>>18993195

“Rin?!” A familiar voice calls out to you.
You open your eyes and find the pavement of the school quad occupying most of your vision.
The ground about you is arranged in your traditional nest of painting supplies after your stayed here overnight, trying to get most of the more complicated parts of the mural done so Hisao wouldn’t need to overwork himself tomorrow.
Tomorrow? Today?
You look up at the sun and wince a bit at the bright light.
Yeah, you suppose it’s today.
Groggily, you let yourself be yanked up by Emi, who's bearing the usual trappings of morning – her hair still slightly damp from showering after her run.
Steadying you into a sitting position, she gives you a puzzled smile.
“Good morning?” She says before giggling a bit. “Um… were you out here all night?”

>Sanity: 3
[] Depending on how you define the night as sunset or sleeping, which might have a differing definition from your perspective since you wake up before sunrise, probably. Maybe... Yeah.
[] I think so. Did you see Hisao this morning?
[] Tell you in a minute. Can I have some coffee?

>>18993195

Oh hey, you're not dead

>[x] Depending on how you define the night...

>>18993201
[x] Coffee

Glad to see you back Akira

[] Depending on how you define the night as sunset or sleeping, which might have a differing definition from your perspective since you wake up before sunrise, probably. Maybe... Yeah.

[] Depending on how you define the night as sunset or sleeping, which might have a differing definition from your perspective since you wake up before sunrise, probably. Maybe... Yeah.

Where were ya last week, akira?

Glad to be back, all.
Trust me, it wasn't fun. Or 'isn't' rather - since it's not quite over yet.
But for now I'm here. Miss me?

Pastebin for the previous parts:
http://pastebin.com/g2YPbVCN

[x] Coffee

>>18993201
[X] Tell you in a minute. Can I have some coffee?

>>18993297
You're damn right we missed you. I hope everything works out for you in the end.

>[x] Depending on how you define the night as sunset or sleeping, which might have a differing definition from your perspective since you wake up before sunrise, probably. Maybe... Yeah.

[] Depending on how you define the night as sunset or sleeping, which might have a differing definition from your perspective since you wake up before sunrise, probably. Maybe... Yeah.

>>18993201
[x] Coffee

>>18993201
[x] Coffee

>>18993201

coffee

>>18993201
>[X] Depending on how you define the night as sunset or sleeping, which might have a differing definition from your perspective since you wake up before sunrise, probably. Maybe... Yeah.

i think i almost had a heart attack when i saw that KY was go. i was excited as shit.

[X] Depending on how you define the night as sunset or sleeping, which might have a differing definition from your perspective since you wake up before sunrise, probably. Maybe... Yeah.

>>18993201
Gimme the caffeine emi!

Lack of KY was a noticeable sting on my last weekend. I had to flock to other quest threads but they just aren't the same.

[x] I think so. Did you see Hisao this morning?

Emi sees Hisao every morning, so she is will be our go to person for Hisao's status.

>>18993486
>Lack of KY was a noticeable sting
ehehehe

[x] I think so. Did you see Hisao this morning?

It's good to have you back Akira.

You blink blearily for a moment as your mind moves into a state of wakefulness, or at least an approximation.
After processing your legless friend’s inquiry, you answer. “Well depending on how you define the night as sunset or sleeping, which might have a differing definition from your perspective since you wake up before sunrise, probably. Maybe. Yeah I was out here all night.”
You shrug and yawn loudly before picking up your brush again.
Emi follows your gaze to the mostly-finished mural. “Wow! It’s starting to look really good, Rin!”
You turn a nonchalant gaze to her. “Bad luck.”
She sighs fondly and you set yourself back to making some progress.
The demonic sculptures are fully colored now in vibrant shades of indigo and crimson, most of the background is filled in, too, except for that blonde antichrist. You don’t have a clear conception of what this person should look like yet…
“Hey Rin, have you eaten?” Emi asks as your survey your mural and garner more bad luck.
“Yes. I’d be dead otherwise.”
“How about since I saw you last?”
You shrug.
She squeezes your shoulders a bit. “Sheesh. That’s no good Rin. Wanna put this aside for just a little and go get breakfast?”

>Sanity: 3
[] Sure.
[] Not yet.

>>18993518
[] Sure.

Acquire noms. must keep our figure for hot hisao dickings after all

>>18993518
>[X] Sure.

>>18993518
It seems like it has been ages, hasn't it? Finally back to helping ol' what's her face do... whatever it is she wants to do, I suppose.

>[x] Not yet.
We were out all night with a specific purpose, wrap up this mural. Painting is so very, very taxing on ... er... let's call her Red until I remember her name. If we don't get enough done, it will surely wreck the already weak heart of that... guy. What's his name.

Man, I could use some of that coffee. I'm out of it.

>>18993518
[x] Sure

Good to see you back here Akira

>>18993548
Damn extension remembering names.

[x] Sure.

>>18993518
[x] Sure.
Let's get out of here before more people show up and start commenting on our unfinished mural.

