1st Lie

[fictionalize]

Characters: Kumagawa and you!
Setting: Various parts of the tower
Format: Any
Summary: BIG HUGE LOSER exploring the tower
Warnings: Screws, random acts of violence, some gore?

[Dormitories]

[First order of business is, of course, putting on his uniform. He can't wear white! It really just doesn't suit him. Even if he's not on the student council anymore and should really wear the normal uniform. Of course, this didn't really look like Hakoniwa Academy...

Plus, the last thing he remembered was having just rescued Shiranui, so this was pretty mysterious. Had he been hit by some kind of style?

Well, whatever! He's going to look for someone to harass. No matter who you are or how busy you look, there's an annoyingly smiley face bothering you]

「Hi, do you have a few moments to fill out a survey for the latest issue of Shounen Jump?」

[Cafeteria]

[Kumagawa is just. Staring at the oatmeal.

Yeah, no. He doesn't want to eat this.

You, who were passing by, gets a tug on your sleeve or other grabbable piece of clothing]

「...I don't suppose I could get the shiyo ramen instead, can I?」

[Floor 75]

[The snowy of the ruins of the castle here look like they've been through a more recent battle: there's blood and ichor everywhere, the bodies of dead monsters all over the place, ranging from the more mundane and even completely harmless to a few that look like they'd be quite dangerous. The most striking feature of the scene is how they were apparently annihilated: everywhere, there are giant screws stuck into everything, drilling through their heads, their guts, armor, carapaces, pinning them to the ground, the trees, even into the walls of the castle.

Investigate?]

Comments

[tohko_amano]

Knowing human emotion and actually feeling it are two different things. Even Oba Yozo could predict how people would act through observation after awhile..but that's my point. Since you're not Oba Yozo's you can change-hopefully, for the better.

[fictionalize]

「I don't think you can really say you know an emotion without ever having felt it.」

「There you go, saying Plus-like things that don't apply to people like me.」

[tohko_amano]

..Maybe not..but some people might be able to guess at what it's like, at the very least.

And why can't those things apply to you as well? Aren't you just pulling yourself down by throwing people into two groups and saying that they can't be both or change?

[fictionalize]

「I'm just telling you how it is. You're the one forcing your ideals on to me. That's discrimination, or something. You can't just assume everyone is like you. You Plus.」

[tohko_amano]

I'm not forcing anything onto you! I'm just making suggestions! It's up to you whether or not you agree with them or not. I'm not discriminating against you, and I haven't assumed that everyone is like me. And I'm not a 'Plus'. I mess up a lot and hurt people sometimes, but I do some good for others as well. Splitting people up into pluses and minuses ignores the fact that people can do both good and bad.

[fictionalize]

「It isn't about doing good or bad, or messing up. Your positive outlook is why you're a Plus. You aren't the kind of person that people would rather not deal with. Really, you should be happy you aren't a Minus.」

[tohko_amano]

But..I'm not hating the conversation we're having now. I wouldn't mind dealing with you. And if you want to change you're outlook, you can, if you try! At least, that's what I think.

[fictionalize]

「Is it really that fun? Trying to force me to stop being me?」

[tohko_amano]

I'm not trying to force you to stop being you. Like I said..it's up to you to actually take to anything I say here. I can say all I want..but it's up to you to change your outlook, if you want to change it.

[fictionalize]

「Well, don't hold your breath. It takes a pretty miraculous kind of person to change someone like me. I don't think I'm up to the task.」

[tohko_amano]

Again..if you want to change, you usually can, as long as you're not an Oba Yozo. I don't think it takes a miracle. Maybe the right words, the right story..but not a miracle.

[fictionalize]

「Usually. But I'm pretty unusual.」

[tohko_amano]

Well, there's nothing wrong with that! It's not like I'm really normal either.

[fictionalize]

「Well, then there's nothing wrong with me not changing, right?」

[tohko_amano]

No, there isn't..if you're happy with yourself, and if you're not hurting anyone else, then there's nothing wrong with staying the same. But if you want to change, you can.

[fictionalize]

「And if I am hurting anyone else?」

[tohko_amano]

Then..maybe it's time for a change.

[fictionalize]

「What if I don't want to?」

[tohko_amano]

Then..you'll have to deal with the fact that you might hurt friends, family, and loved ones.

[fictionalize]

「Well, then it's a good thing I don't have any of those!」

[tohko_amano]

Really? I can understand not having any family..but why don't you have any friends or people you care about?

[fictionalize]

「You make it sound like I'm popular and nice enough to have people like that!」

[tohko_amano]

You don't have to be popular to have friends..and even horrible people can have them, you know.

[fictionalize]

「They can't be that horrible if they have friends.」

[tohko_amano]

They are pretty terrible..but that means that you can have friends too, if you want.