[h2][center][color=2E8B57]Akio Nagasawa[/color][/center][/h2] Akio swiftly finished eating the tasty treat that was the brownie, and, having worked up an appetite, was just sweeping the crumbs off the table to lick them up from his palm, when someone practically smashed the door open. Akio turned to stare at the newcomer, a delinquent looking boy who was much too careless and energetic for Akio’s taste. Saito reprimanded the seemingly violent teen as well, and Akio silently agreed with their president's action. Steadily, other members arrived one by one, and most of them appreciated that one girl’s brownies as much as he did. Unfortunately, as bad as names as Akio was, he didn’t quite remember most of those that introduced themselves. The only fellow club member that stood out to him was the most silent one, a boy who neither offered his name nor took a piece from the still available free food. Akio barely had time to offer the dark-haired dark-eyed boy a glance, when Saito began his introduction. He started off by telling them that the weird beings they might have seen and the strange situations they have experienced were far from far-fetched figments of imagination. Akio nodded at this; he had never believed himself crazy, even [i]if[/i] such lack of doubt was already a suspicious sign. [color=2E8B57]“Everyone [i]else[/i] said those things aren’t real,”[/color] he muttered quietly, mostly to himself, though anyone close enough might have heard that bit of rambling. Saito then went on with his speech, continuing with how some of these spirits or perhaps demons, were dangerous. And that everyone here was an individual chosen to…fight them. He spoke of power, preparations, training, and danger. [color=2E8B57]“You want to make us into soldiers!”[/color] Akio exclaimed almost as soon as Saito was done with his speech. His assertion wasn’t quite accusing, but it was full of disbelief. After his initial outburst, Akio simply listened to some of the other teens’ doubts and questions, then stated some of his own. [color=2E8B57]“And assuming you [i]are[/i] telling the truth, how [i]did[/i] you find us if there are so few [i]people like us[/i],”[/color] Akio made air quotes at this, not entirely sure what Saito had meant besides being able to see weird things. Well, that, and possibly having some other supernatural abilities, according to the older teen. [color=2E8B57]“And were you the one who found us or are there also adults in on this? Because no offense but just getting a bunch of high-schoolers to [i]fight[/i]…It sounds wildly fantastical and unlikely to do much good.”[/color] Then Akio contemplated what the (relatively) confirmed existence of those kind of things that he saw on occasion actually meant. [color=2E8B57]“By the way,”[/color] he said, this time with an added hesitation. [color=2E8B57]“Are there actual…other realms? Um, like, the demon world? Though if there’s that, aren’t there gods and benevolent spirits too? Don’t they take care of the things you want us to deal with?”[/color] he questioned curiously. And yeah, maybe Saito said that no one would think them crazy, but Akio had the suspicion he might appear that way to some of the others, because he [i]was[/i] the one to just spout the craziest of suggestions, so far.