[x] Sure.

Maybe some sustenance will provide us with inspiration.

[x]shore

>>18993518
>[] Sure.

It'll be good if we can stock up on sanity points early on, and it seems stuff like this gives us them more often than choosing not to relax

>>18993547
it's hard to blame someone for forgetting a character as bland as hisao

There is no gal pal equivalent to bros before hos, is there?

>>18993579
Chicks before dicks?

>>18993579
Skanks before studs?

The magician returned.

>>18993518

[X]Sure


[spoiler]i don't wan't my waifu to starve ;_;[/spoiler]

[] Sure.

I've always been partial to "Sisters Before Misters"

“Ok.” You answer dryly, setting you brush down as you stand and stretch out, which elicits several satisfying cracks in your spine.
“Alright! Come on!” Emi cheerfully emotes as she takes your sleeve and begins leading you off.
The Saturday school ground are fairly busy with the activity of festival preparations and students ditching class.
Kind of like you two, are, actually.
“So Hisao didn’t show up at the track today…” Emi tells you as you walk together, her cheer drooping slightly. “That’s no good.”
You shrug. “I never show up.”
She sticks her tongue out at you as you enter the school and head towards the cafeteria. “I know. You actually might wanna get in shape, too, Rin.”
You look down at yourself to double-check, then back up at her. “I have a shape. Actually, I have a few. My head’s kind of spherical. Boobs are a bit more curved then yo-“
Whap. Emi bonks you on the head. “Not like that.”
You shrug as you get your bread and begin to head up to the roof. Emi still doesn’t want to seem to let the matter of Hisao go.
“Rrrr… The nurse even told him he needed to get some exercise!” She growl lightly.
As you reach the stairwell, she suddenly releases you and whirls around. “Change of plans, Rin! We’re gonna find him and kick his ass until he sees the error of his ways!”
Emi strikes a dramatic pose as she delivers this declaration.
You can’t help but give a small smile at her passion. And also at the notion of seeing what he’s up to in his class.

>Sanity: 3
[] Ok. I kind of want to see him, too. Let’s go.
[] No. That’s not gonna help him unless he sees with his ass somehow.

>>18993700
[] Ok. I kind of want to see him, too. Let’s go

[x] No. That’s not gonna help him unless he sees with his ass somehow.

>>18993700
>[X] Ok. I kind of want to see him, too. Let’s go.

>>18993700
>hisao is too busy romancing the ever so lovely lilly satou

[x]No. That's not gonna help him unless he sees with his ass somehow.

>>18993700
She's in better shape than most of us.

>>18993724
fluffandcrunch please go, traitor

>>18993724
Well... I can't see how she would be lonely if she's dead

[x] No. That’s not gonna help him unless he sees with his ass somehow.

>>18993700
[X] No. That’s not gonna help him unless he sees with his ass somehow.

>>18993735
Who is fluffandcrunch? avatarfag?

>>18993737
did lilly die in this alternate reality?

AKIRA FINALLY

akira are you dying, this cannot be so

[x] ok

>>18993751
not yet. but she will if she lays eyes upon our hisao

>>18993751
No, but we can fix that.

>[x] Hisao's an ass.

>>18993764
pls no my waifu must remain eternal.

[] Ok. I kind of want to see him, too. Let’s go.

[x] Ok. I kind of want to see him, too. Let’s go.

>>18993737
>lilly
>I can't SEE how

bad taste dude. Anyways, give Emi a hand finding hisao before she legs it without us

>>18993781
>remain eternal

We'll cast her in bronze then

>>18993700
>[x] No. That’s not gonna help him unless he sees with his ass somehow.
Have we even brushed our teeth? How could we present ourselves to him in such a state!

>>18993781
We're going to pluck out your waifu's eyes.

Wait, no, that won't do any good.

>>18993791
>>18993797

lilly is my one true love as well but I'll be damned if I'm going to be losing to her in a fucking quest

she must die, she will understand a little healthy competition is only natural in a loving relationship such as ours

] No. That’s not gonna help him unless he sees with his ass somehow.

[]help

we don't want our friend injuring our hasbando

>>18993797
Cut off her arms, legs, tongue, ears.

Waifu fags kindly get the fuck out.

>>18993833
then destroy her ovaries and voicebox. offer her to hisao as a sex doll

>>18993700
[x] ok

>>18993833
this can be arranged

HEY GUYS WHATS GOING ON THIS THREAD

>x[] No. That’s not gonna help him unless he sees with his ass somehow.

I have missed you all terribly.

>>18993700
>[X] Ok. I kind of want to see him, too. Let’s go.

HOLY SHIT I'M FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH THIS QUEST

[x] Let's go.

>>18993700
>[] Ok. I kind of want to see him, too. Let’s go.

>>18993700
>[x] Ok. I kind of want to see him, too. Let’s go.

And finally I can relax. It truly shocked me to see how much I rely upon KY to unwind every week.

