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smashacademy2013-04-17 12:29 am
stay_classy_cat) wrote in smashacademy2013-04-17 12:29 am
Entry tags:
- *ugly news reports,
- alter ego (dangan ronpa),
- caim (drakengard),
- cammy white (street fighter),
- celestia ludenberg (dangan ronpa),
- chell (portal),
- chili (pokemon),
- chiyo/vaporeon (pokemon),
- eirika (fire emblem),
- eli/arbok (pokemon),
- garry (ib),
- general guy (mario),
- gordon freeman (half-life),
- henry (fire emblem),
- kiyotaka ishimaru (dangan ronpa),
- makoto naegi (dangan ronpa),
- mary (ib),
- milimili/banette (pokemon),
- mondo oowada (dangan ronpa),
- mukuro ikusaba (dangan ronpa),
- noel vermillion (blazblue),
- pit (kid icarus),
- pulseman (pulseman),
- rick (portal),
- shadow (sonic the hedgehog),
- soryk val'kaeon/blood elf (warcraft),
- voile/gardevoir (pokemon),
- warren/persian (pokemon),
- wheatley (portal)
More ugly news reports + one patronizing [video] message courtesy of Seth Richardson
A casual Monday outing turned tragic when two men were brutally gunned down in front of Malo's Gun and Ammunition mart. The victims; Kaplan Stridehr and Marple Dethrris were found dead with a single Aperture-Brand Resolution Pellet to the head. A third victim, Hendorff Ditherrs, was found at the scene asphyxiated to death. All three of the victims regularly donated community service hours to the FLUDD orphanage and were cherished by their grieving families.
The murder suspects, Kiyotaka Ishimaru, Vivan Johnson, and Rick Johnson, all attend Smash Academy and have been interrogated at least once by the FDCPD. Rick has been hospitalized for the time being with life-threatening injuries, though his condition is stable. He will be questioned when he regains consciousness. It's unclear if his injuries were inflicted in self-defense, or by the other two Smash Academy students in the middle of the attack.
The Smash Academy students claim they were the ones who acted in self defense, but FDCPD has not reached a clear verdict yet to a very messy and terrible situation.
"It's not completely clear this was in self defense." says the police chief. "If you're not looking to kill, you don't put a bullet in someone's head."
Several eye witnesses to the attack also claim the smaller student, Vivian, was the one who open fired and murdered the victims, unprovoked. All three are on juvenile preemptive probation until further investigations are finished. It should be worth noting, again, these were non-human students of Smash Academy, a fighting school that accepts many different kinds of unnatural, humanoid creatures. They could still be considered dangerous despite the probation. Aperture Science is also being questioned for product deficiency, but has not returned any of our calls.
[Lakitu, an unnatural, humanoid turtle man, shuffles the papers on his desk and prepares for the next, possibly vaguely related news story.]
An abandoned church on the east side of the city was mysteriously engulfed in flames last night. Fire accelerants were noted in the area, suggesting that this was no accident. It's uncertain if this incident is related to the gun attack, but non-human terrorists are suspected given the target. If you have any important clues or tips to report, please call the FDCPD immediately.
It's truly terrible this historic building has been reduced to tinder and ashes. Residents are outraged and are calling for Martial law. Mayor Tabuu is taking this into consideration with rising rates of violence and crime, but states he is not likely to come to a decision or see any action result for a least a month, especially given the complicated nature of FDC. Martial law would necessitate the need for an outsourced, contracted military, and the Mayor wants to ensure he has the best for the job.
[video]
[Seth appears on video, close up and fiddling with the camera before settling in his seat, a grim expression on his face.]
In case you weren't aware about a certain fiasco that happened between Mary and Vianca a while ago, a new development has recently come to my attention, and I for one am ashamed. Shame on you!
Honestly, she's just a child and didn't know any better. That's no reason for anyone to go antagonize and bully her! I want to think better of our student body.
You're all so quick to turn a blind eye when that murderous swordsman returned to campus. You hardly bat an eyelash at knowing there's at least three new and different murder suspects residing right here! Have any of you even seen the news lately? They're right here, living amongst you all--murderers as your very neighbors. But the moment a naive little girl does something she didn't even know was wrong you ostracize her unfairly. I don't want to name names but you know who you are.
Everyone's double standards here are truly unsettling. You should all think on your sins.
[Ahem. He clears his throat and adjusts his collar, as if to clear out all that ~undignified emotional outpouring~]
Anyway, I apologize if any of that came across as harsh or blunt, and Mary's poor name shouldn't be dragged through the mud any longer. Mary has all my condolences, I wish her the best and above all that this doesn't happen again. That was a while ago anyway--old news. She should know better by now.
I'll see to it personally.
[Private Voice; Oh dear...]
[ Hi, guess who you caught in the middle of private investigation? But he'll immediately stop for now, especially after hearing that tone. Something's off here, and he should definitely try to figure out why. ]
...Wait, did something happen?
[Private Voice; I hope Naegi is ready for a heaping platter of despair with a side order of fries.]
[She sighs deeply, unsure of how to proceed. Finally, after a few seconds, Celes responds once more.]
Naegi, are you free? I...need to talk to you. It's important.
[Private Voice; Sob, well, he can't say he's unused to it. THANKS HEADMASTER MONOBEAR.]
...Yes, I'll go right now. Where should we talk?
