[center] [color=CAB8B6]Fret - He's healthy, no scratches or anything. He may be confused, but he's trying to keep his cool, but also could be on the verge of panicking.[/color]
[color=938374]Sarah - She's healthy, no longer bleeding out. She's very confused as well, but pretty relieved since nothing's hurting anymore, there isn't noisy chaos, and she found her dad.[/color] [/center]
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[center] Upon waking up, [color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] rubbed [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] eyes, before stretching as if this was just some normal morning... before [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] realized this wasn't [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] bed, it was ground. [/center]
[center][color=CAB8B6]"GAH-!"[/color][/center]
[center]The [color=CAB8B6]former Player[/color] scrambled up and off the ground, white shoes squeaking against the floor. Eyes widened, [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] looked around... [color=486848]armored dancing guy[/color], [color=AE6143]spazzing man[/color] on the ground, a [color=18886D]rat[/color]- OH [i]SHIT[/i], A [color=18886D]RAT[/color]. Or is it a Noise..? But this wasn't the Reapers' Game, right?[/center]
[center]Right?[/center]
[center]Breathing in and out slowly, [color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] tried to make sense of this. Okay, [color=CAB8B6]he's[/color] in a glass cage with [color=808080]people[/color] that don't look at [i]all[/i] like [color=808080]they're[/color] from Shibuya. [color=CAB8B6]He[/color] may or may not have [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] [color=808080]family[/color] worried sick [i]again[/i] thanks to another... maybe-Game-but-[color=CAB8B6]he's[/color]-not-sure-yet.[/center] 
[center]Okay! Okay.[/center]
[center][color=CAB8B6]Tosai's[/color] got this, there's [i]probably[/i] some way out. The [color=145DA0]lady[/color] did say that [color=808080]they[/color] would be called up soon, so maybe this is just some super weird misunderstanding and [color=808080]they'll[/color] be sent home with a pat on the back and a lollipop! Yeah, that- that could happen, in fact, that [i]should[/i] happen. [/center]
[center]Hopefully.[/center]
[center]So, first order of business - ask around to see if [color=808080][i]anyone's[/i][/color] got a clue about this.[/center]
[center][color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] dusted off his vest, only to hear slight clinking... [i]clinking[/i]? The [color=CAB8B6]Furesawa[/color] looked around, before opening [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] vest in an angle that only [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] could see what was within... and there [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] found multiple familiar pins, including a Reapers' Pin.[/center]
[center][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/908181034976288788/908181901003612190/500.png[/img][/center]
[center][color=CAB8B6]"Shit."[/color][/center]
[center]That's all the [color=CAB8B6]teenager[/color] muttered under [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] breath. [color=CAB8B6]Tosai[/color] could have sworn [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] had thrown that- that [i]thing[/i] out after the events of the Game! So does that mean... this really was set up by the [color=808080]Reapers[/color]? But this wasn't Shibuya. Maybe this was a variation of that, at least... if [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] could Scan [color=808080]everyone[/color], it could give [color=CAB8B6]him[/color] a clue, right?[/center] 
[center][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/908181034976288788/908181693414924359/1000.png?width=484&height=630[/img][/center]
[center][color=CAB8B6][i]Great thinking, Fret! Thanks, Fret![/i][/color][/center]
[center]With that, [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] focused really hard, and once again was [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] able to hear fragments of [color=808080]everyone's[/color] thoughts... none of them really helped, though! So much for [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] galaxy brain.[/center]
[center]Those thoughtful bits and pieces going away as [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] unfocused, [color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] decided - why not go back to that first order of business! Yeah, should work out juuuuust fine.[/center]
[center]So, [color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] made [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] way to the [color=F51720]one[/color] that tried to spark a conversation in the first place, known as [color=F51720]Red Riding Hood[/color]. Not that [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] knew that, of course. [color=CAB8B6]He[/color] figured that the [color=AE6143]guy[/color] on the floor would be okay, as the [color=F51720]Riding Hood[/color] said. [color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] had a friendly smile on [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] face, but that didn't mean [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] was all happy and cheery about this situation. [color=CAB8B6]Tosai[/color] just prefers to roll like that, y'know?[/center]
[center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/908181034976288788/908181236764246056/1000.png[/img][/center]
[center][color=CAB8B6]"Hey,[/color] [color=F51720]Red[/color][color=CAB8B6]!"[/color] The [color=CAB8B6]former-but-could-be-again Player[/color] greeted, waving. According to most, [color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] was really approachable - and [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] may as well be just that right now! [color=CAB8B6]"I know[/color] [color=F51720]you[/color] [color=CAB8B6]don't know what's going on, right? But, uh... did[/color] [color=F51720]you[/color] [color=CAB8B6]get a fancy red and black pin? Just wondering!"[/color][/center]
[center][color=CAB8B6]He[/color] didn't pay too much mind to [color=BCBDA5]Date[/color], but once [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] caught sight of [color=4CCC8C]Ralsei[/color], let's just say [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] didn't have the same thoughts [color=CAB8B6]he[/color] had about the [color=18886D]rat[/color].[/center]
[center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/908181034976288788/908181879960768513/500.png[/img][/center]
[center][color=CAB8B6]"Oh my gosh... [color=4CCC8C]you're[/color] freakin' adorable!"[/color] [color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] squealed out, cupping [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] cheeks. Those very hands then slapped the aforementioned cheeks, as the [color=CAB8B6]Furesawa[/color] shook [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] head. [color=CAB8B6]"Sorry, sorry- I'm not used to seeing thin-[/color] [color=808080]people[/color] [color=CAB8B6]like [color=4CCC8C]you[/color] that aren't [color=808080]Noise[/color]."[/color]
[center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/908181034976288788/908181510287409202/1000.png[/img][/center]
[color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] nodded towards [color=4CCC8C]Ralsei's[/color] advice, sitting down with one leg out and the other bent up, [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] elbow resting on [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] knee while [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] hand dangled in the air. [color=CAB8B6]"Soooo... who're[/color] [color=808080]you guys[/color][color=CAB8B6], anyway?"[/color] [color=CAB8B6]Fret[/color] pointed to [color=CAB8B6]himself[/color] with a free hand, thumb on [color=CAB8B6]his[/color] chest. [color=CAB8B6]"I'm Tosai Furesawa, but[/color] [color=808080]everyone[/color] [color=CAB8B6]calls me Fret!"[/color][/center]

