Ah, man, the atmosphere was getting suffocating. Unlike that dirty-minded old lech in a schoolgirl uniform, who seemed to have an acute fear of people physically approaching her, Akio was simply overwhelmed with how painfully...awkward everything was. Sure, the school had its collection of weirdoes, just like any other typical Japanese high school, but to have all these archetypes placed in one location...it made his head hurt, really. There was the pervert-nerd-eccentric who was now hiding by a tree, the hapless, hopeless teacher, a bunny girl advertising a club that probably had nothing to do with weather, and the local gang leader of justice, who was making up some stupid requirement for herself to join.

Actually, all things considered, he was surprised that more guys weren't joining, considering the whole allure of bunny suits was meant to attract the opposite gender.

Life worked in weird ways, it appeared. Maybe the sheer insanity of pulling such a student made it too embarrassing for any males to approach, because they'd be instantly branded as a male pervert, which was apparently worse than a female one. Must be because a female pervert was 'kinky' while a male one was a 'depraved middle-aged virgin loser with no future prospects'.

Well, it took time for Taka-sensei to get his act together, but by then, the deed was already done. By the time one of the male students confronted him regarding his picture-taking, all Akio did was shut his cellphone off. Another weirdo.

More specifically, a photographer weirdo, and the first male to announce his eagerness to join the club. Part of the student newspaper, apparently. Akio could have probably gone off on a long tangent to explain the reasons behind his actions, or perhaps he could even just hatch a quick lie, but ultimately, he saw no point in talking. He didn't exactly want to associate himself those sideshow attractions of students.

Not that he was any better.

No, he was probably worse.

If they were attractions, he was a freak.

And fuck, he hated thinking these thoughts.

Reminding himself of his original goal once more, Akio turned around, deciding that camera-enthusiast would have switched to attention-whore mode by now and forgot the fact that Akio existed. And then, he slipped away.

[i]Back to the hospital I go.[/i]

Might as well say 'tadaima' when he got there.