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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.
action tag more like inaction tag
He'd considered the option of not living, and had been tempted to feel that dying would have been infinitely better than going on like this. But feeling the sun on his back and the life in his blood made him remember that he was alive. And that was incredible.
But what to do with this life he'd been spared next? He had ideas he'd grasped at for the future, when he'd have to grow out of his teenage bike gang phase and walk the world as an adult looking for a way to make ends meet. The idea of fixing things appealed to him, a sort of atonement for the reckless destruction he left behind in his wake. But as comforting as having some idea of what to do with himself later in life was, he just wasn't ready to move in that direction yet, nor did he want to- it felt as unnatural to him as taking two steps up the staircase at a time. He wanted his gang back. His family. He wanted the two years of time spent being young back, the years he would never have wanted to trade for anything. It was hard to accept those days as... gone. And he wasn't even twenty yet.
So maybe that's why, when Kiyotaka brought up goals, his face grew a shade sadder.]
...I guess. But I dunno if there's a 'this time' in store for mine.
baby i want your tldr
[Didn't he mention carpentry during their first night together? That seems like a skill that has universal usefulness, so it's not like being here makes it nothing more than a pipe dream. Much like Kiyotaka's own ambitions of encouraging others to improve themselves and thus the world - even Final Destination City is in clear need of change, as the former day's events proved.
Although being stuck in this strange city without a clear geographical point... more than anything, his loyalty lay with the nation he was born and raised in, the one that so bitterly lost its faith in his Grandfather when he failed at leading it. Kiyotaka wanted to bring change to Japan and to make his family's name something to be proud of again.
He can't go back to any of it. Especially not if the country is in the sorry state Naegi described when he arrived.
Mondo's stuck without the things and people he held dear too, isn't he? Besides mentioning carpentry in the sauna, he did speak so fondly of his gang. Not to mention the lengths he went to to try to prevent it from falling apart, as horrible as some of them were. That was his family.
Thinking about it just drives the point home that the two of them are from entirely different worlds, and Kiyotaka may never fully understand his brother. He can't hope to improve what he doesn't understand.
He can still try...]
No matter what, there is always something to work towards. Even here. Don't give up before you've found it!
any time sweet cheeks
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...'Cept I can't. [His head slumps over, knuckles losing their forceful grip.] Even if I went back... Something tells me that if I was willing to throw away something as important to me as the Crazy Diamonds in favor of locking myself up inside that damn hellhouse of a school... I had to have had a good reason. Something's not right with that picture. It's all messed up. Get what I'm sayin'?
[There's a faint tremble in his arms that can be felt through their shared contact.]
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[It's something he's put his fair share of thought into, try as he might to distract himself with all the extra studying he's been doing. As important as school is to him, he doesn't think he'd completely barricade himself and everyone else inside of one unless things were really bad.]
It's terrible to even suggest, but...
[At this point, he has to accept the very real possibility. By the feel of the tremors in Mondo's arms, he's not the only one thinking it. He drops his gaze, ashamed to officially voice his own doubts.]
For all of us to have made that decision... could it be that what was important to us outside the school was already...
[...lost? He can't help but think of those DVDs, something else he hasn't been able to banish from his mind since February. His repeated attempts to phone home ending only in the loud unpleasant ring of a call failed.
And suddenly there are tears in his eyes, because as much as the possibility had plagued his mind, there was always that hope that things would be okay. But actually talking about it makes that a lot harder to hold on to.]
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Kind of a bad thing to be talking about right now, on top of your current problems...
[These thoughts ate at him every day, nibble by nibble, but he wouldn't let them take a bite before he swatted them away in fear of their grave reality. Now that he confronted it verbally and had them confirmed by someone else who understood his experiences, they chomped.
...But he shouldn't be thinking of himself. Kiyotaka was under enough stress as it was, and he didn't need to make him feel worse.]
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[He keeps hold of Mondo for just a few seconds longer before stepping back to get a better look at him. There's no reason to drag him into despair, too. What can he even say at this point to pull them both out?]
...I am very grateful to still have somebody who is important to me. And if you're here... it is equally possible that anybody else could show up at any time, isn't it?
[To think that he almost forgot about how bizarre this place is.]
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Yeah... It's nice having something even a little familiar around. Someone.
[It's weird to call someone you only just met after your life turned upside-down 'familiar' because compared to other aspects of his life, he was not. And yet, even knowing that, he couldn't help but feel it, and his feelings on the matter were more real than his thoughts, a force that was the fulcrum with which his actions and even consciousness itself pivoted on. He felt like he'd known him longer, and his forgotten memories testified that he had, even if he was left in the dark about the nature of the relationship they had. This ineffable connection with him was strange and powerful.
But then, an awful, gut-wrenching thought pushed him back into their situation. It was Kiyotaka's unknown fate with the law. He frowned as the worst-case scenario took him over for a moment.]
That's why I'm gonna do anything in my power to make sure you get out of this mess in good shape. [He starts clenching a fist, letting his emotions surge within.] I can't let those bastards take you away from me.... I'm so fucking sick to death of people I care about being taken away from me!
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it was really heterosexual
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he bore his eyes deepy into kiyo-kiyo-kyuun's eyes, baring his TEETH
and then he
grabbed his butt violently. With both hands.
"IT'S A PROMISE. A MAN'S PROMISE."
And then they made out as the sun set behind them.
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Meanwhile, in the equally gay alpha timeline:
[Now that he's said it, he's not sure it's a promise he can keep. But he's going to do his damnedest to try. Kiyotaka knows the pain of losing someone so dear, and he knows that Mondo's already been through more than enough of it too. He wouldn't wish that on his worst enemy, let alone his best friend.
He also really doesn't want to go to prison.]
I... will not run from the law. I don't want you to obstruct it, either.
[He frowns at Mondo's clenched fist, as though the tense gesture is a promise of violent opposition should the police settle on something not in their favour. After a brief moment he takes it in his own hands, hoping in vain that he can at least reign in Mondo's aggression that way.]
No matter what happens, even if things seem bleak... I will still be by your side...!
We've entered the event horizon of gay bromanship
You're a great guy, brother! A really great guy! Now I'm definitely gonna try my hardest not to lose you!!
didn't canon already do that
Hhhha-!
[His grimace gives way to a grin though, as he returns the hug as best he can, followed by a rough pat on the back.]
It's a promise, then! Let's stay together no matter what! Brother...
[If this were some kind of manga or anime, there might be a close-up of a REALLY MEANINGFUL LOOK along with MANY SPARKLES.]
i hate when you're right
That's an easy promise! Not even something like death will be able to sever our type of bond!
[It sucks that an inkling of insecurity wells up in his heart when the word 'promise' was uttered between them. On one hand, he felt determined to defend his covenant at whatever cost he could muster, which was the way it should be for a man. If he couldn't do that, he'd rather die. (Which, he did. Kind of.) But the weaker, more uncertain part flinched and gave way to doubts- what if he couldn't do it? What if something beyond their control breaks them apart? What if he fails at a crucial moment? He'd always had these insecurities about some of the promises he made lurk deep down inside, but they were stronger after the Hope's Peak experience.
Despite these feelings, he didn't let any of it show. He seemed shining and confident on the outside.]
Re: i hate when you're right
Even if it's just a temporary thing while he's riding the bro high, it's as though the weight of everything has eased off his shoulder just a little. For now he can believe there's hope in something that otherwise seems so bleak.
The same way he felt that first morning after the sauna. Maybe things would actually turn out better this time.
and all was well and good until he kicked mondo out of the room because he was too embarrassed to tell him about his makeover appointment with mukuro.]