[physical education 101]

[sevenhorrorsmods]

Who: transfer students
When: July 1̷̝̤̳̙̫̭̻̝͓̄̇̾̀̕͝9̸̙̱̹͍̮̈́́̀̅͛̐̔̋ 20
Where: the. . . gymnasium?
What: an ice breaker
Warnings: moderate physical injury (not debilitating), psychological horror (absolutely debilitating)

[The school is empty. The school is quiet. The only sound that cuts through the silence is the soft ticking of the hallway clocks that mark the passing of each second.]

[. . .]

[At least. . . until a stiff breeze whips through the classrooms, scattering dirty papers and jerking the curtains aside. The clock strikes 6:00 a.m.]

[The school bell chimes.]

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Comments

[isdf]

Hm . . . ? What do you mean?

[He turns his head to look where Edamura was glancing. There's nothing there.]

[ordimame]

It's just. . . a feeling. . . haha. . .

. . . anyway, don't worry about it! We're alive, and that's the most important part.

[isdf]

I would like to hear your thoughts. If your senses are noticing things others cannot, it may be pertinent to what happened in the classroom.

[ordimame]

. . . oh. It definitely is.

[looking. . . to the side again. . .]

[. . .]

[shivers]

That. . . thing. . . crashed through the window and got to us, so. . .

[he thinks it's haunting them now]

[isdf]

[He, too, looks to the side again. Nothing.]

And now you are . . . seeing things?

[ordimame]

[deep breath in!!]

[sharp exhale]

Yeah. And if you're asking me that, then you're decidedly not seeing them.

[isdf]

No, I am not. Who [or what] are "them"?

[ordimame]

. . . you know, I'm really not sure? But I assume it's the same thing that was looming outside our window. Because it's. . .

[gestures. towards the thing that Sensei can't see]

More creepy dolls.

[isdf]

[Not sensei . . .

Just to be sure, he takes one more look at where Edamura is motioning. Nothing, still.]

Do you see the creature by the window anywhere?

[ordimame]

[ah. at that, he shakes his head]

No. . . just the dolls. But they make me feel like that thing is right behind them.

[isdf]

There is no one but us behind me. [And the dolls that may or may not be there.] Can you touch them?

[ordimame]

. . . why the hell would I even try!!

[HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE MORE HAUNTED]

[isdf]

[It's just a haunting, Edamura.]

Wouldn't you rather confirm whether they can affect you or not than to wonder every time you see them? Furthermore, establishing a baseline now will allow you to differentiate between hauntings and tangible events in the future.

[ordimame]

[WHAT DO YOU MEAN "JUST A HAUNTING??"]

[blandly]

I guarantee you that my sense of self-preservation outweighs my curiosity, sir.

[isdf]

[It's just a—

He chuckles.]

I suppose you have a point. Well then, if you feel at any point that you are in danger, please speak up.

[ordimame]

[haaaah. . .]

Are you offering to protect me, then?

[isdf]

Yes, if I happen to be in the area.

[ordimame]

[. . . ???]

[?!]

Just like that? No strings attached?

[isdf]

[Naturally. He nods.]

I am a soldier. The protection of humanity is my purpose.

[ordimame]

[. . .]

Protect "humanity," specifically. . .? From what?

[isdf]

From any force that threatens it, the foremost of which would be dragons.

1/2

[ordimame]

[. . . . . . .]








[yes of course that's normal]

[ordimame]

[DEEP BREATH IN, SLOW BREATH OUT]

. . . you don't have to hold yourself to the standards of a soldier while you're stuck here. I don't think there are any dragons around, anyway. . .?

[how does HE know]

[isdf]

[It's so normal.]

No; however, there are certainly strange creatures around. Now is not the time to rest on our laurels, but to prepare ourselves for whatever might come next.

[ordimame]

[spoken like a real soldier. . . a small huff, but it's not like he can really argue, can he?]

Find some time in there to rest. [but he CAN fuss] Even if your class didn't get-- [got?? by the creature??] -- you can't protect anyone unless you protect yourself, too.