“Ok. Sure.” You reply to her, wondering if you should take a pose of your own to match. You decide against it, however. “Let’s go.”
“Yeah!” Emi nearly yanks you off the ground as she grabs your sleeve and begins yanking you towards Hisao’s class.
‘Hold on, what happened to breakfast?’ You wonder as you think longingly to the bread stuffed into your bag. Unfortunately, you can’t eat while walking.
As you reach the hallway, you find Hisao and that scary-looking teacher of his standing out in the hallway.
Surprised, you and Emi exchange a glance before drawing in.
“Try to look beyond the superficial.” Mutou philosophizes. “In the end, this is just a normal high school, like any other.”
“Are you kidding?” You cut in, walking in between them unceremoniously. “If this were like a normal high school, we’d be childishly shit-talking each other all the time for daring to have different tastes in music and blogging for hours about how our parents don’t understand us.”
“Rin?!” Hisao breathes your name with a startled expression. Mutou simply tilts his head.
“AND” Emi skips in. “Get this teacher; he was supposed to be running with me in the mornings! Doctor’s orders, even!”
Mutou blinks and turns to him. “Hisao? Is this true?”
He fumbles about verbally for an answer under the pressure of these two people.
You take the opportunity to flop down against the wall and begin digging into you bread.
There's not really much you could contribute to this conversation anyways.
To you, what’s healthy and what’s unhealthy seem to be rather poorly defined concepts at best.
After a minute, you hear a scraping against the floor and turn to see that blonde girl, Lilly, making her way towards the classroom, flicking her cane about like a metronome.

>Sanity: 3
[] Go see what she wants.
[] Stay here.

>>18994008
[] Go see what she wants.

start marking our territory.

By rubbing against hisao.

We'll leave scent marks that the blind one can pick up

>>18994008
>[] Go see what she wants.

While this seems like a potentially bad idea, we need to see what the blind wench is doing.

>>18994008
>[X] Go see what she wants.
Lilly's afraid of Rin for some reason. Let's take advantage of that fact.

>>18994008
mfw youre going to try to kill my blind waifu

STAY HERE

>>18994008
[x] Go see what she wants.

Scouting is basic strategy in any strategy game. If you don't know what the enemy's plans are, you don't know how to stop them.

>preparation; nelura
Indeed, captcha.

>>18994008

[X] Stay here


must.....eat

>>18994008
>[X] Go see what she wants.

here it comes

>>18994008
>“If this were like a normal high school, we’d be childishly shit-talking each other all the time for daring to have different tastes in music and blogging for hours about how our parents don’t understand us.”
Rin is surprisingly lucid for someone with 3 sanity.

[x] See what she wants.

>>18994049
She's not usually very lucid, so perhaps the lack of sanity helps her.

>>18994008
SAVE &
[] Go see what she wants.

[x] Go see what she wants.

>>18994008
>[X] Stay here. and SAVE

>Stay here.

I'm cool with just chillin'.

[] Go see what she wants.

>>18994049
>>18994056
She always has been very good at breaking the fourth wall.

>>18994008
>[x] Stay here.

With a shrug, you cram the rest of your bread in your mouth and push yourself up against the wall before moving over towards her.
Best to see what she’s here for.
As you approach her, she halts long before her cane strikes you. “Hello?”
“Hello.” You reply.
It takes her a moment to place the voice. “Ah, miss Tezuka? What might you be doing here?” She asks with a polite smile.
You shrug. Oh wait, she can’t see that. Is there a verbal shrug?
“I’m not sure myself, actually.” You answer honestly.
Your logic and Emi’s really seem to work a little differently.
She tilts her head slightly with a confused expression before perking her head up a bit and picking out the voices of Emi, Mutou, and Hisao behind you.
“My, my. Miss Ibarazaki and Hisao are here as well? Did you three get into trouble?”

>Sanity: 3
[] Yes. I think. Maybe. Nothing serious, though.
[] No, just having a group debate. Do you need something?
[] We’re trying to figure out Misha’s disability. Do you know it?

>>18994167
>[x] No, just having a group debate. Do you need something?

>>18994167
>[] We’re trying to figure out Misha’s disability. Do you know it?
[] We’re trying to figure out Misha’s disability. Do you know it?

>>18994167
[] We’re trying to figure out Misha’s disability. Do you know it?

I bet it's a hearing defect. it would explain why she doesn't realize she's yelling all the time.

It might also be a problem in her pants. we could complete our collection that way

>>18994167
As tempting as breaking the fourth wall is,
[x] debate

I'll take the 4th, please. Wall, that is. In case that wasn't obvious.

[x] Misha

[x] Misha

[x] Misha

>>18994167

[X]Misha's disability

>>18994167
[x] inquire about the landwhale

>>18994167
[X] No, just having a group debate. Do you need something?

>>18994167
>[X] No, just having a group debate. Do you need something?
While breaking the 4th wall with Misha would be funny, it's obviously a sanity effect and the last thing we need is Rin freaking out in the middle of class and in front of Hisao.
Though I'm obviously going to get out voted because breaking the 4th wall is the figurative big red button.

