Thread: Danganronpa 2.5: Return To Hope's Peak Academy (Athene & Potter-kun)

Kyoko Kirigiri , Aoi Asahina , Akane Fujitora ... Okay. So ... I get that you're not alone. That's not the confusing part. Why us? Was it just random? Without me ... it probably wasn't. But now ... why? I mean .... agh! I've never been good with this shit. A frustrated groan resounded from Akane. Her head shook in annoyance as she weakly chuckled. Whoever that just was, they're good at keeping me irritated and confused. I can usually revert to a much more calm and collected mood but ... I'm finding that really hard to do. Well ... fuck. I guess one of the better things we can do is keep moving until your meet time arrives. Hopefully someone will have found more helpful hints than I've been able to. Moving her head up and down a few times to confirm to Nagito she was more than okay with exploring, Akane slowly moved closer ... stopping when she was a few paces behind him. You seem like you have a good head attached to your shoulders, so I don't think my caution needs to be heavily explained. Trust from your or your other comrades will have to be earned. Her right hand let go of her newly bound ponytail and subconsciously rubbed the nape of her neck. If Nagito was fast enough to try to look, he would see several small holes, all very close to one another. Which implied Akane had been sincere about hinting how exactly she got into Hope's Peak, and thus probably wasn't helping the so-called 'Mastermind' out in any form or fashion. After lightly massaging the punctured areas, Akane let her hair fall back down, covering the wounds and offering Nagito one more small nod. It's been a while since I attended here so ... I'm probably going to be doing more following than leading. I can try, alternatively but I can't make any guarantees my memory will be overly good. Regardless, she would begin walking and following once Nagito started exiting the gym. .... Oh god. Everything that had been fueling Asahina on almost immediately was replaced by the very familiar emotion of despair. She hadn't had an overly horrible episode since ... years ago. Probably when she found Sakura dead. Her hands rose as she quickly covered her face, her whole body beginning to tremble. The one time I was so sure he was fine. Alive and well. Now ... no. That was a lie. He probably is gone like I've been fearing. The words were barely audible, uttered in a mostly hushed volume. Kyoko was right. This is all my fault. I could have just come here myself. At least that way none of you would be dragged here. I ... The more her body trembled, the easier it felt to lose her balance. Even with holding onto Hajime's shoulders, Aoi felt drained. As if she'd finished literally a dozen races with almost no breaks .... and lost, to make the sensation that much more worse. All logic and will power had, for now, disappeared. So what if she was allowing herself to be pulled into a rather intimate gesture? Damn everything, especially herself and the consequences. I don't know, she managed to weakly murmur, I ... I don't know about it. Swimming. But ... part of me does want to try. As her hands moved off of her face, Hajime would see what anyone could have deduced Aoi had broken down and sobbed a bit. Shaky hands moved up, wiping what tears remained away before she looked back down to Hajime and nodded several more times. Y-Yeah. Let's try to go swim for a bit. After pulling away from the hug, Aoi pivoted on her feet - albeit somewhat shakily - the Ultimate Swimmer hurried towards the stairs leading to the second floor, going first for the changing rooms. In her haste, however, she didn't notice Nagito and Akane ... though the newcomer and Lucky Student may see them. Akane, huh? Kyoko nodded, her face a bit red. The announcement had happened far too close for her own comfort. It was basically right when they finished --- ... Wait. Were we seen blatantly making out? Tch. Duh. Probably ... very likely were. Ah well. Can't turn time back. And hell, at least they had been able to finish. Moreover, their actions hadn't been included in the announcement, which was definitely appreciated. I get the feeling Nagito's luck will come into play with locating Akane. Either way, there's a good chance we'll see her when we meet up at seven o'clock. Her first thoughts definitely hadn't been checking the storage. However ... Makoto had a good habit that she did. When the two brought up points to anyone else - including Byakuya - they were always good ones. They had logic and reason behind them, and now was no exception. Hmmm. Yeah. I don't think that'll be a concern, simply because they took us here. I'd assume they would plan for this, and that would thus include making sure food portions and whatnot are alright. Still, yes. We can quickly double check on that. Even though they're certain the faculty lounge and library won't have anything .... perhaps they missed something? I'd rather try that than leave the rooms alone. So after making sure we'll be fine for our stay, we can go to those rooms. Seem fair? While waiting for an answer, she began slowly helping Makoto descend the stairs, now working on getting back to the first floor.