[action] arrival of super high school level good luck (bad luck?)

[rebut]

[ Good morning, Smash Academy! Today you might see a half shoeless young boy frantically running down the hallways after...a small and quick blur that looks suspiciously like a black cat. Yup, that's right. He will never get a cool entrance. Ever. He'll be doing his best to not run into anyone, but he can't say the same for the pursued, who's running every which way in order to avoid getting caught. Apparently he or she has really taken a liking to that shoe! Or just wants the boy to play tag. Who knows? He sure doesn't.

Maybe, just maybe though, he'll catch up to the cat and get his missing shoe back mostly intact. Or he can just give up on—hahaha, no, he won't. After all, he doesn't exactly have a spare available to use instead!

So what will you do? Help a dude in distress out? Laugh at him? Set traps for fun? ...Help the cat instead? Your choice! Either way, he can be found running about anywhere around the school while the looooooong chase is still on. Occasionally, you might hear him pleading for the cat to "Please give it back already!"

...Sorry beforehand for the ruckus? ]

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[rebut]

...I see.

[ Shock? No, this time, he seems rather unsurprised. As if he saw it coming. ]

Hopefully things calm down soon before it gets really bad? If my luck lately is any indication, I'll somehow end up getting myself caught up in it.

[trumped_card]

I'd recommend a "buddy system", should you decide to visit the city. I'm sure I don't need to tell you there is strength in numbers.

[rebut]

Yeah, that's a good idea.

[ No objections here. Aside from that one thing, he knows Celes's suggestions tend to be sound. ]

And I'll be sure not to follow strangers into dark alleys.

[ Noooooooot that he normally does, but well, he has to say something besides "yes" and "no" answers? Ahh, why is this so awkward... ]

[trumped_card]

Be sure to add "do not follow said strangers into vans filled with 'candy'" to that list of suggestions.

[That's...probably not something she should be joking about, but it's an attempt to lighten the mood just a smidge.]

[rebut]

Ahaha, do I really look that gullible...?

[ He's not entirely blind to that side of himself, nope... ]

[trumped_card]

...I was merely joking.

[Notice how she avoided the question? Yeah, I'm sure you do.]

Regardless, now that you are here, what is your next course of action?

[rebut]

[ And he's just move on after a mental sob. ]

Umm... I guess I should try to solve the mysteries of this new school?

[ Technically, that's the truth! ]

[trumped_card]

That sounds reasonable. Any ideas on where you should start?

[Maybe she'll help him...unless it involves actual work, or dirtying her clothes, in which case fuck that.]

[rebut]

Hmm, familiarize myself with the school, maybe? I feel like I'd end up in at the sports grounds instead of the dorms by accident in a place like this... It looks really easy to get lost here.

[ In hindsight, he should've asked for a map. ]

[trumped_card]

Well if that's the case, why don't I give you a tour?

[That smile might seem a bit...off. Just a smidge. Guess this tour probably won't be "for free".]

[rebut]

[ He has a bad feeling about this... ]

...Um, it's all right? I wouldn't want to bother you over something I can do by myself!

[ Especially since there's absolutely no way there isn't a catch here. ]

[trumped_card]

[It's cute how you think you're going to get out of this, Naegi.]

No, no, I insist. It's not like I'm doing anything important right now.

[rebut]

[ Oh noooooooo, that's just raising all of the warning bells in his head! ]

Err, if...you're sure...? I'd be perfectly fine if you could just point me to a map. ...This place does have one, right?

1/2

[trumped_card]

...I'm not sure, actually.

[Celes here wouldn't settle for anything less than a personal tour, so it wasn't like she'd care to know if the place had a map. Then again, considering how crazy this place is, who knows...]

But even if it does, surely you'd enjoy my own company more so than a map...

2/2

[trumped_card]

...or am I mistaken?

[Judging by the hint of a glare, it doesn't seem like she thinks she's wrong.]

[rebut]

[ Oh god, there's no way he's going to get out of this unless he wants Celes to string him up somewhere or something, huh? ]

O-Of course not. I just didn't want to be a bother, that's all. But it's okay with you, I'd definitely love a tour!

[ His nervousness is visible from miles away. ]

[trumped_card]

[Nope, she's getting her way like it or not, Naegi-kun.]

Splendid! Now, where would you like to go first?

[rebut]

[ And there's absolutely nothing he can do to stop her whatsoever! ]

Um, how about the cafeteria then? I don't think I've figured out where that was yet.

[trumped_card]

The cafeteria it is.

[She'll just get a head start, if you don't mind, before beckoning for him to follow.]

Come along now, Naegi! It's impolite to keep a lady waiting.