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[ You've all been given around an hour to recuperate from the trial. You may be exhausted, worn down mentally and physically; or perhaps you simply don't care at all. Either way, the short amount of time you had to regroup and rest has come to an end.

Wherever you are, your tablets will light up with a notification: PLEASE REPORT TO THE CAFETERIA IMMEDIATELY. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN SEVERE PUNISHMENT. You all probably know what that means by now.

Should you choose to go to the cafeteria, you will see that the screen that once read RESULTS PENDING has been replaced with a list of names: ]

Congratulations to the following Prospects:
Maya Fey, Twelve, Gladiolus Amicitia, Contessa "Tess" Rubikov, Terra, Akira Kurusu, Kyousuke Natsume, Yoosung Kim, Max Caulfield, and Nine. You have all been selected to participate in our very first Apprentice Program, which means that you've passed the Entrance Exam.

[ The screen flashes to a new list of names after a couple of moments. ]

The following Prospects have been placed on our waitlist and will be put up for consideration for future programs:
Kasumi Toyama, Nyanko-sensei, Shuu Iwamine, Detective Pikachu, Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, Jake Peralta, Takashi Natsume, Henry, Hanamaru Kunikida, and Flat Escardos.

[ Which means... ]

Okosan, Dr. Eggman, and Hollyleaf: We regret to inform you that you have failed our Entrance Exam. We are finishing the final touches of your punishments, so you may take this time to say goodbye to your fellow Prospects and we will carry out your executions shortly.

[ There's still one person missing from these lists who still stands among you.

What will you do next? ]

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[ the names go up, and kaoru stares at the screen intently, searching for her name. she finds that she is not among those who have been accepted nor waitlisted. her heart begins to pound in her chest, and kaoru is anticipating the worst--

failure. death.

she holds her breath, feeling tears start to well up in her eyes, and when the failed prospects flash on the screen... she's not on there, either.

kaoru lets out a sigh of relief. then, it registers that... ]

H--Hollyleaf?!

[ while her fate is still yet to be determined, kaoru shakes her head, and everything starts to sink in. ] No, you can't--Hollyleaf does not deserve this! We should not be subjected to any of this any longer! How can this be?!

[ Hollyleaf can't read the results. But with Kaoru's reaction and how the day's gone...

She has a guess. ]

They're going to kill me, aren't they? [ It's resigned. Her shoulders droop and she stares up at the incomprehensible screen. ] I'm going to die.

No. No, you can't.

[ kaoru knows you don't like hugs but too bad, this twoleg is scooping you up into her arms. ]

We have to do something!

[ She stiffens but...accepts it. Others do rash things when the ones they care for are faced with death, after all. ]

Kaoru... [ A moment of clarity, right, that was her name, right. ] I was already dead...remember? All I've wanted, since the moment I got here, was to finally see StarClan.

...You remembered.

[ no. that hurts. kaoru's shaking now, holding hollyleaf protectively. ] You--you can't see them like this, Hollyleaf! The people here will show you no mercy!

[ Do I really deserve mercy? The thought slithers in like a snake, coiling around her heart and sitting there. Hollyleaf knows what she's done. The rest of them don't. ]

That's how it happened before. I'm just...being put back where I belong. That's all.

No...

[ kaoru grows quiet. hollyleaf is so accepting of her fate when all kaoru wants is for her to defy it, like in the stories she's read. but not all plays have happy endings. ]

...Will...will you truly be reunited with StarClan again, after this?

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No, no, no, absolutely not!

We'll just... we'll just kill them first, then they can't!

[So he says, but it's not as if that's at all realistic right now. But also? Fuck this.]

[ She shakes her head. ]

I won't have any of you dying for me. Are you... The rest of you, you're not failed too, right? [ "Failed" like what Aiden and the others' profiles read. She can only assume... ]

...That one Egg guy and Okosan, too. Other than that, seems like they're keeping the rest of us around.

But come on, they can't just get rid of you!

[ She shakes her head simply. ]

What's most important is keeping the rest of you alive. So you can find a way to escape. [ Hesitantly, almost sadly: ] If...in some twisted way, someone in this program really is looking for heroes, with their own unique skills...

I was never going to be chosen. There's nothing special about me.

I think you're plenty special.

[ Here's everyone's favorite friend, Oswald! He's flanked by robots, because he isn't a fool. ]

That's nothing for you to worry about. She failed, that's the end of it.

[ He sounds almost pleased. ]

[ flips him The Bird (no, not shuu or okosan) ]

Oh good, a thrift store suit full of garbage is here, and bullshit flows from his mouth like vomit, as is usual for him.

What colorful vocabulary. I've got plenty of punishments up my sleeve still.

Can't punish me for doing the thing you brought me here to do, shitbag! I ain't touching you, am I? Unless you wanna admit your rules are all meaningless bullshit in front of everyone.

Hmmm...

Hey, hey! I got a quick question for you!

I may have an answer for you.

What's it feel like?

You know...

Being a dead man walking?

Why don't you ask your friends back home?

... Ah, right, you can't. I wonder how your precious Sumia is?

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[ He's applauding in his heart, Henry. ]

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Hold it!

[She's slamming her hands on the table for emphasis. Boy he shows up and suddenly Maya can feel her energy returning.]

This is something we should worry about! Why did Hollyleaf fail? And what does it mean that we passed? What about the people being put on a waitlist?

The people on the waitlist will be held for... future programs, if we choose them. As for the cat, if you truly want to know, ask her.

Since you passed, well... You'll see.

[ Hollyleaf is stiff. ]

You're saying it's because I... Why did you steal me from StarClan, if you were only going to kill me again?