[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

[candlestick]

[ Well that's definitely concerning, right? It takes a minute to spot her when she's still prone like that, but Zuo Le will come skittering to her side the minute he sees her, and more important sees her acting like she's in deep pain. ]

Miss Star...?

[darkholder]

[as powers come back, since her arms are visible, he can notice that her veins are gradually changing from blue to a deep black. spooky......

gradually, though, her breathing gets more steady and she seems to calm. once she registers that he's nearby, as evenly as she can manage:]

...My apologies. Are you alright?

[candlestick]

[ Spooky probably, alarming definitely. Is it some kind of poisoning? Is she going to be alright?!

Though despite that fact she sounds less distressed as time goes on rather than more. He'll let go of some tension, though he still watches her like a hawk as he hovers, kneeling down next to her. ]

At the very least I'm still alive.

[ He thinks...

He hopes. ]

[darkholder]

... Yes.

[thoughtfully, before she moves to stand.]

And it seems we were let out regardless of not finding the key.

[candlestick]

[ He'll clamber back to his feet as she does, ready to reach a hand out if she seems to need it. ]

Let out is a nice way to put it, but...

[ He'll turn to look at the gymnasium now that he's not panic rushing to check on teammates. ]

[darkholder]

[frowning lightly as she does the same, composure regained.]

I assume you don't recognize this area, either?

[candlestick]

[ His tail sways slightly behind him, slower than it was when he first woke up in the gym. ]

Not any more than the room before, no.

[darkholder]

I see.

[thoughtful.]

...I'm going to see if these doors are unlocked. Come with me if you'd like.

[but he seemed concerned about the others, so she won't force him to tag along.]

[candlestick]

[ The others seem to mostly have it together by this point, so-- ]

It'd be nice to know if we can at least leave this time.

[ Rather than being trapped and waiting around for another big ugly thing to try and maim them. ]

[darkholder]

[nodding and heading to the door! and breathing a sigh of relief when it opens easily.]

At least there's that, I suppose.

[candlestick]

[ Make that two sighs of relief. It's nice to actually have an exit of things go south again.

Though he won't actually leave the gym yet, instead turning to look back at the assembled group. ]

You mentioned having a travel partner before waking up here. Is there any chance he's one of the people here?

[darkholder]

[glancing back at the room just in case, but.]

No, it's doubtful. He would have found me while I was... indisposed if that were the case.

[candlestick]

[ When she'd been on the ground clutching her head. It makes sense. The group isn't that big, and he is certain he would have immediately spotted a familiar face too had one been here. ]

I see... sorry.

[ It hadn't been on the forefront of his mind, but it had occurred to him pretty quickly after seeing her in this room with more people in it. It's hard to say if it's a good thing or not her friend isn't here too. ]

[darkholder]

[she blinks, surprised.]

For what?

[candlestick]

[ He hesitates for a second. It's not like he wants people to be stuck in this situation with them, but... ]

I imagine it's difficult not knowing where your friend is at the moment.

[darkholder]

[after a moment, she shakes her head.]

It's alright. The concern is kind of you, though.

[candlestick]

[ A small frown on his part, and a nod instead. He doesn't actually know her circumstances, but surely it just means she trusts her travel companion is fine despite the circumstances here, right? Zuo Le knows he's had his own he trusts to be able to handle these things better than him. ]

It's nothing.

[ And that he does mean. It seems like the normal response giving the limited amount she was able to tell him before things turned sideways. ]