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

Kyoko Kirigiri Aoi Asahina Even though Kyoko didn't visibly glance over or speak to Aoi, she couldn't help but note the poor girl still had yet to snap out of her shocked state. To some degrees, she could understand. Still, she needed Aoi now. Seeing the swimmer stay in this kind of mood, funk even, made her realize this was her fault. A good part of it, anyway. And it wouldn't bother her except ... that wasn't the type of woman Kyoko had been those three to four years ago. Strict when needdd? Oh most definitely. But she didn't send people down guilt trips either. Asahina? I really am sorry. Please know that much, at least, she whispered, her attention shifting to the guys as they made their revelations one by one. ... And already feeling a bit creeped out once it all started. An eyebrow raised as she looked over to the note. So ... this confirms a thought I've had for a while. We weren't chosen randomly. No, this was very deliberate. They also know a lot not just about our current situations - where we live, work, and so on - but about our past, already heavily implied from the notes Makoto and Aoi received. Things like siblings weren't likely included in our school records not without a really good reason, anyway. Her 'detective mode' was already in a hyperdrive-esque state. And because of that, quite a few ideas were rapidly flowing to Kyoko's mind. ... Please stay safe though? That line in particular stands out at me. It just ... feels off, somehow. Perhaps not amiss, but definitely out of place. It sounds like less of what a captor would say and someone who's supposed to be a friend. Or at least an individual close to one of us. But that's impossible! Aoi finally exclaimed, shaking her head quickly from side to side. Not all of us are from the same set of Killing Game incidents! We don't all have a common link! Kyoko flashed Aoi a knowing smirk, nodding her head. Exactly. Which makes the fact they seem to know we would come here that much more nerve-wracking. We don't have a common link, yet they already seem to have figured out we wold head right into here and put these notes down. I wouldn't be too amazed if this is the Ultimate Shogi Player or something given how far ahead of us they are. W-Wait a minute. Aoi paused, looking incredulously at Kyoko before blinking and eventually chortling. Oh. My. God. Did you actually make a joke? Sorry but ... you ? Kyoko shrugged, unsure if anyone caught onto that and at the very same time, not overly caring. Well, it's not like freaking out will do any of us any good. For now ... they're right. We probably do need to explore. I'm actually kind of hoping whoever this is will speak with us via any of the monitors. Maybe I can get a hint or two from talking with them. ... True. Night would eventually fall. Not now, as it was still relatively early in the afternoon. But as someone who had been forced to live here once before, she knew as well as the others six to eight hours could easily tick away. .... I don't know about everyone being in the very same room. However, I do agree no one should be alone. Me and Aoi should probably use one room while you three take another. It was no doubt very old-fashioned. A rule only someone with a huge morale compass would have suggested. On one hand, Kyoko did realize she was among other humans, and knew that several had been attempting to have a life outside of Future Foundation. An intimate one, to be more precise. Of course, given they all worked ith Byakuya ... the man made nothing simple, including finding time to seek out a suitable partner for such things. Due to that, she already had a fair guess on at last one person who wouldn't be overly fond of the idea. ... Alternatively, if that wants to be figured out in any other form or fashion, fine. As long as both or all parties get consent to be in the same room. I'm fine with keeping my role as detective. I refuse, however, to go as far as chaperone. W-What does that mean?! Aoi blurted out. Just what it implies. If any of the guys ask you to stay with them, you have the right to accept or reject that offer, as do I. And they will - I hope - have the decency to respect if you or myself tell them no and leave it at that. We are now officially past the age we thought we were. Remember? We all believed we were nineteen due to the memory loss. In truth, we were seventeen. We're now twenty to twenty-one respectively. We're all adults here ... biologically and physically, anyway. The last four words were hastily muttered under her breath. Still, before anyone could inquire about those , Kyoko spoke once more. Now ... unless anyone has any objections or further things they want to say, we should begin exploring as Hajime suggested. Turning around on her heels, Kyoko opened the door, allowing the others to first exit. Once all the guys plus Aoi left the bath house, she walked outside, making sure to close the door behind herself.