A meeting and tasks

Makoto walked out of his room, following the directory app on his ehandbook to the cafeteria. It only now truly dawning on him how strange this entire thing was. Perhaps it was because he was just asleep an hour ago but he and his schoolmates were kidnapped but an unknown person or people who wanted him to test mind control abilities so that his classmate will not end the world. The same classmate who was now his willing sex ****(?).And the layout of the compound they were in was odd. It seemed clearly modelled after the old school building but it was much bigger. The normal layout was around the same size as the ground floor and second floor of the building but there were hidden rooms and passageways everywhere. He could see which rooms he could access but some were restricted even for him. Though a pop up mentioned that he would eventually have access to more of it.

Though there was one more feature he suspected only he had access to. He could select an option that would let him see the rough location of the girls. Just the girls in his class, not the guys, and only which rooms or hallway they were in. It’s how he deduced that most of his class was converging on the cafeteria. He was taking a detour though, there was a side room he could access in the kitchen through a restricted(for everyone else at least) hallway. Based on the directory it had the list of food supplies and necessities which he wanted to inspect first before he joined them. While whoever brought them here was clearly resourceful and hadn’t lied to him yet, he still wanted to make sure they could actually live here for an extended time.

Makoto had reached the side room in about 10 minutes. The winding hallway and security doors he had to open and close along the way were more of a hassle than he thought. He did note that they were extremely quiet though, the mechanism that controlled the doors were silent as a mouse and the doors themselves made no sound when they opened. Which was good so no one else would wonder why the walls made such noises. The kitchen was empty when he arrived despite the fact that the cafeteria had cooked food and different kinds of food. The ‘kitchen’ was more a storage area for unprepared food stuff with there being large freezers and containers of meat, vegetables and fruit. The side room only held a single desktop and on it were listed how much inventory of food there were. It seemed they were telling the truth. There was enough inventory to feed nearly a hundred people for several weeks and there were already two scheduled orders for when the food ran low. While this was perhaps good news, it also meant they could be held here for an awfully long time. With his main concern for the moment taken care of, he looked at the directory for the location of his classmates. All those he could see were in the cafeteria. So that’s where he would go next.

Walking to the cafeteria took longer than he thought. Though he was technically next to it in the kitchen, since it was supposed to be restricted he couldn’t just enter it directly. And there was only two non restricted paths to the cafeteria, which meant he had to take quite the detour back. By the time he reach the cafeteria, his classmates had already finished eating and also were mostly quiet. His entrance didn’t seem to attract much attention at all, though the mood around the table was sour. Whatever they had been discussing must have been serious.

Seeing an empty seat next to Sayaka, he sat down and cleared his throat which seemed to catch their attention. “Sorry I am late I got lost” Makoto started only to be cut off by a scoff from Byakuya who remarked, “did you not see the directory in the device? Why am I not surprised.”. “The what? Could I see yours?” Makoto asked. It was risky. He wasn’t supposed to let anyone know about the triggers and if someone asked for his handbook to show him the directory he would be under suspicion. Fortunately, “here take a look at this.” Kyoko offered him her handbook and a short look at the directory was all he needed. Unlike his, her directory only showed the areas she had access to with no map of the restricted areas like he had. Since he could see both the areas he had access to and those he didn’t have access to he assumed he had the full map. He handed back the handbook to Kyoko with a quick thanks.

“So, any luck figuring out where we are or why?” He enquired. Most shook their heads. “We don’t know much more than that message that was on all our handbooks. And all the windows are secured by metal plates on the outside.” Mukuro said. “We tried to remove or damage the plates but we couldn’t even remove the glass. I tried to shatter it but it won’t break.” Sakura added. “What about the food? Did anyone see who placed it?” Makoto asked. “It was already set when we arrived.” Kyoko said. “We could try staying here to see if someone comes to put more food but it is just as likely that nothing would happen.”.

Before Makoto could reply he felt his handbook vibrate in his pocket. He was a little confused since it made a notification sound when he got the pop up earlier. He took it out as casually as possible and look at the notification. It was a timer set for 10 minutes reading ‘ attempt to complete one task.’. It didn’t say what would happen if he failed but recalling what was told to him in his room. He hastily tried to recall all the required tasks and realised one would be quite easily doable. Kyoko was sitting directly across from him and behind her was a water cooler. It should be simple enough to do.

