The Final Study Session

[lockdownmods]

[At last it's time. Time to do one last investigation into the individual that has been monitoring and reporting on you all. Today you'll have free access into the faculty office, as well as several areas you couldn't access before on the fifth and `A` floors of the dormitory.

The topic of investigation? The Administration and it's Teacher's Assistant.



Good Luck.






Although perhaps... it may be too late for that.]

Comments

BUT FIRST--

[lockdownmods]

[As you're preparing to go do your investigations, it becomes clear that someone's already up and about.

A dark-clad figure appears in the front yard of the school. It would seem that they are trying to break into one of the school's transport buses. Those familiar with the get-up might recognize it as the disguise of a Phantom Thief you all know very well. While toiling with the lock on the vehicle however, a very small click something is set in motion. A very soft ticking sound begins to echo in a small space.

No more than thirty seconds later, the bus explodes, taking the unfortunate thief with it.

Akira Kurusu is dead. Not that there's anything left to verify that fact, other than a few scraps of fabric burning and a black mask, thrown from the immediate area by the impact of the blast.]

[swordsinternally]

Wh... at.....?

[ There's just no words he can say as his voice cracks. And for the first time he just falls onto his knees. He can't even cry. He's just too shocked to do it. ]

[ososoi]

[ Oso's here. He's got bandages wrapping part of his face again (though not as much as the last time he wore bandages) but he's here. ]

[ Osomatsu hears that explosion and rushes over. What the fuck happened to the bus?! Why is-- ]

[ He sees the mask. ]

[ ... ]

[ ...Didn't Akira wear one of these or something? ]

A-A--

[ ...? ]

A... Akira...?

[ He falls to his knees and keeps staring at the mask. ]

[buriedearth]

Akira!

[ No...no no no!

This can't be happening. Terra spots the fabric but enters further and frantically into the close part of the blast radius to see if there was anything else. But if he finds nothing but wreckage, he'll clench his hands tightly into fists, just barely feeling like holding back a scream. ]

[newhire]

[Vivienne, who was drawn out of her lab by the explosion, sees Terra going in and panics, running after him.]

Terra, stop it's... it's too late. It's already been done...

[There's still fire here it's not-- it's not safe. Things are burning but it's hard to be sure what they are. That uh... sure looks like it could be an arm over there.


...this was a bad idea.]

[buriedearth]

Don't tell me...don't tell me to--!

[ Oh.

Okay, that's fine. This is fine. He's just going to stand there, and kind of shut down for a bit. ]

[newhire]

...

[She winces and steps back.]

...if... later... I'll be in my office. You... should come... if you want to.

[Ah yes, the infernal stumbling over her words is back. But she quickly excuses herself before she says anything else foolish.]

[buriedearth]

[ There's no response from him as he's looking at the wreckage kind of blankly as she goes. Then, heads off himself, to take of business or try to. ]

[reshoot]

[Max is watching the scraps burn, horrified. It''s not real, right? It's not real.

That wasn't really him, right?]

That's not...[she stumbles forward.]

It's a trick, right...? [the flames are so hot, she doesn't notice the tears on her face.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

...........

[He stares. It's a while before he dulls his internal screaming enough to say anything.]

You idiot.

[He can cry later. He needs to confirm the body. If it's really Akira, then he can go wait in the computer lab for a chat message. If it's not Akira, then he'll tell them to go get Akira so they can all yell at him.]

[lockdownmods]

[DING. You have (1) new message!]

[starswink]

Everyone, it's Yoosung! You're finding the spy today, right? Just know that we're all here cheering for you!

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

It's Poe here.
Akira will be arriving soon.
Yell at him for blowing up a fucking bus of all things for us.
Tell my beloved boyfriend to make sure Akira knows I am extremely disappointed in him and how dare he upset Tsukasa and everyone else like this.
I cannot fully convey over text how furious I am that he decided to go off on his own and do this.

[starswink]

[there's a stunned silence for a while. but...]

jklokj;;;;;;;;;
shit
there's always a delay, we can't tell him anything
but we

[should he say that they will? he doesn't even know. he's just. overcome with emotion over this on a personal level]

A FUCKING BUS????????

[one of the last conversations he had with Akira was the sneakiness advice he gave him after he missed the bus....]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I expect you to take notes for this then.
If possible, make him make a chat afterwards.
He is not escaping being yelled at for this.

And yes.

A.
Fucking.
Bus.
He was in some sort of dark outfit and messing with the lock on the vehicle.
Thirty seconds later the bus explodes.
Literally the only parts of him left was an arm, some fabric scraps, and a black mask.

[starswink]

we definitely will, he owes an explanation
we didn't send a calling card for A 👏 FUCKING 👏 BUS 👏
omg.....
what happened to the body? ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

We didn't ask for a fucking bus either!
I suggested we could steal one at one point... but I didn't think he would go off on his own and do it!
Especially when we could have searched for the key during this investigation!!!!
I knew he was impulsive, but I thought he would take Tsukasa's feelings into account and not go and risk dying on his boyfriend!

As for the body.
That's all was left.
An arm, fabric scraps, and the mask.
Everything else was on fire.
Not nearly enough to identify him.

[starswink]

[there's another long pause.]

please poe
check that arm and make sure it's really his
kurusu was yuuki's hope
he can't be
I won't accept it

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Alright.
I'll try once the fire dies down more.
I can only hope it's not his.

[He'll leave and check that arm Vivi saw... even if it's still on fire, the scent of burning flesh is rather distinct. Is that a human arm or not?]

[supportrole]

[ surprise, here's a second IM window, this one from hangetsu ☽ ]

What the hell, how do you even know for sure that it was him then?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

We saw him before the explosion.
Also, there's no reason for his death to be faked like that if it wasn't him.
Well.
Unless he was the spy.
But I'd rather not entertain that possibility without sufficient evidence.
I suppose we're leaving verifying if it was him to you.

[supportrole]

How close were you?? Obviously not THAT close if you didn't get caught in the explosion.

The administration has plenty of robots they could use! Maybe they're just trying to fuck with everyone to make it seem hopeless and you're all falling for it!!

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Wouldn't the real Akira have come running at the explosion then?
Also, we're not losing hope just because of that.
If anything, it's just making my desire to see Jim's head preserved in a jar stronger.

[lockdownmods]

[and then the network goes dead. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ looks like no assists from GY for now.]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[???

Taptaptaptap.

Nothing's working.]

... AUUUUUUGH.

[Rantaro slams his forehead into the keyboard. Damnit, he was having a "fun" conversation here!]