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Kitao was in a state of nothing, he was finding so hard to feel anything. It had taken a while but this dreadful killing game had finally gotten to him, it was the reveal of Shirokawa’s betray that broke the camels back and left Kitao is this state.this state of numbness, this blank empty feeling that swallowed him as he just..wandered through the days..until it happened, until Saruhiko’s corpse was found. 

Even then of course, he felt nothing, nothing be a slightly sting..but in his mind, why did it matter, death was just going to keep happen. But then something happened that truly snapped him out of it. That...video...no..goodness no...please..

WHA.....

Kitao felt his heart jump, pain and grief already starting to flood and replace that numb feeling as he rushed to the chapel, the others with him. His chest ached as he pushed open the doors and.......everything shattered into pain...this sick feeling of sadness filled him. He was frozen in place, just staring, eyes wide at the sight. Shirokawa was...dead..and he couldn’t do anything to save her.

SHI-SHI-SHII

Sefu Iskandar staggered into the lounge, still half-awake and dragging his heels. His mind was sluggish too (not that it was ever that fast to begin with) as he tried to piece together the events of the past hour in his head.

First of all he’d woken up in that weird pod thing... and there was that ghost rabbit that looked like it was there but it wasnt, even when he tried to touch it! At least it was nice. And there was a tablet thing with his name on it, that he hadn’t looked at yet... and now he was gazing out the window at the big red ball outside and finally he remembered.

Oh! Right! He'd signed up for this.

It would be good work experience outside of his primary talent, yeah, but mostly he was glad to have a break from the constantly flashing cameras. Moving boxes, that was something he could do! And maybe he'd make new friends up here.

But most importantly, he thought as he turned to the person that had walked up next to him with a beaming grin...

The most logical thing to do in the start of a video game was to get yourself acquainted with your surroundings. 

Ming-hua went by this logic. As soon as they were dismissed by the AI named U.S.A.M.I., she left without approaching anyone else and headed straight to her room in the dormitories. She figured she would explore the rest of the Residency Ward after, as it was the only map - er, place, unlocked - er, available for them to explore. 

After checking her room, she stepped out, only to bump into something else immediately after. 

Ming-hua briefly flinched at the sudden physical contact, and quickly took a step back. She composed herself, straightening up and looking at the other student with a steady gaze. There was a moment of silence, in which she blankly stared at them.

“... My apologies.” 

Her tone was rather emotionless, and she appeared not to really care about the situation. At least, she didn’t appear to be annoyed or angry. Her eyes were slightly unfocused, as if she were daydreaming and completely unaware of what was going on. 

“... ... ...” 

Wow, being on a space station coupled with the captain being a holographic anthropomorphic rabbit? Saruhiko’s life just got way more exciting! The blue-haired boy exited his pod and stretched a bit. Shaking off the grogginess of waking, he made his way over to snag a PDA.  He gave it a once-over, then made his way down to the dormitories to find his own.

Once he’d thoroughly examined his own room, he made his way back to mingle among his fellow students.... Alright, actually he went to the lounge and found a comfy place to recline. Can you blame him? Poor kid’s always doing photoshoots, he needs some time to himself!

Regardless. his attention was grabbed when someone entered the lounge. The lanky teen sat up in response, rubbing an eye and appraising the person who entered.

“Wow, pretty,” he whispered while looking at the station’s windows for a split second. Not that there weren’t things to look inside the station, of course.

The space was pretty, probably the prettiest thing he had ever seen. Of course, he was familiar with the stars, a night sky filled with sky was almost as beautiful as a field filled with flowers. Not that he was all that familiar with constelations’ names, but that wasn’t all that important, at least not at the moment. He was there to learn, more or less. Not to mention to work, kind of. He was looking forward to learn new things, meet new people. 

The space station was something right out of a science fiction movie. He knew that technology was probably going to be used to help people, too. Then again, simply learning more about the sky would those interested in the sky happier. And knowdlege is power and all that. There was even an AI! A rabbit Ai that introduced herself to the students. He should probably do the same, too. The composer was a bit nervous, but he was still going to try.

Himori was super excited to be here. It was exhilarating to experience such adventure! There were so many sights and people, she was unable ot remain still as a result of the excess energy.

She took out her trusted camera and snapped shots of everything around her. It wasn’t necessarily something she was doing consciously, but moreso akin to a compulsive action.

She went up to the nearest one of her classmates and took a picture, the flash going off in the poor person’s face.

“Ooops! Sorry ‘bout all of that! I didn’t realize the flash would be so bright in your eyes!”

She laughed. and set her camera back by her side.

After that last trial, it was once more time to explore the newest area of the ship. The engine room and the ass control room were both LAME and BORING and while that big black hole thing was neat, Kitao couldn’t do much with it but stare (Which he did for an hour before it got boring) so the last thing left was..the solar walks.

It took a good bit for Kitao to actually find and then get on a suit that fit him but once he did, out the doors he rushes.

Somehow, despite the events of the last trial, Kitao was keeping a smile on his face, a bright and happy looking grin that shone brightly in this dark time. But even with his smile, Kitao was very much not happy. Even he couldn't keep up being a happy after what had occurred, sure he could fake it, and fake it he was, but inside he was dying.

KITAO IS HAPPY AND OK!

He chimed in a very unbelievable tone as he wandered around the newest area, hoping something would take his mind of this horrid game...and he found just what he was looking for Weird balls of ooze rolling around a pen.

HOLY FUCK THOSE ARE CUTE