Makoto excused himself to go get some food and drinks, using the fact he hadn’t eaten to leave the table. He went straight to the water cooler and picked up a cup to fill it with. As he walked back to the table, he felt a twinge of anxiety in his mind but he put it aside. He needed to do this. He could save numerous lives not to mention his friends lives. As he approached kyoko from behind, he pretended to trip and spilled his cup of water onto Kyoko. “I am so sorry Kirigiri-san, I didn’t watch where I was going!” Makoto exclaimed hastily. “You should be more careful Nae… action completed, clean up time: ten minutes.” Kyoko started but she then turned monotonous as she announced the cleanup time. Makoto look around ready to see what his other classmates reaction would be but there was no verbal reactions from them. Looking around the table, it appears no one was even moving with their eyes staring at nothing.

Makoto went up to his classmates, curious about this development. He went up to Kyoko and waved his hands in front of her eyes to no effect. He tapped Sayaka on the shoulder a few times but still no reaction. He tried calling some of their names with the same result. Then a beep on his handbook caught his attention.

What you are witnessing is the clean up state. While in this state none of the people in this building will react to any stimulus and they won’t remember anything that happened during the clean up time and anything that happened a short while before the clean up time. This will give you time to remove the evidence of whatever you did to complete your tasks. This will help you avoid attracting too much unnecessary attention. Also FYI, you could totally do anything you want to anyone in this state. Totally consequence free.

Makoto felt himself being slightly flustered by the final implication of the text but he quickly recovered. Looking at the handbook, a new pop up counted down the time he had left for this clean up. A little over six minutes. Well he probably should do something about the water he spilled. He walked over to an area with paper towels and then wiped the water from Kyoko’s hair and face. Luckily, with how he spilled it, most of it ended up in her hair or down her face so it was easy to clean. After he cleaned some water that had spilled onto the floor, he quickly disposed of the towels and went back to standing behind Kyoko just as the clean up time ended.

It was like magic. One second the entire class was not moving and staring into space the next they came back and kept acting as if nothing had happened. Makoto sighed in relief before Kyoko said something that caught his attention. “ That’s odd, my hair suddenly feels wet.” Byakuya scoffed before Makoto could say anything that could reveal himself. “ We have been trapped by an unknown person and the most important thing you can bring up is wetness in your hair? Typical.” Kyoko glared at him for a second before she went back to considering something. Makoto got a buzz on his handbook and it showed him some new information.

Task list:

Kyoko kirigiri- Steal something from her room(1)(red)

Sayaka Maizono- invite her to your room(0)(red)

Aoi Asahina- take a bite of her donut(0)(red)

Celestia lubenburg- make her a cup of tea(0)(blue)

Mukuro ikusaba- give her a hug(0)(red)

Toko fukawa- steal her glasses(0)(blue)

Sakura oogami- punch her(0)(red)

Trigger unlocked.

Kyoko kirigiri- utter focus(passive)

When Kyoko is focused on solving a mystery, she will not notice anything Makoto happens to be doing during the time.

‘This could be useful’ Makoto thought. Kyoko was the most likely to uncover his involvement with the triggers. Maybe he could use this later down the line. Looking at the list though there were a couple remaining triggers he could accomplish pretty easily. Since they were still at table he looked over at Hina. Luckily Hina still had some donuts and was currently eating several. Likely to cope with the stress. The problem was how to get a bite of a donut with her almost finishing the plate. Perhaps it would be too difficult. Another buzz from his handbook, this time a pop up that had a green light emoji.

Makoto walked behind Hina’s chair and gently touched her shoulder in the midst of the class arguing. Hina looked up at him curiously mid bite. “Can I see what type of donut you have there?” Makoto asked. Hina brought up the donut she has in the middle of eating, saying “ it’s just a glazed chocolate one but there’s all sorts of donuts in the middle of the cafeteria.” Makoto took the opportunity presented to him and took a bite of the donut she was holding near him. “Hey Naegi! Why did you…action completed, cleanup time: 5 minutes.” again Asahina was interrupted mid-sentence before she monotonously announced the clean up time.

