a frown.
"Oh. Well, this isn't real anyway!"
When will they actually realize THIS IS SERIOUS?!
It was getting so frustrating at this point!!

He turned to Kaoru with a look that said, "We need to stop him."

Sawyer Laurens's POV

Sawyer was intrigued at this mention of a bomb. They also headed to the Nurse's Office before Lucian could scream at them not to!

"Hey, whatcha looking for?! Ooh, other humans are in here! Hiii-"

Sawyer stopped. Oh. Oh no.

Darcy Harper's POV

"Ooh, pretty things? Like gems? I have some fake gems in my bag, I think! Would you like to see th-"
Sawyer.
She'd recognize that obnoxious voice anywhere.
And they were intruding on what would be a perfect moment!
Play it cool, play it cool.
"Ohhhh, hi, Sawyer. How have you been settling into this school?"
"Pretty well, actually!" Sawyer chirped cheerily, but their eyes were narrowed and their arms (both the casted one and the free one) were crossed. "What about you?"
Wow. This is awkward.
"Soo, uh. Killing Game, huh? Wonder how this is gonna go down." Darcy coughed. "I mean, there's noooo way anyone would actually kill each other. Am I right?"
"Yeah, definitely not!" Sawyer laughed. "Why would anyone do that?"
This doofus thinks it's all a dream, don't they? God, someone wake them up.
"Um, Sutaraitsu and I were just having a conversation," she told them, taking his arm, hoping they'd take a hint. They usually didn't.
"Oh, really? What about?" Sawyer chirped.
Darcy facepalmed. Nope. As expected.

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Kaoru Kajiwara

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"Pretty things?" Kaoru eyed the child, trying to decide if they were flirting with her. Ultimately, the answer was a "no". "That's a good hobby. What's your talent?"

She internally sighed as Sawyer started their usual rambling. Really now, it was just getting ridiculous...

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Kubo Atsushi

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Kubo stormed down the hall, the Miyako chick chattering in his ear the whole way. "Wasn't that situation so-o crazy? Like wow! Hot bear lady! She blows up our headmaster!"

She stomped her foot. "Boom! Enemy dead." She giggled. Kubo hoped she'd stay there, but she quickly caught up again. "I really can't believe it! I actually lo-ove collecting those cute stuffed bear things. Imagine if we got to keep the dead one!"

It wasn't dead though, that was the thing. The two bears weren't enemies- they were working together. This was all just comedy to them.

He stopped in his tracks and turned to face her.

She smiled back at him. A knowing glint was in her blue eyes. "So-o crazy, amirite?"

"Are you the m-mastermi-" he began.

"Nope!" she popped the p. "But I betcha I can figure out who it is! So whatdya say? Truce?" She thrust out her hand.

He scowled, batting it away. "You c-can't have been... following for that st-stupid reason. I'm n-not your puppet!" He whipped on his heel. "Keep your secrets! I-I'll find out... swear!"

"Your throat hurt?" she asked cheerfully. "You seem to have a hard time pronouncing words."

He shot her a look that he hoped conveyed all his venom. Then he stormed off, bound for the library.

It was time for answers.

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Miyako

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The Detector boy was so much fun to mess with. Humming, Miyako put her hands behind her back and strolled through the hallways, examining the flickering lights and peeling wallpaper.

Like a dead queen, surveying the remains of her castle.

Ah, what a delight ghost metaphors were. Nobody knew whether or not to take her talent seriously. Well, she'd show them...

...absolutely nothing

Let them stew in it a while. She could murder everyone if she kept her cards close to her chest.

Not that she would! Except for Mika, everyone was non-murderable.

And maybe Detector boy.

A smirk spread over her lips. She slipped her hands into her pockets and felt the paper.

He hadn't even realized...

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Setsuna Jun

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Setsuna ran blindly through the halls, sobbing into his sleeve. He stumbled at each and every turn. At some point, he'd lost his glasses.

He had somehow reached the dorms. He groped the wall for a doorknob and found the closest one.

Aw screw it. He didn't have his glasses to see. Hopefully no one came back before-

He started trembling again.

Oh, there it was.

"Ohgodohgodohgod-"

He blinked, stumbling. He had to get down, he had to- Somehow, he staggered to a bed and collapsed. He curled up and closed his eyes and prayed he wouldn't open them again.

No...

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Mei stood silently as she watched everyone ramble on about whatever, not finding interest in any of it herself. She was able to immediately grasp the energies of each person around, formulating plans to get along with each of them. The first step she would have to make to get things a little interesting was trust. Get people to trust you and then you're set, you'll have more freedom and fun that way. A few people didn't trust her, which, to be fair, was understandable. This one guy though... So charismatic, so energetic... Geez, it was kinda annoying... Maybe she should go for him first, be all excited about this bomb to earn their trust. They were so passionate about "friends" anyways, this should be easy.

God I can't wait to see the look on his face when one of his beloved friends are found lifeless...

"Aww man, why noooottt!" Mei whined at Lucian, right before Sawyer ran off. Man... That bomb would've been so fun...

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Darcy Harper's POV

"Ummm, hey, Kaoru!! This is... Darcy Harper. The Ultimate Chocolatier. I've known her before this school, if you can't tell! We have... history."

Darcy noticeably flinched. "Oh, hello, Kaoru! Nice to meet you! You look very... proper!"

There was a certain look in Darcy's eyes when the words left her mouth. I wonder if she...

Sawyer Laurens's POV

Oh, gooooosh. This is so awkward.

Old DH is in here, and Kaoru's here so I have to try not to act all bitter- uuuughhh, this is like eating uncooked baking chocolate!

Pun not intended. They just remembered her talent at that moment.

Very proper? What did Darcy mean by that?

Is she...

Lucian Arbred's POV

"...it's dangerous." He glared at Mei. "So DON'T do it." Just look at her face. What the hell is she thinking about? I swear, if it's anything murderous...

"...try anything, and I'll kill you myself." He wasn't entirely sure if he meant it. But he hoped she got the message. There was a shadowy look in his eyes. So much for not revealing much.

Killing someone... no, definitely not. But I'm not above decking her.

How civil, a mocking voice in his head said. How very civil, Luke.

...don't call me that.

Oh, god, why was he suddenly getting flashbacks? It was almost like this was a roleplay and he was getting character development. Nah, that'd be weird.

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