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[leadthebeats]

[ When the feed turns on, there's a huge smile on Yuri's face. Though there's something about it that practically screams that you should probably not listen to this because it's probably going to be loaded with bad news. ]

Hello, everyone! I just wanted to say that Guild actually showed up in Hinoto-Ri, so I'm offering to let anybody come with me to go there tomorrow during the 13th hour. Just make sure you bring something to fight with and are able to swim. Otherwise: don't come.

I don't know if atomic restructuring will still work down there, but if you know how to build weapons, make sure you come. I'll teach you how everything works. It's cheaper than buying them from the store, after all. Oh, and if you're a part of the SSS? If you don't come, I'll make sure that you'll get what you deserve.

If you have any questions, though, don't hesitate to ask, alright?

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[leadthebeats]

I don't mind telling him, but he might do something stupid and come anyway.

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[trainwrecking]

[Hi, guess who caught this on the network and is having a minor panic attack?]

This is a bad idea! Is there any reason for us to even go down there anymore?!

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[frequent_flyer]

[Hi, Otonashi!]

just amke sure people know how dangerous it is if anyone else wan ts to come

but if death is permanyt we shoukd defniely make sure noda stays out of it ヾ(×× ) ﾂ were already low on memebers

[Hinata's texting habits are absolutely abysmal.]

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[leadthebeats]

We could always recruit some new ones.

oh i did not see this one, i apologize!!

[trainwrecking]

Eh-? New ones..!? Not if we're endangering them with stuff like this, they'll think you're crazy--!

[Spoken once again from first-hand experience.]

Besides, everyone is already told to rebel against one of the gods already, so why have a special group for it..? We would need more to offer than that same platform...

don't worry about it!

[leadthebeats]

Fine. Do you want me to go in alone and turn off the traps so only I have to die?

[ Because seriously, Otonashi. Seriously. ]

And besides, everybody in this place in crazy in some sort of way. That's why the SSS was full of idiots. And besides, we can rebel against something else too besides the gods, can't we?

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[trainwrecking]

That's not at all what I meant, I think you know that...

[Otonashi is about saving all of the people.]

Uh, not to interrupt this line of thought, but--Hinata--maybe you should switch to video too? It's faster and there are, ah, less... mistakes...

[Which is code for "your text skills need refinement, Hideki."]

Text > Video

[frequent_flyer]

oky hang on

--

[When he finally does switch over to video, his hair is wet and he doesn't appear to be wearing a shirt. So he'd been showering... not using video had been the kindest thing for him to do. Thankfully, he appeared to be finished and sitting around in his room now.]

Yurippe, why don't we scout it out first. You, me, and Noda know where the traps are better than anyone here, right? [He's just looking out for you, Otonashi. It's nothing personal.]

[leadthebeats]

...

[ Yuri's quiet for a moment or two, if only because she really wants to grab Hinata by the neck and shake him angrily for not being considerate because honestly. ]

Put on a shirt, too. And even though Noda does know where the traps are, he always dies first.

i'm always so worried big fatty tags, sorry for the edit(s) i don't even remember anymore, whups...

[trainwrecking]

Are you writing me off...? ... You probably just think I'm being "stupid" or "whiny" about it.

[If death was as -- dare he even entertain the thought, but -- inconsequential as it was in the afterlife, then he could at least take solace in knowing that anyone could come back. He would hate to watch anyone fall, naturally, and would feel just as bad as he always did about it, but at least it was a temporary affliction.

This flippant disregard in a place where death sticks the same way that it did in the living world visibly gets under his skin. Otonashi can pull a lot of irritated faces when the group decides to do something inconsiderate... but this is worse. This looks more like bitter disappointment, as if he expected better from you people.]

But I asked him to go on video, it's easier. [So is it Otonashi's fault, then?] This seems hypocritical after you walked around town in a bikini... Whatever, it's not important.

Can you at least compromise with me?

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[frequent_flyer]

[And then Yuri is giving him a look and telling him to get dressed.] I thought you guys wanted me to go to video..! I'm wearing pants...

[Great. Thank goodness for little miracles.]

[And then his best friend and his leader appear to be butting heads, so he feels the need to jump in with his own commentary.] H-hey..! Why don't I head down first and see if the traps are even activated? If they are, we can decide if we want to go down or wait on it, okay?

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[leadthebeats]

Otonashi-kun did. I don't really care either way. And besides, anyone can access this, see you shirtless, record it, and use it to blackmail you or something.

[ 8) ]

If anybody is going in there alone, it's not going to be you. It'll be me.

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[trainwrecking]

There's nothing to blackmail! He doesn't have a shirt, so what?! Hurting people like that isn't funny or cute, it's immoral and-- and it's bullying!

[He has some intense feelings about this, okay. It's just like the "respect other people's privacy" rant he has to have when it comes up.]

F-forget it. ... Let me lead this group, at least in the beginning. If nobody will listen to me about going, then I want to take responsibility for everyone's safety.

[frequent_flyer]

You were the one telling me to put a shirt on..! And besides, wouldn't it only be blackmail if I was doing something embarrassing?

[Like say... cuddled up in a blanket in front of his computer, crying over a visual novel. He'd probably literally die if anyone saw that. Except Otonashi. He knew about that already, much to Hinata's chagrin.]

I don't really care if anyone shows me to people without my shirt on... [It might even boost his chances of finding a girlfriend! Free advertising!]

[He goes very quiet at the talk of who should be the leader, noticeably not weighing in on the conversation. He's close with both of them. The idea of choosing a side just... makes him uncomfortable.]

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[leadthebeats]

It's there for a reason. And besides, the government already checked it over. If nobody died while they checked it, it should be fine.

[ Look at who is being optimistic... ]

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[trainwrecking]

We don't actually know if anybody died..! If it's a 13th hour building, then that means it's not safe for anyone, not just Noda. Besides, should you really offer to take just anyone down there?!

[Worry worry worry SCREAMING worry worry.]

This is the worst...

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[leadthebeats]

Then do you want to go there in their place? You didn't die from Guild all the times you went there, after all.

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[trainwrecking]

That doesn't mean that I want to go! I'm not exactly eager to go back underground... o-or bet my life again!

[Still too soon after the kidnapping, it seems. Underground = bad.]

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[leadthebeats]

Fine, I won't force you to go if you really insist on not going. I'm still going nonetheless, though. There's just some things about Guild showing up that don't make sense to me.

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[trainwrecking]

[He didn't say that he absolutely wouldn't go, but he leaves that alone for now.]

Things like this happen fairly often here... It's unusual on its own, but the office showed up. Is this different?

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[leadthebeats]

They both have the same exact problem. There's no Angel Player here, so there's no need for either of those places to exist in the living world.

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[trainwrecking]

But both of those places were-- well, at least the office-- it was just an office at one point, wasn't it? There's nothing weird about that, and the alterations to it could be built in the living world with the right tools.

[Hey, if an idiot like Noda can do it...]

They're not supernatural or only possible in that afterlife like Guard Skills were. I'm, uh... I'm more worried about the Guild and the 13th hour.

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[leadthebeats]

Even so, there was technology that didn't exist on Earth at the time in that office.

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[trainwrecking]

Like what? Besides Angel Player, it seemed like everything could be made with Earth technology... The traps, your presentations, the furniture, those weird paintings on the walls...

[Of course he never saw the office pre-SSS, but... Does that cover everything in there?]

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[leadthebeats]

So are you saying that you can make a presentation like that on the computers here, Otonashi-kun?

[ That's right, she's downright challenging him. So he can make a lame powerpoint in the process! ]