[Private Voice; LET'S STRIVE TO DO OUR BEST TODAY~]
[She didn't mean to say that as loudly as she did. But...Celes is a wreck right now. Her make up is smudged, her eyes are all read, and...she's really not ready to see anyone just yet.]
I'll...come to you, alright?
[Private Voice; NOPE I AM NOT HEARING THIS]
Eh? ...Um, well, all right? I'll be waiting in my dorm room then. It's BE-14, if I haven't mentioned it before.
[Private Voice >> Action; DO YOU THINK I CARE? I DON'T HAVE EMOTIONS, BECAUSE I'M A BEAR]
[TWO HOURS LATER
KNOCK KNOCK]
[Action; MAYBE YOU'D CARE MORE IF I TOLD YOU IT WAS BEAR SEASON]
Ah, Celes-san, hello. You arrived faster than I expected...
[ No, not really. Ahem. He steps aside a little so he isn't in the way
because last time he didn't, Oowada pushed him out of the way, whoops
Please come in?
[Action; DON'T MAKE ME GET THE GIF]
...
[She says nothing, but enters the room once Naegi steps aside.]
Do you mind if I take a seat? This...might take awhile.
Re: [Action; NO DON'T SPARE MY SANITY! ALSO OMG SORRY FOR THE HTML FAIL]
Not at all. Please, sit anywhere you like.
[ He'd offer tea, but well, he has no idea how to make tea that she'd like. Railroading the discussion into how much his tea-making skills suck fails to be up there on his list of priorities at the moment. ]
What did you want to talk about, Celes-san?
[Action; YOU'RE LUCKY I'M FEELING NICE TODAY! Also no problem, dont' worry about it!] 1/2
Well... [She shifts uncomfortably.] Ever since I suffered a blow to the head this Valentine's Day, I've been having these strange dreams about Hope's Peak...before the "mutual killing" began. They started out almost unnoticeable at first, but eventually they began seeping in while I was awake, leading to sensations of Déjà vu and memories of events that never happened.
...but after talking with Ishimaru about this, he told me what you told him; that we all used to be classmates in the school, and that we agreed to be locked in there. All that on its own would be a lot to take in, but...
[Action] 2/2
No, there's no point in saying it. I'm sure you know by now what I did.
[Action]
What Ishimaru-kun said was right. I... I told him about that, that we were missing around two years worth of memories when we all woke up in Hope's Peak and saw that bear. We all did things we wouldn't have normally done because of that.
[Action]
[She sighs. How can she even begin to explain this? Naegi is kind, considerate, the sort of person who wouldn't hurt a fly. He'd never even consider taking someone else's life, (unless you count the voting. But even so, it's not like the murderer's didn't know the rules) meanwhile she was responsible for the murder of not one, but two people. How could he possibly understand?
...only one way to find out.]
Even if it's not "technically" my fault...I still went through with it. Yamada and Ishimaru's blood is on my hands. They...they were my friends...and I killed them. And I didn't even get executed; I was brought to this school at the very last second.
[She pauses again, trying to find the words without letting herself break down again. She can't be weak; she's got to get this all figured out.]
...what am I even supposed to do? This isn't like winning a game and ruining someone's life because they foolishly went all in. I actually feel awful about this and I don't know how to fix it. Please, Naegi...help me. I'm...
[Celes swallows hard, having a hard time believing she of all people is about to say that...]
...I'm begging you.
[Action]
[ That's...the first he heard about that, but now's not the time to dwell on it. Focusing on that would be missing the big picture here, and getting angry wouldn't solve anything at all. ]
Celes-san, I think this is something you should talk over with Ishimaru-kun instead of me.
[ Not only him. Yamada too, of course, but that can come when they actually can contact him in some manner. Then again, now's...not exactly the best time for such a talk is it? Ishimaru must be under a lot of stress as is... Still, it's imperative that they talk this out, that's for sure. ]
And rather than what you think you're supposed to do, what do you want to do?
[Action]
[She...tried to keep her emotions in check, but as you can see that was kind of a bust. At least the next time she speaks sounds more composed, though.]
...don't misunderstand me, Naegi I do want to tell Ishimaru and make amends for what I did, but I just...can't right now. It would be far too cruel and selfish.
[Action]
[ Naegi nods. He can't and won't argue with that. But since that's not option, what else to do...? Time to put on his thinking cap. ]
I'm not entirely sure what you can do about it right now, but Celes-san, while you should be, and are, taking responsibility for what was done, I'd say the one ultimately at fault here is the mastermind. If it weren't for the mastermind trying to drive us all into corners, no one would have tried to kill each other. So don't put all the blame on yourself. We...we all bear some responsibility for what happened at Hope's Peak anyway.
[Action]
These words cut through Celes' mind like a hot knife through...something that wasn't butter. She wasn't just responsible for Yamada and Ishimaru's death, but Kuwata and Oowada's as well. After all, she voted for them, as did the others. Hell, not even the first victim, Maizono, was innocent. Not even those who didn't commit murder were innocent. After all, each and every one of them voted to doom someone else. Sure, they were murderers, but they were still people.]
...we really do, don't we?
[She sighed, gripping her elbow tightly. Sure, Celes expected this to be uncomfortable, but not to this extent.]
I think...I'm going to leave the academy for a while. I need some time to get my mind off things...and then to gather my thoughts.