正義の味方

      ❝ Today must definitely be Tenko’s lucky day ! “

     Because ever since she’s arrived here ( despite it being quite recent as she had yet to explore the place herself ), she interacted more with males rather than females && for Tenko, it was not acceptable considering she never liked males from the start && it's starting to leave a bad taste in her mouth. To be able to finally meet a new face, so when she saw the other, she couldn’t help herself from the little excited outburst-- it was a good start being at this new city aside from reuniting with the friends she made before.

✝ : a shake of his head was paired with a ominous chuckle. being cryptic was korekiyo’s brand,he couldn’t just stop doing so out of nowhere. that’d be uncharacteristic.

“kukuku… it is rather naive to think that one must physically be beside you to be with you. can’t one’s spirit be within you at any time? you must not think so bluntly.”

there’s no possible way for the folklorist to learn more about love when he was practically obsessed with it. it was the reason he kept on living to this day. he’s almost offended she’d suggest such a thing.

“perhaps it was only simple observation. you should be aware how much i enjoy observing human interaction. however, if you choose to deny it, that is entirely up to you.”

     && that was definitely when realization finally dawned on her ( in a bad way too ) before she slowly started to feel a slight regret--that was not something she should pry about in the first place. Even if he was a degenerate male ( && very creepy but when is he not creepy ).

     ❝ As much as it pains Tenko to do this, Tenko still must apologize for asking such insensitive things... But if it means what Tenko thinks, then how would it be possible for her to make friends from you? Unless if you did something to the girls ! “

     Right, that’s another added reason why she really hates him-- folklorist or not, she did not appreciate him observing that when he already gives her terrible vibes. Then again, it didn’t really matter what he thought about it && it never would, again, full offence.

guess who finally got time to actually go online here

✝ : woopsie poopsie, she’s found the loophole. well, there’s no reason to lie to her, now is there? if she’s a smart girl, maybe she’ll be able to piece together this puzzle on her own. there is still this disconnect of not knowing how much she personally knows.

“nee-san is always with me. she has made plenty of friends because of me already. i am sure just a few more would make her the happiest she can be.”

let’s not dwell on that topic for too long. wouldn’t want to give anything away.

“of course. but love is a powerful thing, you should know. a life without love sounds devoid of much meaning. i am sure yumeno-san will come around eventually, hm?”

      Well that was an odd way trying to explain about his sister but it was expected really. At times like this she would have appreciated him being less cryptic for once but again, who was she kidding. && it was honestly annoying when she wanted answers. Damn you, you degenerate male.

     ❝ That makes no sense && barely even answered Tenko’s question ! If she were truly with you then she would be here, standing right in front of Tenko beside you ! “

      This will definitely make her feel more confused && agitated, of course.

    “You’re welcome. To be fair, I misworded what I meant to say, but I’m glad you understand what I was trying to say.” Then again, she never was good with saying what she meant to say. She wasn’t sociable or that friendly really, but she was trying to change, more than she had that is. For now though, it seemed that Tenko wasn’t that worried, but she had a feeling the other girl was going to be curious about well, a lot really. There’s wasn’t much she had to hide about herself, she had told most of her past to some of the other classmates, so she didn’t have to worry about that. What she did have to worry about was if Tenko asked about anything that happened after when her memories ended. Maki knew all of what happened after she had died, and she wasn’t sure how the aikido master would take it. Still, she’s not surprised that she’s glad to hear that Yumeno was here. After all, the two of them were close, and she was affected by her death (along with Yonaga’s as well). Maybe the two of them could be close again. “Yes, I believe so. I haven’t seen her yet myself, but I’m glad as well that she was able to escape from the killing game. It’s not like it’s a bad thing that she’s here. She was trying to save us all, even if she ended up killing Amami. She just…took things a bit too far to try and save us, you know…”

✎ — “C-Chabashira-san…” Should he fear for his life? That was a growl and, combined with her usual repulsed expression towards males, he was beginning to think he should indeed fear for his life. Or at least his bones, in the event of being thrown by the Ultimate Aikido Master herself. Offering a small, awkward smile, he attempted conversation, apparently accepting his fate either way. “Um, I take it that you suddenly found yourself here too…?”

    She might has misspoken a bit. What they all remembered was consistent with what she knew, but they could’ve been taken from different points of time. Perhaps she should’ve been a bit more clear with what she meant. “Ah, I might has misspoken a bit. Our memories aren’t wrong, rather we’ve arrived from different point in time from the academy. So in that sense, our memories end at different points. Does that make more sense?” After all, while the memories they had were lies in all actuality, they were what most of them perceived to be their lost memories. Then again, only a few of them knew their memories were false, and Maki would rather not confuse Tenko anymore than she had with how she spoke earlier. Besides, her memories were blurry, and she’d rather not tell her what she vaguely remembered was her dying by Korekiyo’s hands. “I haven’t meet everyone, but Saihara, Shinguuji and Akamatsu are the ones I’ve encountered so far. I think Yumeno is here as well, but I haven’t found her. There might be others here that I haven’t found yet, but I know those I’ve mentioned are here for sure.”

