Category: Chapter 16
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17 — Libretto
Darkness. Darkness, fading into blurry, hazy light. Light that took shape… but only halfway. The other half was still darkness. A low noise, a groan, pain both lingering and fresh, physical and emotional, all swirling around as perspective shifted. Swirling light taking longer than it should to come into focus. Finally, with a shake of…
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16 — Sunglasses
Midori: So, not bad, eh? Midori walks out into a small, windowless open space, to her right an integrated lounge area with what must have been a pretty well-equipped bar at some point, and a small empty stage to her left. The abandoned club was in need of some refurbishing, certainly, but the potential was…
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15 — Justice is Blind
Niko: Err… You sure this is the right keyboard? It doesn’t even have letters on it. Koharu: Don’t touch that. In the newspaper clubroom, Niko Segawa is fluttering from one desk to another, fiddling with the various bits and bobs lying around, from old printouts over stuffed animals Hanako brought to a Rubik’s cube no…
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14 — Second Hand News
With school back in session, so is gym class, and on this particular Wednesday morning, the students of class 1-A are practicing their volleyball serves. While the coach is barking some supposed feedback at a group of girls practicing in the corner of the gymnasium, Yosuke is trying his best to focus on the matters…
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13 — The Birds’ Nest
A small karaoke parlor at the far end of town had, like most places on the edges of Mitakihara, survived handily against the assault of the Balancers, and needed only minor repairs. Its owner had long since returned to the establishment, and as he often did, sat in his back room, reading a comic book.…
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12 — A House Divided
It’s a busy day at New Eden, despite the lack of “special” training being scheduled for the day. The recent goings-on in Mitakihara have pushed many of its citizens to make good on their bucket list promises, and as such, business is booming. While a curated playlist of energetic rock music is playing through the…
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11 — The Library
Footsteps clearly echo through the mists of the Dreamscape as its proprietress, dressed in a gorgeously woven gown, confidently struts through the corridor of what appears to be an opulent library, flanked on both sides by mahogany bookshelves, filled with tomes in various colours and sizes. It is but one of the space’s seemingly infinite…
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10 — Girls, Girls, Girls
[07/01/2017 3:56 PM: um senpai? where is everyone?] [07/01/2017 3:57 PM: im at the newspaper clubroom but the door is locked] [07/01/2017 3:57 PM: we meeting up somewhere else no one told me abt???] [07/01/2017 4:15 PM: no] [07/01/2017 4:16 PM: ok then where r u?] [07/01/2017 4:33 PM: beep beep earth to senpai] [07/01/2017…
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9 — Unforgiven
Night has long since fallen over the Sasaki home. Homework, dinner, conversation, typical nightly routine— albeit with an atypical new guest in Ueno, not that Hanako would object of course— and soon, time to wind down for bed. Hanako was all but asleep, just a second from turning out her lights when something catches the…
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8 — The Second Disciple
The following Sunday, while New Eden is closed for its weekly Puella training, Yui and Ayumi are busy with practice in the arena. The front door slowly opens and Seia walks in. She taps on the floor with her cane a few times for attention. Seia: Hello? Arashi-san? Yui: (Yui relaxes her stance, holding out…
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