[x] Just having a group debate.

[x] Misha's disability

[x] We’re trying to figure out Misha’s disability. Do you know it?
What's with those drills? We lost a sanity point just looking at them.

[] We’re trying to figure out Misha’s disability. Do you know it?

[x] Hambeast

[X] We’re trying to figure out Misha’s disability. Do you know it?

I can't resist.

>>18994167
>[] We’re trying to figure out Misha’s disability. Do you know it?

YES

>Misha

I hope to God we're fucking with Lilly here and not Rin.

[x] No, just having a group debate. Do you need something?

“Oh, we’re trying to figure out what Misha’s disability is.” You answer. “Do you know?”
Lilly’s smile vanishes and her expression becomes vacant.
Calmly, she walks up to you and whispers the answer in your ear.
All at once, the world around you shatters and grows dark.
Your heart freezes and your mind goes blank, crushed beneath the pure, horrifying truth.
>San -1
Strength leaves your body and you fall to your knees, gasping for breath as you futilely try to make sense of this horrid secret.
Blearily, you look up at Lilly. “So her drills…”
She nods.
“That… that means the tea set is…”
Another nod.
Wordlessly, the blind girl walks past you and into Mutou’s unsupervised classroom. “Hanako?” You dimly hear her call.
That doesn’t matter. Your mind feels as if it’s about to snap.
Invoking your talent for forgetting things, you gather all the information you just received and lock it away – suppressing this malevolent knowledge for eternity, damming it before the truth destroys you.
You gasp as the world comes back into focus as you free yourself from this crushing weight.
“Rin?” You hear Hisao’s voice call.
You look up to see him and Emi looking down on you, a bit concerned.
“Hey? You ok?” Emi asks, poking your head a bit.

>Sanity: 2
[] I’m fine. What did you guys decide over there?
[] I’m ok – did you see that blonde girl just a minute ago?
[] I need a coffee.

>>18994402
>[X] I’m fine. What did you guys decide over there?

what the hell is going on

>>18994402
>>18994238
I knew this was gonna happen and did it anyway. I'm hopeless.

>>18994402
THREE DOWN, TWO TO GO

[x] I’m fine. What did you guys decide over there?

>>18994402
>[z] I need a coffee.

Coffee restores san, idiots.

>“That… that means the tea set is…”

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[x] Coffee

>>18994402
>“That… that means the tea set is…”
You bastard.

[X] I’m fine. What did you guys decide over there?

[x] I’m fine. What did you guys decide over there?

"The tea set is a lie" is starting to get kind of old.

>>18994402
is sanity the number of times we're allowed to break the 4th wall?

>>18994402
COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE

>>18994466
That's about how it works out.

>>18994402
[x]Coffee

>>18994402
>>18994402

[X]coffee

>>18994402
The fucking coffee god damn we need san.

>>18994402
[X] I need a coffee.

Coffee -> Sanity
hopefully

I can't help but think at some point in the future, we'll have to unlock this knowledge and use it to defeat Misha.

>>18994402
GODDAMNIT AKIRA STOP MESSING WITH US

>>18994402
[X] I need a coffee.

>>18994402
[x] I need a coffee.

DAMN IT AKIRA
THAT FUCKING TEASET
WHERE. WHERE IS IT.

You answer Emi with a shrug. “I need a coffee.”
She laughs at this and pulls you up. “Aha… Yeah… I guess you might be kind of out of it still.” She turns to Hisao. “You know, I found her sleeping on the ground in front of her mural this morning!”
Hisao cocks an eyebrow. “You’d think a school for the disabled would have someone watching for students passed out on the ground.”
You shrug. “You’d think they’d maintain the safety barricades on the roof, too.”
He returns the shrug and follows the two of you down the stairs. “Well, if you need a coffee recommendation, I’m your guy for that.”
You exchange a glance with Emi and follow him down to one of the vending machine where he gets you all a can of his favorite blend.
You then head outside to enjoy them in the pleasant weather.
Slouching against a wall between Emi and Hisao, you take a sip.
“Huh.” You emote flatly. “This is actually pretty good.”
He nods. “Isn’t it? They wouldn’t let me have caffeine in the hospital. So I have really missed this...”
Trailing off, he simply stares vacantly into the silver top of his can.
Emi seems uncharacteristically quiet, too.
Looking back and forth between your two companions, you realize you’re the only one who’s never been hospitalized for a long time.

>Sanity: 2
[] So what do people do in hospitals, anyways?
[] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.
[] There’s no reason you two can’t still help on the mural, right?

>>18994657
>[] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.

>>18994657
Vending machine coffee; oh Hisao, you classy connoisseur, teach me your ways!

[x] There’s no reason you two can’t still help on the mural, right?

>>18994657
[X] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.

[x] So what do people do in hospitals, anyways?

