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Masa had been on his way down to the cafeteria to find himself something to eat for a late brunch after having slept in. Perhaps if he felt a sudden stroke of inspiration, he’d even cook a meal for all of his friends. Well.. he wasn’t the best at cooking. Perhaps he shouldn’t subject his friends to that punishment.. But.. he was proficient with baking. Yes, that’s what he’d do. He’d bake some muffins for everyone! When the days get long and dreary in the tower, a simple action such as baking a breakfast surprise for another student may be enough to lift the mood at least a little!

However, Masa didn’t make it past the third floor. As soon as he stepped down into the hallway, Masa felt something… off. He was terrified to walk into something he wasn’t prepared for, but, he didn’t want to ignore the sick feeling in his gut. Masa slowly approached the two rooms. One was Guide’s room.. And the other was the pot room. He had never been inside the pot room before, and he hated to think that his first time there could end up being horrible. But, Masa took a deep breath and stepped inside.

There was no way Masa could have ever been prepared for what he saw in the pot room.

Masa wasn’t sure how to feel about the motive. At first, Masa thought that it wasn’t such a bad motive. It was easy enough to just.. wear a collar around. He’s even worn collars around for fashion purposes before! So, this mustn’t be too different, right?

Now that it’s been a day or so since the collars were put on, Masa has realized just how wrong he was. The aromatherapist found his hands constantly hovering in front of the band of the collar, threatening to touch the plastic, before his consciousness could snap him out of it and force his hands away. Each time, he just barely prevented himself from grasping the collar.

It was difficult not to fiddle with it, but, Masa didn’t want to accidental trigger the explosion. He had no idea how much tampering the collar could handle.

He did receive an answer though, in the form of Yuriko’s collar exploding as soon as she tried to pry it off. Masa didn’t want to be anywhere near the blast location. He just.. avoided the area as much as he possibly could- but, even so, the smell was horrid and it easily pervaded several rooms of the tower. Just knowing that Monofox wasn’t bluffing made it feel like Masa’s collar was growing tighter around his neck. He was sad that Yuriko had to die like that, but, he didn’t know her very well... so, he could handle the trauma a little easier.