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

[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?]

[starswink]

let us know how the rest of the investigation goes too
that's how we meant to support you

[BEFORE ALL THIS BULLSHIT.

Now this message will sit here. It and Yoosung will wait for whatever Poe finds.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

The area was cleaned up by the time I got there and the school's robots were working on cleaning up the bus' remains.
Which is mildly suspicious in it's own right.
I... am hesitant to put faith in Yuuki's idea of it being a faked death though.
Akira was a figure of hope and rebellion, yes.
However, it's not hard to understand that faking his death wouldn't shatter our spirits.
It would only make us angrier.

The only real reason I can think of for them faking his death would be if Akira was the spy.
But I can only see him ever working for the administration due to heavy blackmail and/or threats against his friends.

It appears it will be up to you to seek confirmation on if he's dead or not.
I apologize.

[starswink]

[...That's so suspicious. That's so suspicious. But Poe is right, too. On all counts.

He feels like he's suffocating again.]

Then maybe he figured something out.
I
I want to believe in Kurusu too
I hope we get to yell at him for you all
We'll get everything out of him
I don't want anything else to be hidden

[whatsmytalentagain]

Urgh...

[A very suspicious Rantaro glances over Poe's shoulder and looks at the chat history...

And nods. Yep. That looks right.

He taps Poe's shoulder and points at the seat next to him. Mind if he joins ya?]

[lockdownmods]

[Unfortunately, by the time Poe goes back for it the area has been cleaned up and the arm is nowhere to be found.

The school's robots are working on cleaning up the remains of the bus too.]

[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.

[supportrole]

No?? They're not fucking stupid, they wouldn't do something like that if they didn't have him locked up somewhere or something.

[supportrole]

[ TO WHOEVER IS AT THE COMPUTER RIGHT NOW ]

Are you looking for more evidence or ignoring me???

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[Poe types a quick response much later once he returns from investigating the spy's lair and getting an update on what Terra and Max found.]


Poe: My apologies for the late response.
Poe: I went to investigate the spy's room and get information on what the other group found.
Poe: I have both an task for The Phantom Guild to do and information on what both groups found to share.
Poe: What would you like to hear first?

[supportrole]

OK. Thanks.

I don't care.

The information I guess.

[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!]