>Rin
>Tact
>Choose 1.

[x] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.

>>18994657
[X] So what do people do in hospitals, anyways?

>>18994657
>[x] So what do people do in hospitals, anyways?
Since we're the only person who hasn't been hospitalized, it would be important for us to learn. It might also bring us all together, you know, being some major common ground between Emi and BlandBoy

>>18994657
[X] So what do people do in hospitals, anyways?

>>18994657
[x] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.

>>18994657
[X] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.

>>18994657
>You’d think they’d maintain the safety barricades on the roof, too.

Oh you.

[x] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.

>>18994657
>[X] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.

[x] So what do people do in hospitals, anyways?
Sharing this kind of private information is a fast way to become friends

[O] There’s no reason you two can’t still help on the mural, right?

welcome back akira, missed you so Mch...

GL with IRL problems

Oh, God, I'm late!
And you lost a sanity point already?
You guys are hot today!

>>18994657
>[X] So what do people do in hospitals, anyways?

>>18994657
[] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.

[X] Well then, be glad you’re here and not there.
the other two seem like they'd bring emi and hisao closer

“Well be glad you’re here and not there.” You conclude. “'There' sounds like an uninteresting place. And it’s a bad idea to interest yourself in uninteresting interests. I tried that a few times and I could never stay interested.”
A moment of silence passes as your words sink into Emi and Hisao.
“Ehe! Yeah!” Emi joins in with you, flashing her upbeat smile.
Hisao leans his head back against the wall and breathes a contented sigh, closing his eyes.
For a moment, he looks almost… peaceful.
You wish he looked like that more often.
“Yeah. You guys are right.” He speaks after a few seconds, reopening his eyes and finishing off his coffee.
You follow suit and stand up, feeling a little reinvigorated, more because of the caffeine than anything.
“Ok. Now let’s go paint.”
Emi giggles a bit and hops to her feet. “Aye-aye!” She replies, saluting you.
She then twirls around, grabs Hisao’s hand, and yanks him to his feet with her surprising strength.
You know all too well how strange it seems when she does that.
Hisao blinks confusedly a few times before turning to you. “Alright. Lead on.”
You shrug and head off towards your mural with them in tow.
Arriving, you find someone standing in front of the mural, looking at it amusedly.
A thin, blonde lady wearing a pinstriped suit.

>Sanity: 2
[] Hello.
[] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.
[] You wanna help, too?

>>18994988
[] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.

>>18994988
>[x] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks

[x] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.

>>18994988
[X] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.

[x] You wanna help, too?

Just to break the combo.

>>18994988
>mfw this post

>[X] Hello.

[X] Hello.

>>18994988
[X] You wanna help, too?

>>18994988
[X] Hello.

[] You wanna help, too?
Because we still have 2 sanity points.

>>18994988
>[x] You wanna help, too?
Experience has taught us that Akira has a great creative drive

[O] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.

does raising rin's stump to the air with an arrogant look count as doing the finger to the other person?
god i hope so... i hate these people

[] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.

>>18994988
[x] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.

>>18995002
>>18995017
>>18995019
>>18995025
>>18995139
>>18995144
>>18995153
Why are we immediately treating her like an enemy?

>>18995182
Because fuck her that's why.

>>18995182
maybe because a hostile approach will give a better impression for her depiction in the mural?

>>18994988
[X] You wanna help, too?

[x] Bad luck

>>18995182
Because she is. She's on Lily's side.
[x] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.

>>18994988
Finally made it.
Fucking Gamestop. Corporate is horrible.

[x] bad luck

>>18995286
I didn't say she isn't our enemy, I just think its a bad idea to treat her that way until we know we can't win her over to our side somehow. She seems less zealous than Lilly about the whole end of the world thing.

oooh shit, it's akira?
for some reason i was thinking it was that lady from the art gallery

[x] It’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.

...Really, I'm just voting for this because best case scenario when we beat down Akira later we can say something like, "I told you it was bad luck".

I'm kind of cheesy like that.

>>18995331
Maybe she is like Misha from Lily's route. We should interact with her more to find out.
[x] You wanna help, too?

>>18995377
Do you not remember the scene with her and Lilly? There's no way she will be anything but an enemy.
Hanako, on the other hand, is a different story.

“You know, it’s bad luck to look at unfinished artworks.” You state tersely.
At your words, the person turns around and passes an analytical gaze over you.
You feel your blood turn to ice water beneath it…
After a moment, she breaks it from you and glances over Emi, then Hisao, and finally back to you.
“Eh, I was just admiring it.” She replies in a deep but still distinctinctly feminine voice.
“This part here.” She gestures at a depiction of a massive tower made of human bodies, crushed and cemented into place. “It’s very, very accurate.”
You shrug. “Thanks.”
She smiles at you. “Well, I can’t dally. I have to go meet someone.”
Pulling out a hip-flask, she takes a long drink. “I’ll be looking forward to the finished piece.”
And with that, she walks off, flicking a hand into the air.
“Who was that?” Emi asks, looking after her.
“No idea.”
It was fortuitous, though – that lack of ideas was exactly what you needed to kickstart your creative impulses.
You slouch down onto your box and pick up a brush. “Come on, let’s get to it.”

