[center][h3]Photo Finish Finale!
3/5/2015 Sunday[/h3][/center]

[color=slategray]"Oho"[/color], was Rui's reaction to Noboru's actions as Chiaki fell unconscious. He gave him a look of, "I know what's going on here". Silliness aside, it looks like they were done here, and everyone was ready to leave this place, and that they did. There wasn't much to do, and nothing special seemed to happen when they reached the exit, they simply sent Chiaki home, and she was admitted to the hospital shortly afterward. If things turned out like the rest, she should be able to leave the hospital in two or three days. In any case, everyone bid farewell and good job as they left for home.


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3/5/2015 Sunday[/h3][/center]

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Fc3PxsXzE]"Welcome, to the Velvet Room"[/url],

Chiaki's consciousness returned as she was welcomed into a room of brilliant blue. The fine long table she was seated at was marvellous, various decorations told her this was a dining table. There were around twenty one chairs here too, ten on each side, with a single one at the far end. It was the man who had spoken as she arrived to consciousness in this room, whose most striking feature was his long nose, and standing beside him silently was a beautiful woman in blue with pale blonde hair. She would look down and first notice a number in front of her, 13, and letters stating, "Death". Immediately, she thought this incredibly ominous... Was she dead? She kept going down, and noticed she was wearing something fitting for a funeral... Well, almost. It was black, that's why she thought so immediately, and the black hat with veil also reminded her of that, but the dress itself seemed to serve formal and ball party functions. It was long, and filled with frills and flower ornaments made from purple and blue. She rather liked it.

[color=royalblue]"Do not be alarmed, you are not dead. This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter, this is Henrietta, and we will be your guides for your journey"[/color], he began. As she looked down the table, she would finally notice several other figures, they were faded, and she couldn't see their faces, but in her mind she somehow knew who they were. Rui, Matthew, Noboru, Kami, and Leiko... They were the ones who rescued her.

[color=royalblue]"Only those who have signed the contract may enter here. It appears you have noticed you are not the first and only guest here... They are simply not... Present, but you are all connected by a destiny, or rather... A path. As you can see, there are still many more empty seats at this table, and you will meet them all... In due time"[/color], she began to pay a bit more attention to the long nosed man as he began to shuffle a few cards, and picking one up, he showed to her... 13, Death. Like what was in front of her inscribed into the table.

[color=royalblue]"It appears you are of the Death Arcana, a brutal reality for those who still live, and an even more brutal one for those one leaves behind, but death also means change will occur, whether it to be oneself, or the world around them... For better or for worse. It appears you changed for the better, else you would not be here"[/color], what he described was... Pretty close to how Chiaki felt about the entire ordeal with her grandmother... He put the card down and motioned over to the lady beside him.

[color=royalblue]"For now, Henrietta will give you a special key, so that you may enter this room again at your own accord"[/color], as he spoke, the lady known as Henrietta strode down the table over to Chiaki, and placed a key in front of her, which Chiaki without a second thought picked up off the table.

[color=royalblue]"But for now... Farewell"[/color], and with that, darkness returned to Chiaki as she faded back into the real world.

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[center][h3]Warakuma High - Morning > Afterschool
4/5/2015 Monday[/h3][/center]

School had come the next day, there was no announcement of Chiaki's disappearance and return, but there was a stern warning about going anywhere alone in Warakuma, and to go home immediately when the sun was going down. It didn't seem to matter though, since it was gossip among the classmates about Chiaki already anyways. News travelled quickly.

Otherwise, everyone was reminded that midterms were coming up, and that they should study. Fortunately Rui was just about caught up on content, and if he really took the time he could probably ace it too... He wasn't so sure about that for some people he knew though... In any case, looks like a good day to relax.

Clubs were resuming again, and most people seemed to have had a lot of fun during Golden Week too. It wasn't too late to join a club. It might be hard to make a new club at the moment though, with exams coming up. As he expected activities today seemed more restrained to give room for students to make time to study for the upcoming midterms.

Chiaki was going to be in hospital for a few days, but was likely going to be allowed out before this week ends. Likely police were interrogating her. He should probably pay a visit sometime later...