Rumor Has It

(From top right to bottom left)

A young in-uniform Keiko, SHSL itisamystery Toshiro, a young Kiku and Kana with a little ghosty only Keiko can see behind ‘em, Kiku and Masaru, Maddox and Kimura the dream team on patrol and Iriye.

Golden Airplane

One of the dozens of golden airplane-shaped objects found in Colombian ruins. A well known OOPArt.

Seven-Branched Sword

A sword found within the “Haniwa” excavated on the island. It’s characterized by its blade, which is divided into seven branches. It’s already hit the use limit.

Front-Back Ukelele

Apparently, this is a kind of string instrument from a southern country. It has strings across both sides, and each side has a different sound. The front makes a very bright and light sound, while the back makes a very dark and heavy sound.

Hundred-Year Potpourri

An item made with a matured mix of flowers, herbs and rinds, which you can enjoy the fragrance of. It’s been filled up with 100 years of frangrance-enjoying thoughts.

Worldly Desire Glasses

Glasses that allow you to see all your worldly desires. Also, they apparently have a function where you can shoot those worldly desires as a laser. (Except the laser comes from your butt.)

Sweet Roll Bag

Has a bunch of sweet rolls in it, like melon bread and butter peanut bread. The bag has the Handel & Gretel logo on it.

It was bizarre, really, this entire thing.

Waking up in some peculiar place she didn’t recognize was, unfortunately, not a new sensation. For whatever reason she often had strange sorts of blackouts and a disturbing memory loss about the entire occasion but this time felt different - for one, there were others around who seemed just as confounded. Keiko blinked, as she tried to clear up her blurred vision, brown eyes still rather content to keep shut. Her visio wandered around the room as she kept trying to piece together what had happened… or where she was for that, matter. It almost looked to be a mine of sorts - the very thought of it! How could that ever be? Her mind continued to try to figure things out when the appearance of something new appearing on what seemed to be a stage in front of her proved to be quite a distraction. This creature, rather, this thing of sorts (no doubt somebody’s idea of a less than amusing prank) shattered her concentration with its shrill voice and nonsensical words. It had said quite a bit but had actually explained very little. She found herself staring at it as keenly as she could given the dim lighting and sore eyes - the odd stitching on the mouth and what seemed to be some sort of key or crank in the back more or less proving her notion it was a prank right. Bother. Her eyebrows furrowed.

As the toy… thing vanished, Keiko was able to notice most people were on their feet by now. It made her curse her lack of athleticism and sigh as she began to pat down her dress. People began to stream out of the building from the large double doors behind her. Hm, that was strange too… perhaps it was just her angle but she couldn’t see much light outside there either. Blackout, perhaps, she reasoned. But the real thing weighing on her mind was, well, Hope’s Peak. Where was it? Just how far away had she been taken or possibly, where had it gone? Was this, in fact, a secret basement or room in the school? Or perhaps this is just what it looked like. Either way she’d get no answers staring at these rather craggy walls so Keiko made her way to the door instead, seemingly the only one and pushed them open.

Rounding back to the blue house, Toshiro checked the plate on the door, finding nothing had changed. It seemed for now, he was the only one. Which would have been fine by him. He knew, however, his brief solitude would only last so long. There were 21 (He had counted after the Rat had appeared. Nice to know how many people are going to be after your head, and all that.) of them, and seven houses. Naturally, he'd gain two other roommates. Eventually. 

He put a hand on the door handle, deciding it was time to call it a day, when he noticed the figure leaning against the auditorium. Toshiro glanced over a her, debating whether or not he actually felt like starting up a conversation with anyone. After a moment, he released the handle and approached his fellow student. 

Now a bit closer, she seemed to be looking at the surrounding houses. Was it possible that she was one of the remaining students who hadn't chosen a house yet? Might as well ask. He cleared his throat. 

Unsatisfied with the weed, Toshiro tries again.

Pollock Roe French Bread:

Bread that’s been stuffed with Alaskan pollock roe kneaded in butter. Its volume is perfect, too. The pinnacle of half-Japanese, half-Western cuisine.

Toshiro inserts a coin and recieves…

Ganja

A single leaf of cannabis, pressed to paper and framed.