Makoto sighed before he looked around. This time there wasn’t much he thought he needed to do. It only took a small bite of the donut so he didn’t think Hina would notice with how quickly she ate. So he walked back to where he was before he talked to Hina. And waited.

Cleanup time passed, still as eerie as before but luckily it seemed his estimation was correct. Hina didn’t notice the change and she downed the donut without any fuss. A buzz from his handbook alerted him to the update to his task list.

Task list:

Kyoko kirigiri- Steal something from her room(1)(red)

Sayaka Maizono- invite her to your room(0)(red)

Aoi Asahina-watch her swimming(1)(blue)

Celestia lubenburg- make her a cup of tea(0)(blue)

Mukuro ikusaba- give her a hug(0)(red)

Toko fukawa- steal her glasses(0)(blue)

Sakura oogami- punch her(0)(red)

Trigger unlocked: Glazed donuts(active)

Whenever you tell Asahina that you want to give her a glazed donut, she will drop whatever she is doing to get you off and consume your semen. With a donut if she can get her hands on one immediately after the trigger is used.

It wasn’t a very useful trigger, at least compared to Kyoko’s since it doesn’t leave much room for any action outside of the obvious one. ‘But it is still pretty good especially since Aoi is so hot.’ an intrusive thought formed in Makoto’s mind. He was pretty ashamed of considering using a trigger on one of his friends but he had always had a crush on Aoi. And not just her. Every girl in his class was appealing to him. Maybe he was too easy? He shook his head to clear it. No, he needs to stay focused. This was to keep them safe after all. He shouldn’t overly indulge himself.

The meeting between his class ended soon after he unlocked Hina’s trigger. It was decided that they should split up and see if they can find any potential escape routes or their other schoolmates and teachers. As they split themselves into teams though, Mukuro pulled him aside. “Naegi can you follow me to look around? I didn’t see Junko on the way here and she didn’t join us so could you help me find her?” Mukuro pleaded. Makoto swallowed nervously but he agreed. “Ok let’s go and try to find her Ikusaba.”.

The pair travelled around the complex. They found that past their rooms was an assortment of classrooms and laboratories , seemingly modelled after their classroom and their individual talent laboratories. The classroom was a perfect recreation of theirs even having the writing that their homeroom teacher wrote yesterday still on the board. The laboratories similarly had all their equipment from the ones at hopes peak. Mukuro even pointed out that the targets in her lab had the same holes where she had shot at them yesterday. When they approached the lab that Junko used though, they were shocked. Unlike the rather neat condition the rest of the labs were in, Junko lab was in disarray. The furniture was strewn about chaotically, like it has been ransacked and there were both burn marks and dried look scattered around like in a crime scene. Mukuro let out an uncharacteristic scream as she surveyed the scene. She ran about the room and searched around frantically. For anything until she dug up what appeared to be Junko’s classic outfit laying under a an overturned couch. “NOOO, It can’t be… it can’t be” she said as she clutched the outfit. Seeing this Makoto could barely think before he ran over and knelt down next to her placing a hand on her shoulder. “It’s ok Ikusaba, this might not mean anything we could still find her.” Mukuro sobbed quietly as she leaned closer to Makoto, almost shrinking into him while holding the outfit. Reflexively, Makoto wrapped his hands around her and she didn’t resist before suddenly she stiffened and said, “Action successful, clean up time:10 minutes.”. Reality finally caught up with Makoto and he was reminded of the triggers and more importantly the fact Junko was alive. A buzz on his handbook stole his attention though. On it a pop up with an option appeared.

You have completed 3 tasks Makoto. Quite remarkable, I honestly thought it would take a while for you to muster the confidence to start even after the prompting I gave you. Though before you is a bit of a pickle. Mukuro will likely be quite lost after what she has seen. I have been monitoring their brainwaves and it’s quite unexpected. I offer you a choice, you can either choose to do nothing and leave the situation as is or you can choose to have mukuro forget this scene. You both will be allowed to leave and rediscover this lab without the carnage. While neither scenario would seriously hinder our little game, I can sense your distress when seeing her like this. I can make it go away. For a small favour of course. What do you say? Oh and before you ask, telling her Junko is not dead will compromise our little game so I wouldn’t do that if you do decide to leave her be

Choose:

Leave the room and have her forget this moment/ continue the game as normal