Ren's Ideal World Session 3

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START - The Classroom

[idolpro]

[Everyone will find themselves inside of a large lecture hall, though most of the seats are empty apart from your own and those that might be occupied by others. Ren is at the front of the classroom, drawing on a whiteboard and seated at the teacher's desk, sitting atop it and looking up at everyone, is a young woman who greatly resembles Kaguya, for those who have met her.]

[You may choose to approach Ren or the young woman, talk amongst yourselves, or to Exit the classroom to go into the hallway.]

Talk to Ai

[romanticlove]

[Giving a quick wave in greeting.]

Ren, it looks like everyone is here.

Re: Talk to Ai

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ After speaking with Nova and Saffron- ]

For the beginning of class?

Re: Talk to Ai

[identitypolitics]

[ notices her there, and—waves, casually, in acknowledgment. ]

Oh, hey.

Talk to Ren

[romanticlove]

[Ren is happily doodling stars on the white board, should anyone stop to say hello. She does look up from her work occasionally and when she realizes who is here, she stops what she's doing.]

Oh! Welcome.

[One large thing to notice: Ren's corruptions are gone and she is wearing a different school uniform. Otherwise, her hair is it's usual length and she seems quite pleased with the situation?]

Re: Talk to Ren

[identitypolitics]

[ ok well she's going to approach the person she knows first, obviously, although—

...wait, all that shit isn't natural? ]

What're you drawing?

Re: Talk to Ren

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ One of these. It seems they are in one of these strange hearts again... or something like it. He recalls something like this happening once inside Tenshouin-oniisama's. Although at that time, he had never been given something so convenient as instructions.

He frowns, eyes sweeping across the two girls close to his own age. Nova is already here. He doesn't recognize the other student, but--

Saffron-san...?

After talking to Nova's unitmate briefly, he will speak to Ren himself. ]

You seem to be in a good mood, Nova-san.

Re: Talk to Ren

[identitypolitics]

[ popping her head back in— ]

Hey, Ren. I think I found something you lost? I didn't think you were absentminded.

[ waving the pep badge in one hand ]

Re: START - The Classroom

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ He blinks a little in confusion when he suddenly ends up back inside the room he had begun in. ]

. . . Huh?

[ Is the butterfly still with him? ]

Re: START - The Classroom

[romanticlove]

[No, miss butterfly left you in the classroom <3 go spend time with her girls!]

Welcome back...?

Re: START - The Classroom

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ And back he comes. Again... with the butterfly? ]

Nova-san...?

[ . . . There is blood splashed across his shoes. He may still be lightly training it after him I do not know. ]

I have returned.

Hallway

[idolpro]

[The hall is part of what is clearly an older building as the paint is peeling and the tiles are chipped and cracked here and there. The hall is long and winding in both directions with multiple doors throughout. There are benches to sit, if you choose. The walls are covered in vines covered in thorns, creeping out of the windows and under the doors of some of the classrooms. You may try your luck with the doors but you will only find most are locked.

There are a few doors mysteriously painted with [????] so who knows where those lead. You may choose to go Left down the hall and open that door or go Right down the hall and open that instead.]

Re: Hallway

[heavyliesthecrown]

. . . Seems this building could clearly use some work.

[ Which is a shame considering how beloved it is by Nova. What happens first if he TRIES to pull at one of the locked doors? Anything? Even if he applies pressure or tries to push on it?]

Re: Hallway

[identitypolitics]

[ ok time to fuck off into the hall

we going left. where to ]

Re: Hallway

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ What happens if he turns right again and passes the mysterious door? To explore further down the hall? ]

Re: Hallway

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Returning from the stairwell, Tsukasa makes it back into the Hallway.

He needs to return back to Ren's side. But... if he requires more proof, would exploring a little more help? There's the picture, and now this bracelet.

. . . Not that he fully understands the meaning behind it all that well. He will inspect it a little as he walks.

If he moves to the very opposite end of the hallway, moving left, will it lead him anywhere different? ]

Gun Range

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[Kind of a weird thing to have in a school, isn't it? Though, considering this is Ren's world it might not be that strange for her. When you enter the room, you will find yourself on the other side of a bullet proof glass, safely away from the sound of gunfire or any weapons you might want to get your hands on.

Inside the room are a few chairs, one of which occupied by a boy holding a certain armband in his hands.]

If you're looking for that scary girl, she's back in the classroom with her sister.

[The boy is covered in bandages but doesn't look distressed otherwise.]

Re: Gun Range

[identitypolitics]

...oh, no, I already found her, but—

What, you don't get along?

The Stairwell

[idolpro]

[This place is pretty self explanatory. It's a stairwell, but there seem to be more vines here. If you aren't careful you might trip or cut your hands on them. The lighting is dim and the sound of something dripping echoes throughout the stairwell. When you reach the bottom, the sound of a splash greets you. Were you hoping to keep your shoes dry?

Keep walking and you will come upon an entrance leading to the Basement. Above the door seem to be several clusters of strangely abnormal looking butterflies that drift around the entrance to the basement but do not come close enough to interact.

You may enter the Basement or go back.]

Re: The Stairwell

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Something tells him the basement is never a great place to go. But since when do enstars ever make good choices. And, well, if he hopes to help her... nothing ventured nothing gained.

To the basement he goes! ]

Re: The Stairwell

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Returning from the basement, he will continue back on up to the Hallway. ]

[????]

[idolpro]

[You've chosen to open this door. Once you step inside, the door closes shut tightly behind you, not allowing you to go back the way you came. Fear not, friend for there is someone waiting to guide you. Or... perhaps a something might be more accurate. A single solitary butterfly floats in the middle of the hallway, waiting for you to follow it as it drifts further down the hall.

This hall seems to be well lit and there are no vines here. are string lights, and several polaroid pictures decorating a long corkboard along both sides of the hall. The photos unfortunately all contain scratched out people, save for Ren or her family. Should you choose not to follow the butterfly or take a minute to look at the photos, the butterfly will wait before moving on.

Once you make it down the hall, the butterfly does not depart with you.

"Kaguya" has lead you safely back to Ren]

Re: [????]

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Well. He is going to examine some of these pictures, first. Outside of her family, is there anything else particular about the pictures? ]

The Basement

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[If you thought the stairwell was dark and damp, then the basement is even worse. The lighting is only slightly better but it's flickering at best. For those who recognize the coppery scent, it's clear that the thing that was dripping in the stairwell that you stepped in as well as in here: that would be blood.

Inside the basement is a bunch of old furniture and a boiler room. At the center of the room is a large cage containing several broken and dilapidated electric chairs. The smell of something rotting seems to be heavy in the air - like something became trapped here and died. At the top of the cage, hanging off the bars, seems to be something that shimmers occasionally in the dim lighting.]

You don't belong here.

[A man moves within the shadows, the most visible part of him being his glowing red eyes.]

Re: The Basement

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ He is... more than a little uncomfortable. Eyes widening when he realizes he's stepping in blood. He strains to see whatever is shimmering atop the cage, but it is the person who suddenly moves and speaks from within the shadows that draws his attention.

Immediately he is guarded as he turns to face the stranger. He would bring up a sword, but-- it seems his unit abilities do not work here, which makes him more than a little anxious.

Rising his head high he does what he can to remain calm, his brows creasing as he strains to see the man. ]

Who are you? And what happened here?