>>18995401
[meanwhile]

>>18995401
Time passes in a blur as the three of you work on the relief – which is beginning to take a shape at least somewhat similar to what you saw.
Hisao mixes your paints while Emi makes use of her insane speed to go retrieve various supplies from the artroom.
If he really did collapse with Emi, you figure it’s probably not a good idea to have him running.
It’s during one of Emi’s expeditions when the two of you are alone that Hisao puts a hand on your shoulder.
You stop painting and look up to a quizzical expression on his face.
“So, Rin…” He asks, glancing about the mural. “What’s this about?”

>Sanity: 2
[] It’s not ‘about’ anything
[] IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcarnag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving
[] What do you think it’s about?

>>18995423
[] IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcarnag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

[x] IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcarnag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

[x] What do you think it's about?

>>18995423
[x] What do you think it's about?

We need to get into Hisao's head.
Learn what he's thinking.

[x] IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcarnag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

>>18995423
[x]allthewords

>[X]IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodan
dcarnageandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablyno
titdoesntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasfore
shadowingitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

Fantastic.

>>18995423
IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcarnag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

>>18995423
SAVE

[X] What do you think it's about?

>>18995401
>accurate

>>18995423
[x] IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcarnag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

didn't even read the other options.

>>18995423
[X] What do you think it’s about?
Bond with Hisao

>>18995423
[X]IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcar
nag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

Who needs SAN?

>>18995423
GUYS
DON'T CHOOSE THE CRAZY OPTION
EMI IS GONE, THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO GET CLOSER TO HIM

[x] What do you think it's about?

>>18995423
[X]Rinspeak of course

[x] Rin answer
cause it's gonna win no matter what, even though it'll probably lose us some SAN

[] What do you think it’s about?
because I know how this shit works now.

also:
FUCKING SAVE POINT.

[x] What do you think it’s about?

As temping as it is to go rinspeak on him, >>18995456
>>18995466
These niggas know what we need to do.

[x] What do you think it’s about?

Rinspeak is a terrible choice.

[x] What do you think it's about?

[O] IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcarnag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

As temping as the rinspeak/SAN LOSS answer is, I'm gonna go with
>[X] What do you think it’s about?

[X] What do you think it’s about?

>>18995423
[] What do you think it’s about?

[x] What do you think it’s about?

[x] What do you think it’s about?

BONDING

>>18995423
[x] What do you think it’s about?

[x] What do you think it’s about?

Rin speak is a terrible idea.
This isn't Lilly Route. We cant just act like idiots.

[x] wat u tink is bout?

>>18995423
>[x] IsawthisterrifyingmentalimagewhenIwasbrainstormingaboutthereturnoftheoldonesinanorgyofbloodandcarnag
eandthatweirdladyjustawhileagogavemeagoodreferenceforthesummonerdoyouknowwhothatwasprobablynotitdoes
ntreallymatterbutanywaysitsjustwhatisawthereisntmuchbehinditatleastihopenotbecauseifitwasforeshadowi
ngitmightbekindofterrifyingliketheseweirdnightmaresIkeephaving

Seriously guys, if you're gonna piss away our precious sanity points, do it for something that ups our survivability.

[x] What do you think…

[x] What do you think it’s about?

>>18995401
>“It’s very, very accurate.”
She probably knows about our magic powers already. I guess it couldn't be helped.

>>18995423
[x]What do you think it's about?
Who knows, he might have some insight on the end of the world.

>>18995466
>>18995494
>>18995510
>>18995545
>>18995563

You put down your brush and stare up at Hisao. “What do you think it’s about?”
He glances over. “I’m not the artist. I don’t know.”
“Why not?” You ask, tilting your head.
“Um… is it supposed to be a metaphor or something? I don’t get it.” He trips over his words a bit, possibly trying to find the right ones.
You smile slightly to yourself, empathizing with how hard that can be. “You’re supposed to try and get the answer from the painting. Not know it beforehand.”
You sigh a bit. "Art is a way to talk without talking."
Perhaps realizing what you meant, he looks at it for a while… Seemingly losing himself in your work.
While he does that, you reminisce on how he looked earlier today…
That peaceful expression.
It’s a nice one…
You wish he’d been smiling during it, but it was still-
“A nightmare.” He interrupts your train of thought. “To me, it looks like a nightmare.”
Actually, that was an alarmingly good deduction, given your reference material.
A thin smirk curls the ends of your lips upwards a bit. “Well actually-“
HOAHAHAHA!!!!
An obnoxiously loud laugh cuts you both off.
Turning, you see the art teacher come striding over.
“Such a bold composition! Such a passionate display! You’re really onto something, here, my girl!” He booms at you while Hisao looks at him with an eyebrow raised – seemingly uncertain whether he should let Nomiya talk or fight him.
You blink blearily a few times in response to his appraisal.

