[b][i] – Leroy[/i][/b]

Since Leroy had no idea how he was actually supposed to pick up a [s]cat[/s] bakeneko without hurting him, he was quite glad that Matt decided to carry Seven instead. He noticed that another person, a girl this time, dressed in a rather eye-catching outfit was approaching them. [b]“E-excuse me! W-what’s going on?”[/b] He shrugged, responding, “Not sure. But apparently there’s an emergency meeting in the auditorium. Come with us if you’d like.” Staring at the lion as he followed the others he thought, [i]‘There seems to be a lot of cats in this place.’[/i]

They arrived at the auditorium without any trouble, and just as he opened his mouth to ask another question, a terrifying roar interrupted him. At the same time, all the lights suddenly shut off and for just a split second there was an eerie silence as all background noise from motors and machines were shut off. Pretty soon, there were a lot of screams, including his own. Yelling out like he was in pain, Leroy took a few steps back and bumped into someone. Luckily, there was a source of light again as Matt lit his hair on fire.

However, it wasn’t enough. It was certainly better than nothing, but Leroy was on the verge of a panic attack. His eyes were opened wide with fear, and he quickly took in sharp breaths of air. “Dammit… Dammit dammit dammit, damn it all!!!” He yelled out, seeming angry and frightened all at once. Afterwards, he said a few more ‘creative’ curse words that must be censored out completely for the younger students. Finally growing quiet again, he bit down on his thumbnail as he looked around him. If he didn’t get more light soon, he was probably going to add to the problems these students had to face.
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[b][i] – Kathy[/i][/b]

Kathy felt a slight flicker of guilt when she noticed that her shoe had been a more effective blunt weapon that she had thought it would be. Then she remembered why she felt the desire to do it in the first place, and she felt at peace again. [b]“What’d I do now?”[/b] Crash asked, evidently having no idea why she was cross with him. Releasing her arms back to her side she muttered, “Don’t worry, I plan on calling it even with that attack just now. I can give you a proper explanation if you really want one but,” She stopped for a moment and sighed. A sad look replaced the annoyed one on her face as she continued “… You’ll probably think it’s a stupid reason anyway.” Finishing her sentence, the look disappeared back to the silently angry one she had before.

As other students began filing in, she stared at her shoe in Crash’s hand and debated between going back down or staying where she was when a loud roar suddenly resounded through the auditorium. The lights suddenly shut off and a she felt a strange shockwave run through her. She couldn’t understand what it was, but it surprised her enough that she fell down onto the ceiling with her hands and knees. Thankful that she had managed to keep some part of her feet on the ceiling, she looked around in confusion. There was a light somewhere below among the crowd of students, but it was still dark where she was and Kathy could barely see out in front of her. [i]‘W-What do I do..? I can’t just jump down anymore, I might hit someone.’[/i] And unlike her shoe, she was fairly certain she was heavy enough to become fatal for the average person. Not to mention she could mess up the landing and break her bones during such an important time.

She looked at barely lit darkness around her. The ceiling was mostly smooth, but there were the occasional thick cords, stage lights, and other obstacles that she couldn’t see anymore. [i]‘If I trip… I’m probably going to drop down in the worst position possible for a fall.’[/i] Swallowing, Kathy crouched down and took off the other shoe, keeping a firm hold of it in her hand. She could get a better feeling for the surface under her now that she only had a pair of socks on. [i]‘The nearest wall was that way.’[/i] Although she felt nervous and her heart was beating faster, she felt relatively calm. She kept her hands out in front of her (one still holding onto a shoe) and she slowly slid towards the nearest wall, being as careful as possible as she waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.