Shiori immediately took a step backwards as the cold air wafted into the room. The boy wrinkled his nose in disgust at the smell, coughing as he attempted to fan it away. Had something [i]died[/i] in there? "Why the hell is there a [i]sewer[/i] here?!" he questioned, undoubtedly confused. This was a [i]school[/i] after all, wasn't it? He highly doubted a [i]school[/i] would need its own sewage system, but then of course, what did he know about how schools worked...?

However, his curiosity growing stronger, he decided to step inside the door (or, rather, outside). The smell wasn't very pleasant, but Shiori held his breath and tried not to breath too much. As looked around, he noticed the sky was a rather unpleasant shade of grey. [i]Well, I'm outside now,[/i] he reassured himself. He'd been getting sick of being inside, anyhow. Shiori had no idea what the [i]things[/i] floating in the water were, but he just assumed they were pieces of garbage floating around. 

What was with the [i]silence[/i], though? It was almost deafening, in a way. The boy picked up a rock from the ground, skipping it on the water. The ripple it made was rather reassuring to him - it was [i]some[/i] sort of movement in the mostly still environment. [i]Well, if there's anyone doing the exploring, it should be me,[/i] he thought smugly to himself, [i]From what I've seen, the rest seem rather incompetent.[/i]