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[center][color=938374]"[/color][color=9E725D]Dad[/color][color=938374]?"[/color]

A [color=938374]familiar voice[/color] cried out upon seeing [color=9E725D]Joel[/color], the [color=938374]source[/color] having just woken up not too long ago.

Thank God that [color=938374]Sarah[/color] found [i][color=9E725D]someone[/color][/i] [color=938374]she[/color] knew here, right? Sure, this was... obviously not a good situation, but it kind of seemed better than what [color=938374]she[/color] was stuck in before. Plus, the [color=938374]Miller[/color] wasn't dying! So, that's a huge plus.

[color=938374]She[/color] wasn't aware of what may have happened to [color=9E725D]Joel[/color]. To [color=938374]her[/color], [color=9E725D]he's[/color] just the same old and great [color=9E725D]dad[/color] from home. So, well, [color=938374]her[/color] just [i]being there[/i] may be a bit of a shocker to the [color=9E725D]man[/color].

[color=938374]Sarah[/color] stepped closer, a relieved smile forming on [color=938374]her[/color] face. The [color=938374]winger[/color] looked at the [color=808080]sources[/color] of the commotion around [color=938374]her[/color] as [color=938374]she[/color] did, but finally put [color=938374]her[/color] focus on the [color=9E725D]older Miller[/color] once [color=938374]she[/color] was close enough. The [color=938374]girl[/color] had [color=938374]her[/color] hands to [color=938374]her[/color] chest, obviously nerved despite [color=938374]her[/color] grin. I mean, [i]who[/i] would be thrilled in something as confusing as this? All [color=938374]Sarah[/color] wants is to at least know the general gist.

[color=938374]"...what even happened? Both here [i]and[/i] home, if[/color] [color=9E725D]you[/color] [color=938374]wanna talk about that one. Nothing's really hurting, by the way, I- I don't really know how, but hey, that's good. Right?"[/color] [color=938374]Sarah[/color] leaned against the wall alongside [color=938374]her[/color] [color=9E725D]father[/color], watching the other [color=808080]captives[/color] do [color=808080]their[/color] thing. [/center]

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