[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

[parttimesoldier]

[For reals, NO MORE GHOSTS. Suzuha didn't believe in any of that before today, and she's already sick of it now that it's proving to be very real.

But she is taking another moment of somewhat frantic glancing around the area... and all there really is to find is just a gym with scattered groups of shaky and injured people. No dolls, no spiders, no strings.]

I could've sworn... [Man. She wouldn't think a near-death experience would get her that rattled, but. Well. Nothing about what had just happened was normal.]

Maybe... a false alarm. [She has the courtesy to look a little sheepish about it, at least.]

[suplexer]

That's all right. There's... a lot going on.

[ Also, who's to say that there wasn't something there and it just happened to vanish the moment that Tifa actually looked? She doesn't know how ghosts work; she only knows she doesn't like them (for the most part).

A pause, and she shoots the girl a mustered-up smile. ]

Even if it was a false alarm, you were so quick to try and pull me away from danger. I appreciate it.

[parttimesoldier]

[There is a lot going on, which probably explains why she's so jumpy. Even if you take the ghosts out of the picture, everything about this has flipped on the switch that puts her on high alert. Still, she can't help sighing about it a little.

It's then that Suzuha finally lets go of her arm. No (current) danger, no need to be ready to bolt at a moment's notice. The sheepish look of hers does give way to a small, relieved smile though.]

Hey, no problem. We've all gotta look out for each other in here, yeah? Never know what might happen.

[suplexer]

Right. I really wasn't expecting there to be so many more of you...

[ Tifa takes another look around the gymnasium. Everything is still recovering from whatever it is they all went through, from the looks of it. She's still bleeding herself, but seems to have forgotten about the wounds on her wrist and ankle. ]

Now the question is if we can figure out how to get sent back to where we came from.

[parttimesoldier]

[Suzuha hates to admit that there'd been some relief at seeing there's even more people here. There's strength in numbers, after all, but at the same time it's horrible that so many are stuck suffering through this.

So trying to figure out a way to put an end to that is indeed the question of the hour.]

Yeah... kinda more difficult than just getting out of this building when we're talking whole different worlds people gotta get back to.

[Which is still wild to even consider. But there really is no other explanation.]

[suplexer]

[ If it helps? Tifa and the other people in her room came to the same conclusion, so she only nods. ]

Yeah... we probably can't just walk out the front door, even if that was a possibility.

[ Although she'll still probably try that, just to see what's out there. ]

And it's hard to know how to get back when we don't know how we were brought here in the first place...

[ Sighs. ]

[parttimesoldier]

[These are problems that are likely going to be posing bigger obstacles than Suzuha would like. She can't really afford to dally in this place long, but it's looking like getting back home isn't going to be so cut and dry.]

Well, I'm not gonna stop until we find a way out of here, that's for sure. If there's a way to bring us in, then there has to be a way for us to get out.

[suplexer]

[ That determination and confidence is something that Tifa can appreciate, and she straightens her shoulders, giving a firm nod in reply. ]

You're right. We just have to keep trying. And I'm right there with you.

[ She gives a pump of her fist for emphasis! ]