00110001| Out of the flying pan into the fire? [OPEN]

[cutestprogrammer]

Characters: Chihiro Fujisaki and you!
Setting: Starts from the 4th Floor (outside RM 04-08) then all over the tower, towards nightfall! (Mun? Why u do dis?)
Format: Either is fine~
Summary: Chihiro is absolutely terrified and disoriented upon his arrival here and has wandered out of his dorm room trying to find a way home only to encounter the monsters that come out at night... MONDO SOMEBODY SAVE HIM!
Warnings: Monsters? And anyone who doesn't know him will definitely think he's a girl. He's baby-faced, dressed in a girl's school uniform (it's rather conservative in style and not super short!), short (just under 5 foot) and his voice hasn't changed yet. Plus Chihiro is a unisex name...

[W-what is this place? Is this part of the school? But this isn't his room! Where are his clothes? Why is there a collar round his neck? Why couldn't he move just now? Is this Monobear's doing? What is going on? Why can't he remember coming into this room? All these thoughts race round Chihiro's head as he pulls himself up sobbing from the bed. He has to find the others. Maybe he should go look for Mondo. Mondo will protect him! He is certain of that!

Though he's still shaking with fear, he makes himself look all over the room for his clothes, eventually finding them in the chest at the foot of his bed. He quickly dresses. Then he grabs the telescope stand inside the chest as a weapon. He's not sure if it'll be good enough... but he has to try! He has to! This is part of being stronger!

Then he carefully opens the door and heads outside, clutching the telescope stand for dear life! For a moment, he just stares at the glass floor under his feet. Then he suddenly hears a cry of pain. He turns over to look...]

AHH!  S-S-S-Stay away from me! Don't-Don't come near!! [He waves his makeshift weapon at the Bullfairy flying towards him!] Don't- [Then he blots and runs off blindly in a wild panic!]

Comments

[mustlovedogs]

[He just gives a bit of a grunt at that. Even he knows a Super High School Level Gang Leader's going to sound pretty intimidating - and he does threaten people and come off as pretty scary. To an extent he needs that for the image of the gang anyway. But it does suck when people assume the worst of him.]

My brother always said you gotta treat people the way you wanna be treated...guess some people don't care.

[cutestprogrammer]

Your brother is very wise, Oowada-kun. Is he in your gang too? [Tread carefully, Chihiro... This is a sensitive topic... But he doesn't know that... orz]

[mustlovedogs]

...He was the leader before me.

[He doesn't mind saying that much at least, that he's dead is a little worse, but still common knowledge...it's once you venture off that track that it gets pretty touchy.]

[cutestprogrammer]

I see. What does he do now?

[mustlovedogs]

Feeds worms. He's dead.

[After being told Chihiro's secret...should he tell his? The idea of people finding out was part of what drove him to attack Chihiro before, but he can think about things with a level head this time, plus everyone else found was told at the trial... And besides that, he needs to take a line from Chihiro, right?]

That was the secret Monobear was gonna tell about me. I killed him 'cause I was stupid and weak. ...'Cause I wasn't as good as him.

[It also reminds him he needs to warn Chihiro that everybody will know he's male.]

[cutestprogrammer]

... I'm sorry.

Eh? Y-You... k-killed him? [He can't really believe that.] That...

[mustlovedogs]

I tried to beat him in a race, did something stupid and almost got flattened by a truck but he got in the way. If I was stronger he'd be alive, wouldn't've had to save me.

[cutestprogrammer]

... isn't that... an accident then?

[mustlovedogs]

Yeah, it was an accident, it's not like I tried to do it. But it was my fault.

Not like with you. I wasn't thinking straight and it was a big fucking mistake, but it wasn't really any accident.

[cutestprogrammer]

Oowada-kun...

[He doesn't know at all how he himself was supposedly killed... but he doesn't dare ask.]

P-Please don't keep blaming yourself like that... I forgive you and I'm sure your brother does too.

[mustlovedogs]

I couldn't keep my promise to either one of you. Everybody...all those guys found out. Y'know, about your secret. I really tried, but that Kirigiri girl went and looked!

[cutestprogrammer]

[Pales...] They-they do? ... [They must all think he's a freak now then... ;; But wait, Kirigiri did WHAT?] EH???? She-she-she looked?? [PERVERT! >///< Who'd have though Kirigiri was the biggest pervert!]

[mustlovedogs]

I took you to the girls' locker room, nobody should've been checking something like that, right?! But Kirigiri put her hands all over you and then told everybody! But- Kuwata, that kid doesn't know, I didn't say nothing to him!

[He's so sorry. Having everyone find out about it was about as bad as killing him in the first place.]

If anybody gives you a hard time, I'll kick their ass for you!

[cutestprogrammer]

A-all over...? [This is just, just so...] ... so it's only Kuwata-kun who doesn't know. [Smiles a bit] Thank you for keeping my secret for as long as you could, Oowada-kun.

I... [Shakes head] I... I will be alright. I was planning to tell everyone... eventually. I just... This is something I have to deal with myself if I want to become stronger. I can't keep hiding!

[mustlovedogs]

...Sorry.

I'll still help you train. Besides it's just Naegi and Kirigiri here, they're not gonna say anything. Not if they don't want my foot in their ass.

[cutestprogrammer]

It's alright. [Smiles]

Mn! I'll work hard on my training! I hope I can at least grow a little taller... ... do you think I still can...? I suppose you're right, they don't seem like the type to gossip. [Though he'll feel so awkward around Kirigiri... the first girl to touch him...]

[mustlovedogs]

Sure, maybe you'll get a huge growth spurt!

[cutestprogrammer]

Really? [Practically wagging his tail in excitement!] You really think so? That's a relief!

Ne, Oowada-kun, what kind of food did you eat to get so tall and big?

[mustlovedogs]

Lotsa protein! Meat and milk and eggs. You know that tongue twister - 'raw meat, raw rice, raw eggs', that's manly stuff!

It ain't really about food, you just gotta train your body! I got in lots of fights as a kid, seems like that's just what happens when your family hasn't got much money. Other kids try to pick on you so you gotta start fighting back!

[cutestprogrammer]

Protein... Eh? It's safe to eat all those things raw? [His parents were very careful with what he ate after all, considering how sickly he was when he was younger. Still, it's all your fault if he gets food poisoning later, Mondo!]

I see... Mn! I can't let anyone push me around anymore! [Don't go starting fights, Chihiro!]

[mustlovedogs]

[Don't take any advice from Mondo, really...]

Sure, why shouldn't it be! You gotta eat things raw, it's way better for you, even vegetables are crap if you cook 'em!

We'll start you with lifting some weights...

[cutestprogrammer]

[Too bad Chihiro is probably going to follow everything Mondo says. He's his role model after all...]

I see! I'll try eating more raw food then! [In which mun forsees a food poisoning post...]

Okay! [As long as you don't hit him on the head with one, Mondo...[] Ah, we should go back to your room. It's dangerous to stay out here!

[mustlovedogs]

[S-sob, he won't do anything like that, don't worry... Food poisoning, on the other hand is a very real possibility and you should do that.]

Oh, right. Probably getting late anyway. Let's go, it's 2-2, easy to remember.

[cutestprogrammer]

[Be prepared to rush him to the infirmary in the near future, Mondo...]

Let's go then!

[mustlovedogs]

[He'll stay by his side the whole time and beat himself up over it!! Why you so stupid, Mondo?!]

[He beams down at Chihiro and starts leading the way down to the second floor, keeping that pole ready for any possible monsters and swatting a few bullfairies away.]