>Sanity: 2
[] Bad luck.
[] Don’t worry. I can make it.
[] You’re in my light.

>>18995693
[x] You're in my light
fuck you fatty

>>18995693
>[X] Don’t worry. I can make it.

am i the only one who thinks nomiya might be an ally of some kind

>>18995693
Goddamnit Nomiya, we were having a moment.

[X] Bad Luck.

>>18995693
[X] You’re in my light.
Gay Snorlax.

[x] Bad luck.
I think this choice will make him go away sooner.

>>18995693
[x]You're in my light.

>>18995711
Yes, you are.
Siding with the gay snorlax, what are you thinking?

>>18995693
[X] Bad luck.

The middle path

>>18995711
I know - we all despise him but he adores us and might be useful...

>>18995693
May as well maintain consistency.

[x] Mala suerte

[] You’re in my light.
Fuck you fatty

[x] Bad luck.

[x] In my light

>[X] Bad luck.

[X] Bad luck.

>>18995693
[x] Bad luck.

You guys do realize Nomiya just might be our only true ally, right?

>might be allies
>hardest route

I thought you guys had been over this already?

It's either that, or he'll molest us.

Get out of the light, Gay Snorlax.

[X] Bad luck.

>>18995799

>>18995795
perhaps ally is wrong word

>>18995742
>useful
is probably more appropriate

[x] You’re in my light.

GTFO

[x] you're in my light rapist

I haven't played KS. Is the art teacher a good guy or a bad guy?

>>18995904
Canon he's not really either. Trying to live vicariously through Rin though, or so it seems. Originally the writer called for him to molest rin, but that got scrapped.

>>18995693
Come now Rin. You have a natural talent. You just... need a certain focus. Come to my clinic at Bright Falls. I help all kinds of artists through their issues

>>18995693
[x] Bad luck.

Also glad to see whatever's been keeping ya has loosened its grip Akira. Was worried aboutcha.

That aside, sanity loss for a joke question? low blow man.

“Bad luck.” You reply simply, turning back to your mural.
Not knowing how to respond to that, but obviously too fond of his own voice to shut up, he turns to Hisao. “Oh? And who might you be, my boy?”
He blinks a few times. “Rin’s assistant, I guess.”
“Oh? How did that happen?”
You watch Hisao out of you peripheral vision as he looks over at your mural for a few seconds before answering.
It's that same look as before...
You study his face as he studies your mural.
“I’m interested in the art club.” He says finally.
Nomiya smack his hands together. “Grand! Our next meeting is the day after the festival if you want!”
He shrugs. “I’ll be there.”
Having eliminated conversation options from both of you, Nomiya struts off, leaving Hisao standing there looking confused.
“I get a bad vibe from that guy…” He states after a while.
“Iknowright?!” A chipper voice plunges in as Emi hops over the wall with your painting supplies to rejoin you.
She sets them down before you. "Everything you asked for to finish this thing."
After flashing a cheeky smile at you both, she continues. “Hey, Rin. Do you mind if I go for my evening run now? Or do you still need me here?”

>Sanity: 2
[] It’s fine. Go for it.
[] Do you really need to?

>>18995925
>[x] It’s fine. Go for it.

>>18995912
That would have been a huge downer, wouldn't it?

[x] Go for it.

>>18995925
>[X] It’s fine. Go for it.

>>18995925
>[x] Do you really need to?
Don't let him go about his business. That's how we show him we truly care

>>18995925
[x] It’s fine. Go for it.

Lookin' good. Aside from the low sanity, and even then we ARE Rin.

>>18995925
[x] It’s fine. Go for it.

[x] It’s fine. Go for it.

>>18995925
[x] Go for it

Break a leg, Emi

>>18995952
Emi is running, not Hisao

>>18995925
[X] It’s fine. Go for it.

We can all agree that this is the best choice right?

>>18995925
>“I’m interested in the art club.”
YES

[X] It's fine. Go for it.

>“I’m interested in the art club.” He says finally.

Rin route, engage!

[x] It's fine. Go for it.

Ha ha. Time for alone time.

>>18995962
Well then we'll show Emi we care and get her used to being a big happy family.

Where's that coffee?

>>18995912
god damn, that's the first i've heard of that
why was he gonna molest her and why was it scrapped?

[X] It’s fine. Go for it.

[x] It’s fine. Go for it.

[X] Do you really need to?

>>18995980
Don't know the motivation behind the molestation, and probably scrapped because iirc the original drafts for some of the bad ends were too grimdark.

