Aki felt some major annoyance well up in him. They weren’t even meant to be here. They weren’t the rag tag misfit teens brought together by fate to battle the dark forces. No, Aki was just a bystander, accidentally sucked into this mess and forced to endure through life-changing trauma and a potentially fatal situation. Because of a mistake on the part of this glorified theatre prop. Speaking of theatre…

[color=82ca9d]“So we’re supposed to investigate the strange stuff that’s been happening around school?”[/color] he masked the contempt in his voice with a nervous curiosity, [color=82ca9d]“Like the President and the Drama Club idi-incidents?”[/color]

The image of Philemon was flickering now. Rather than being concerned for the strange being, Aki’s gaze immediately darted to the exit portal. If something happened to Philemon, then the way out…

[color=82ca9d]"Philemon-san, is there something wrong? You seem to be, uh, flickering."[/color]

Aki's heart was pounding. There was no way he'd let himself get trapped in this hellhole.