    She…had a feeling unfortunately that was the case. Yes, while they were free from the killing game here, it didn’t mean that they weren’t free from what happened there. And by what the other girl said, Maki knows what happened to her last before she arrived here. Being caught up in a death trap like that, and for less than savory reasons as well. Considering she had encountered her murderer (and their conversation had been well…interesting to say the least), she could only hope that Tenko wouldn’t be so rash as to confront him if she remembered what happened to her. After all, he was the only one that could’ve done it, and they proved that it was him, even if he didn’t know of what happened during that trial. “There’s…nothing wrong with it. I’ve just encountered a few of our other classmates and it seems we’re all from different points in time. Or at the very least, our memories of the academy end at different points.”

✝ : maybe he did know more than she did. could he use that to his advantage? even outside of the walls of the academy, he still had a goal. this city was a perfect opportunity to reach it properly with smaller consequences. if he’s lucky, he can do it all again.

“no need to worry. i would never. girls make precious friends for nee-san, after all.”

wow, okay tenko. cold.

“quite rude, aren’t you? with behavior that brash, shouldn’t you be more worried about yourself finding a suitable girl?”

      His sister ?! Since when had he ever told anyone he had a sister ?! Flabbergasted, she tried to think of a proper response to that;; it was something so unexpected coming from him-- rather, it was the last thing she expected from him ! She really was at a loss of words now but for now, she’s going to try very hard to not get caught up by the surprise.

✝ : eyes would avert to the side. even now, she remains so simpleminded. it was almost frustrating to deal with. he wanted to see that anger she was harboring. she had to of had a grudge, right? unless she didn’t reach that end. which in that case, his prodding was futile.

“i am not interested. certainly not in any way like that. my heart and body belongs to only one, so there is no need to pay mind to that. to not trust me is normal. i am only here to observe humanity’s beauty; the beauty within reactions to hardship.”

      Again with all the cryptic words-- not like she understood anything about it but it still angers her a lot. && it aggravates her when he sounds like he knows something that she has no knowledge of whatever he was trying to say here. Especially when it’s coming from the other;; she definitely did not trust him by a large margin.

    That she did have to agree with. Even if it had been less than a month, Maki vastly preferred the city when compared to the academy. “That is does. I’ve been here for a few weeks and it’s better than the academy.” After all, they didn’t have to worry about the killing game anymore. Then again, she had seen the killing game end before her eyes, so it was over in her eyes at least. She shouldn’t worry the other girl about the possibility of parallel worlds considering the others she’s seen here. “I believe so, but I must ask something. What’s the last thing you remember before arriving here?”

✝ : oh my. a familiar face. what a beautifully pleasant one at that. he shouldn’t be here, but if someone doesn’t belong here even more so, it’d be her. to be greeted with such distaste was expected, and whether or not she was aware of the current state of things would not change it. he recalled upon meeting other classmates that where they were in their timelines were all different. he could only assume where she was.

“is that all you have to say to me, chabashira-san? my, i’d expect a much more strongly worded greeting from you.”

      Even at here he’s still creeping her out a lot && that definitely does not bode with her well, at all. Not to mention, the way he acts... it unnerves her greatly && combine that with a man like him, she knows it would never end well in any circumstance. Automatically she took a defensive stance-- she didn’t trust him especially hearing his response. It was as if he did something that she knew nothing of-- or maybe... no, she needs to focus on the now.

    Well, she shouldn’t be surprised but she is. Not that she’s not glad to see another familiar face here in the city, but it’s more she’s surprised to see another one of her dead classmates. Still, it was someone that she didn’t have ill feelings towards, so that was good. Maki wasn’t particularly close to her back at the academy, so maybe they could be closer here. “Chabashira. It’s good to see you here. When did you arrive here?”

      ❝ Saihara-san is here too... “ A low growl before she merely stares at him with an emotionless look on her face-- not bothering to elaborate herself further than she need to;; her expression already showed more than enough about the thoughts of encountering him here. && she would not hesitate to throw him should he attempt to do almost about anything.

      ❝ Ah, Harukawa-san ! “ Seeing a familiar face was always a relief to her && especially a female instead of another degenerate male. Tenko wouldn’t deny the fact that she was very happy that she was not the only here in this new town-- especially when she was new around the area ( && free from the killing game ). Now she was really excited;; maybe there were also others here as well ?

      The moment Tenko saw his face, she almost decided to turn around && went back to where she came from the apartment. He already creeps her a lot ( && not only because he was a degenerate male;; there was more to that ) && meeting him again under this circumstance did not sit well with her. For that, it did not bode well with her. At all. ❝ Grr... “ && she just, merely growled at him in annoyance-- just, why him.