[x] It’s fine. Go for it.

get the fuck out of here whore

[x] GO FOR IT

>>18995925

“It’s fine.” You answer. “Go for it.”
“Okie dokie!” She squeeks, not missing a beat. “I promise, I’ll come by and see it first thing tomorrow! Bye, you two!”
And with that, you legless friend skips off to run some more.
As she disappears into the distance, Hisao looks over to you, catching the dying sunset light in his golden eyes. “Um, I can go too if you want.”
At this, you shake your head vehemently. “I like it if you are here.”
He tilts his head, then nods. “Ok.”
Together, the two of you re-enter your state of artistic Zen, mixing and applying paints in a rhythmic fashion as the world around you both seemingly ceases to exist.
It’s a nice feeling…
You weren’t lying. His presence really does make you feel calm…
As the sun disappears entirely, you continue working together with little heed paid to the unfavorable conditions.
Finally, long after it’s already grown dark, you finish. “Done.”
You rise and stretch out, already beginning to feel an aching in your legs.
Hisao glances over to you. “You can tell?”
You shrug. “I think so.”
Yawning, he nods to you. “Well, congratulations, then.”
“Thanks” You reply as you begin walking to your dorms together.
As for reach the fork in the road between the male and female dorms, you stop.
“Hisao?”
“Yeah?”
“You’ll come by tomorrow, right?”
A pause in the still night air follows this, then- “Yeah. Of course.”
Although probably not visible in the darkness, you smile at him anyway. “Thanks.”
“Night, Rin.”
“Night, Hisao.”

>>18996078
Not bad for 2 SAN

>>18996013
It was probably scrapped because it would have been sad-fanfiction-tier cheap drama, [spoiler]and cheap drama was already Lily's route's thing.[/spoiler]

>>18996087
I get the feeling the san meter doesn't matter much when Hisao is around.

>>18996078
>“You’ll come by tomorrow, right?”
>A pause in the still night air follows this, then- “Yeah. Of course... Just after I finish helping the pretty deaf girl on the school council and drinking tea with that blind hottie and scarred cutie and shower after my daily run with Emi."

>>18996078
[Meanwhile]

In the student council chambers, Shizune and Misha are seated, glancing over the festival plans in between inhaling gulps of Chinese takeout.
Misha yawns loudly and stretches. [Well, today was long, but I think the festival is gonna be a huge success!]
Shizune doesn’t return her interpreter’s smile and breathes a small sigh. [Yes. I just wish Hisao had helped us more with it.]
Misha cocks an eyebrow. [I don’t see what the problem is. He lost our bet, so he still has to hang out with you.]
She shrugs and opens a milk carton. [Well, that’s assuming someone else doesn’t intercept him. He seems… distractible like that.]
Misha sticks her tongue out at her friend. [Oh, you worry too much.]
She pushes up her glasses before signing. [Lilly got her sister to come down and help set up their stall.]
Misha’s face falls a bit. [Ok. That might be a little cause for concern. But it’s still just one booth, right?]
Shizune nods. [Yes. Thank god. I can’t imagine what the whole festival would be like with her at the helm.]
With a fluid movement, she shoots the juicebox across the room into the trash can.
Looking pleased with herself, she turns her attention back to Misha. [Still, we can’t outright ignore it.]
With an inaudible yawn, Misha stretches herself out. [So Shicchan, what are we going to do tonight?]
Shizune’s gaze wanders over Misha’s hair for a moment, then back down to her eyes.
[The same thing we do every night, pinky.]

[Part 6 End]

>>18996089
I still need to play KS.

Oh, and yes, HERE IS A CUTE SPACED OUT GIRL OH WAIT SHES RAPED is not classy writing

>>18996143
>I can’t imagine what the whole festival would be like with her at the helm.
THINGS WE MISSED OUT ON

yes shitzune, kill our enemies for us

hope to see you tomorrow akira

>>18996143
>[The same thing we do every night, pinky.]
my sides!

please do bring us part 7 soon.

>>18996143
>Refrence to missed carnival of sin
>Pinky

Heheheh. Never change Akira. A great first night back.

>>18996143
>Misha: NARF

Thanks as usual for a great thread. Hope you're able be less scarce.

>>18996145
>I still need to play KS.
Then what are you doing here? You're gonna get spoiler'd.

By the time we do Shizune's route, every line of dialogue will be a reference to a previous event

So that'll do it for tonight's thread.
Good to be back.
A forewarning: I won't be able to do any threads next weekend, so I hope you all can make tomorrow.
Goodnight everyone.

>>18996207
Goodnight mate, glad to have you this weekend at least.

Oh, don't we get our period tomorrow? Or was that today already?
Tomorrow should be an interesting thread.

>>18996143
>[The same thing we do every night, pinky.]

I love you, Akira.

>>18996219
>excited about getting our period

>>18996191
Hisao and Rin on the hill. Rin, her arms wide.

>>18996242
Rin has no arms. She'd have to hug Hisao with her legs.

>>18996256
She technically has arms, they're just stubs. Also that was a reference.

>>18996241
And we only have 2 SAN left!
And those will have to last for the entirety of a potentially very stressful and important event!

>>18996117
This pleases me.

>>18996143
>[The same thing we do every night, pinky.]
Oh, you!

>>18996207
Goodnight, Akira!